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Daphnia Magna Update (Sept 2013)

     Hello there! Here’s an update on the Daphnia Magna culture I had shared with you on a previous blog post and so far there’s nothing new except for tiny daphnia magna babies sticking on the tank wall. I’d post a picture of them but the camera couldn’t capture them.

    I still have the same problem with the temperature. It still is around 80°F - 85°F and hopefully it wouldn’t really affect the reproduction rate of the daphnias.

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     I removed the Red Cherry Shrimp recently and placed a few Ramshorn snails instead as I read that a few snails in the culture tank of daphnias would help.

 

The water’s a little cloudy because I just fed them dissolved yeast. You can see the tiny babies in the video.

Till next time!

Happy pet-keeping!

MAGS-Pets

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