Culturing Daphnia. Source : CIFE (Versova)
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:03 pm
Recently we Mumbai IAH Hobbyists made a trip to the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) at Andheri, Versova
Dr V K Tiwari explained on how to culture daphnia
DAPHNIA CULTURING PROCESS
Daphnia Food ie: Slurry Preparation
1} 10 kg cowdung
2} 5 kg groundnut oilcake
3} 2 kg Single super phosphate
All above ingredients mixed with 300 liters of water with aeration.
After two days of aeration it can be used in the culture tank.
Every 10 days a new slurry has to be made
Daphnia Culture Tank Preparation
Day 1: In a tank with 100 liters of water add the slurry at 4 ml/liter
Day 2: Add 4ml/liter of the slurry to the tank.
Day 3: Add the starter culture of daphnia to this tank. About 50 per liter (more or less)
Day 4 – Day 7: Feed 2ml/liter of the slurry to the daphnia culture tank and harvest on the 7th day.
Day 5: Add new daphnia for boosting reproduction
Day 8: Start a new culture
I've created an excel to calculate your ingredients for smaller setups Cheers
Pio
Dr V K Tiwari explained on how to culture daphnia
DAPHNIA CULTURING PROCESS
Daphnia Food ie: Slurry Preparation
1} 10 kg cowdung
2} 5 kg groundnut oilcake
3} 2 kg Single super phosphate
All above ingredients mixed with 300 liters of water with aeration.
After two days of aeration it can be used in the culture tank.
Every 10 days a new slurry has to be made
Daphnia Culture Tank Preparation
Day 1: In a tank with 100 liters of water add the slurry at 4 ml/liter
Day 2: Add 4ml/liter of the slurry to the tank.
Day 3: Add the starter culture of daphnia to this tank. About 50 per liter (more or less)
Day 4 – Day 7: Feed 2ml/liter of the slurry to the daphnia culture tank and harvest on the 7th day.
Day 5: Add new daphnia for boosting reproduction
Day 8: Start a new culture
I've created an excel to calculate your ingredients for smaller setups Cheers
Pio