INSANE DAPHNIA CULTURE for my EXOTIC GUPPIES & LIVEBEARER FISHES!

[@flar3s539]

these tiny little crustaceans form a beautiful source of feed for fish as they are rich in protien and work as natural laxatives for the fish. I personally had success in culturing them outdoors. I used dried cowdung mixed with grounnut oil cake to turn the water green. I added urea and single super phosphate to boost up the process and left the tank for about 7 days.once i got the desired emerald green colour for my green water, i inculcated a culture of daphnia magna in the tank. in 3 days time, i got a considerable quantity of daphnia that i could feed to my entire hatchery setup.2 important things that are to be considered while culturing daphnia are that there should be no chemicals in the water to be used for culturing and the daphnia should be harvested once every 2-3 days if you dont want the culture to crash...thats all...

[@royaltonrosauro9711]

Just another hobbyist, sir do you have a video of your daphnia culture. i would love to see your techniques on culturing

[@flar3s539]

RAJ Odyssey the culture that i set up was on experimental basis...the mistake i did was i didnt harvest in time...which led to complete anhilation of my culture...i am gonna set up a nee culture in the upcomming days...i will upload the videos and notes soon on KZbin...

[@flar3s539]

Aquarium Fish dry yeast is instant yeast...you have to activate it before feeding it to the daphnia by adding it to lukewarm water.

[@6maquariumfish]

how is this culture? mine have crashed after 3 days. i feed active yeast, change about 40-50% water everyday, have an aerator. only 3 days and they crash.

[@flar3s539]

Aquarium Fish the key is to grow the feed inside the container...most of the people ask you to culture daphnia in the green water which is partially right.green water is not the primary diet of daphnia.it eats the infusoria that is formed after the death of green water.yeast increases the content of carbon dioxide in the water and that might be the reason why your culture is crashing.aslo if youre using a areator stone or the flow of the areation is too high, there are possibilities that the culture would crash.

[@flar3s539]

I have had studying on live fish food, specifically on daphnia since my comment on this video. A few observations i have made are as follows: 1- Daphnia will grow the best in outdoor tanks made up of cement or plastic. The larger tank, the better the results. 2- Outdoor tanks dont require areation. The phytoplanktons in green water will produce enough oxygen for the colony to survive. This stimulates the natural condition in which daphnias survive. Addition of areation only breaks the natural phenomenon of upwelling and downwelling. This hampers the reproduction rate of daphnia as they cannot stay stable for longer periods. 3- If adding a areation, make sure theres no areation stone. Not because the areation stone gets clogged due to daphnia but because the stone produces fine bubbles which get stuck under the carapace of daphnias and make them float continuously. This kills the daphnias. 3- If making a outdoor tank, theres no need for adding yeast in the culture for feed. Daphnias will feed well on zooplanktons from the greenwater. Adding yeast will only cloud the water and produce carbon dioxide. 4- Make sure you dont add any nutrients that are in the chemical form when daphnia are present in the culture. Chemicals literally kill the daphnias. In the outdoor tank, first prepare the green water 7 days prior to adding the starter culture using chemicals like urea and single super phosphate. Let the nitrogen cycle complete and the ammonia be converted to nitrates completely and let the phytoplanktons begin consuming the nitrates. Once the colour of water is completely emerald green, then add the starter culture of daphnia. 5- Make sure the water youre using is free from contaminants like filamentous algae. Filamentous algae can kill daphnia as it obstructs the movement of daphnia in the water column as it does to the fish. Feel free to ask any queries.

[@flar3s539]

There are a few more tips and tricks that i have used to enhance the growth of daphnia. Comment and ask if you want to know them.

[@seoktintee1755]

@@flar3s539 : Please share your tips n tricks. I am keen to know. Thanks

[@flar3s539]

@@seoktintee1755 please do read the conversation in the pinned comments. You will find the entire elaborate procedure. Thank you.

[@meggrotte4760]

Dexter you're a very encouraging man thank you for being a bright light for Jesus and making a difference in the lives of the people in your community

[@RixSt]

You are not just helping hobbyists, you are also helping a lot of pet shop owners. :) There's a current boom now of aquarists/fishkeepers here in the Philippines and those who have left this hobby are once again interested in fishkeeping. Keep it up! :)

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you.

[@runnercikgusam9463]

Rix St yes

[@eskimojulie]

Hi dexter good video , I have had great success using a home made sponge filter , changing about 30% water a day treated with sodium thiosulphate to remove the chlorine ( it won't remove chloramines ) and feeding with a mixture of yeast , spirulina and soya flour .dead daphnia will still have egg sacks attached which will hatch so you can use them to start off a seperate culture ! keep up your good works great channel.

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you so much Gary God bless you and your loving family

[@flar3s539]

sodium thiosulphate is basically a bleach solution...it has chlorine...how is it supposed to remove chlorine from the water?? thats something new to me...yes the NaHCl will kill the undesired bacteria and other live stuff from the water...but chlorine?

[@eskimojulie]

Just another hobbyist it’s not an original idea of mine ,just one I picked up watching KZbin ,try searching it .what I can say is that it works as I do a 50% water change on all my tanks every week to no ill effects and we do have chlorine added in my area .

[@eskimojulie]

you are not thinking of sodium hyporchlorite are you ?

[@flar3s539]

gary davies oh sir i am extremely sorry...i read that wrong!! my bad...extremely sorry!

[@lehazim5601]

you are amazing sir. you helped me alot in my journey to start an ornamental fish farm. thank youu

[@skyefox3597]

I love the rock to keep the airline in the bottom of the tank. Great idea!

[@leandertabal2742]

Hello sir i have tried to culture daphna moina ever since and i have had a great success of culturing them using ripe mango or any rotten vegetables or fruit then just add green water to the set up then put daphna after 3-4 days

[@justsayin7317]

Hi, Dexter! I so appreciate your video because it is much more comprehensive about daphnia care than most other videos I've seen. I culture daphnia in a 5-gallon tank on my desktop, and I struggle to keep a viable population maintained. I like that you included instructions on how to change the water in your daphnia culture. I know that's important, and it's something I do with a small aquarium vacuum covered on the end with a nylon stocking to keep from sucking the daphnia up.

[@65FullMoon83]

Spirulina algae powder, chlorella algae powder & green water also work well for culturing daphnia. Some folks combine these with Brewers yeast & claim they get better yields? I really can't say though I haven't tried it.

[@jimclaire7996]

Dexter, You seem to have mastered a process for growing fry and their food,mA to Z. Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@kellyhlad2641]

Dexter you have sooo many projects going on , how do you keep up with all of it ? Hats off to you sir for taking care of those in need. God Bless Kelly HLad RN from Florida

[@kellyhlad2641]

You look very tired you need to get some rest my friend.

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Hi Guys Gr8 info Dexter.😊 Green water is water that has a green color from algae like ones you see in a koi pond or a tank water left in full sunlight which turns green. Its algae growing in water which we call green water. I would like to add that it's best to have multiple cultures going in case 1 crashes which has happened several times for me. I've also noticed that larger water volume the more stable the cultures become and are more successful. Small containers crash easily. One must also monitor the amount of feeding yeast as it quickly fouls up cultures. I feed yeast every other day. Making sure that the yeast cloud is completely eaten before feeding again. That simply means when the water is clear not milky color i feed again. Best to feed early morning than evening as it could quickly fouls water as they dont eat as much. Also if outdoors make sure and cover with fine net to prevent insects frogs and birds from preying off the culture. Be especially careful of dragonfly and larva as they drop eggs in water which hatch and eats up all daphnia. Having green water is also essential as it can suppliment feeds as I've seen if a culture is dying off i replace 100% water with green water and they population blooms back in about 1 week. For the feeding of yeast i use dechlorinated water from tanks (dont add dechlorinator to chlorine water) which i warm and add 1/4 teaspoon of yeast and spirulina each into a small bottle with a pinch of sugar. I allow to dissolve feed when cooled. I just eye ball the mixture feeding to the cloudness of water just to slight to medium until i just partial see bottom of tank. Any excess mixture i keep in fridge for 1 week. After one week of population bloom i would do 50% water changes or 25% twice weekly if i notice water smells sour. I harvest twice weekly like Sunday and Thursday so the cultures can breed more. I also sort the sizes and feed to various size fry from baby to adults. I usually also toss back some adults just to ensure they have breeders to continue in cultures. Good luck to all Hope this helps.

[@DextersWorld]

CrowntailHalfmoon thanks for helping us. You are great!

[@kimfromnewzealand8768]

Very good info Kim from New Zealand

[@ranniejhontaborada4928]

Can I use Well Water sir??

[@battagramjan]

Superb ... I'm working in a pet shop jeddah saudia since 2000 But the ideas I got from ur videos I got never

[@professorm4171]

Yeast is the way to go. You can also feed powdered spirulina algae. you can find it at the health food store.

[@janetteruiz9347]

professorM ooooh helpful :))

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you

[@flar3s539]

@professorM daphnia dosent feed on algae.it feeds on the infusoria that builds up on the dead algae and other plant stuff...so yes...in a way spriulina works...expensive though

[@CapeFearKoi]

Very fortunate to have them in your backyard!

[@tomjoseph2833]

Thank you so much Dexter , I had already failed so many times to culture it. But now I know why it is.

[@ghsh837]

Very Good Kapayan, Thank you for this information rich video but I have a question, if I get the daphnia starter raised in Spirulina, can I proceed to culture it using dry yeast?

[@freespiritartbyayshenblack7448]

GREAT TUTORIAL DEXTER THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

[@DextersWorld]

Your welcome.

[@haroldbrowne1708]

Great info, Dexter. Thanks!

[@iangarciniego2077]

Salamat po sir dexter, marami po aqong natutunan sa inyo.. Lalo na sa daphnia culture.. Thnnk u you so much sir dexter God bless u.

[@vishunum.b2503]

The message that u give us was a wonderful insprational one'effort'

[@ilugafoor2642]

Thanks for ur professional knowledge brother

[@voxesguerra]

Thanks dexter shout out from texas , i used this method during the 90s brings back memries.. i remembered people from guiwan, jumbo bridge tumaga area where lots of breeders during that time.. miss zamboanga days.. Gracias amigo na videos..

[@DextersWorld]

ansina vox? he he keep safe always...

[@voxesguerra]

@@DextersWorld likewise ... onde tu banda na zambo dex?

[@HireathGaming]

Another helpful info. Thanks sir dex! tutorial naman kung pano mag culture ng worms for betta sa sunod 👍🏻 betta pls hahaha

[@markelarcosa1661]

Thank you sir Dexter 👍👍👍 great video.

[@tyron3741]

Thank you dexter world so I can culture daphia now for my guppies. Thumbs up 👍👌💯

[@sunilscorpy4594]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom Dexter. 😊

[@queenschannel2136]

pinapanood ko mga vid niy po sir maraming salamat sa pag share ng mga magagandang alaga mo\

[@dennisbinkhorst2039]

I keep daphnia pulex in an outdoor tank without aeration or water changes. I only add a mixture of yeast, wheat and spirulina whenever the water becomes clear.

[@sdaction9792]

You are a good teacher ..sir.a very very very very good teacher...

[@pushyapotnis9669]

Great video, Dexter. Very informative. You should really publish this information; it’s educational. You are a great fish enthusiast. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you Pushya

[@huberttixeira8753]

Wow dexter! your the best instructor i have ever heard. cheers ! please make more videos i just love to watch your channel and also i like the way you explain. cheers once again.

[@JoeEvansSound]

THANK YOU so much for showing us all your hard work and giving us your advice. Thank you :¬)

[@sunilkoparkarmusic934]

Mr Dexter thanks for sharing this information to all fish lovers about culturing daphnia..

[@funwithpetsph6530]

thanks for sharing sir dexter!

[@natlienixon3233]

I’m am so starting to understand you more an each time I look at one of your videos dude your nice 👍🏽

[@DrPucky]

I also find that using cut grass in a sock in the water helps to propagate daphnia. It will create infusoria which the daphnia will feed on.

[@DextersWorld]

Thanks Queina for the suggestion.

[@bloowater968]

Thank you for your time

[@bryanbanzon172]

I suggest sir that use hot water before you stir eat for easy to melt your dry yeast

[@DextersWorld]

Ok Bryan thanks for the suggestion.

[@joeykoolpagan]

I ordered Daphia Magna online and shipped to me. All alive in a jar and a fish bowl. I dont have room for a tank I have large Betta bowls and jars. I Feed them brewers yeast and spirulina crushed tablet. Have 2 jars of Daphnia in case one crashes. Thank you for your info, I bought a picky betta only eats live moving food

[@umadharmraj]

Thank you for the information . you have mentioned using yeast and cowdung in another video which is better and work well .

[@joek5161]

I have normally relied upon freshwater plankton for feeding freshwater fish larva over the more popular brine shrimp and somewhat popular worm cultures. One of the nice things with them is that you really can't over feed with them. Unlike the worms and brine shrimp that can die off and pollute your aquariums if uneaten, the plankton just continue to swim around until one of the fish larva catch them and eat them. It also encourages more active hunting and chasing behavior, which from what I have seen has been good for the grow out process too. When you collect in this manner, the daphnia are going to be a mix of large rotifers, cladocerans, copepods and clam-shrimp. They all make great foods for fish - though the copepods and clam-shrimp can end up going after small fish larva. One trick that can be helpful when gathering them for feeding or when doing water changes. Most of them react to light sources. Either attracted to, or chased away. Most are attracted to it. If you go out when it is dark and shine a light on the edge of the culture tank - you will quickly have a large mass of food where the light hits the water. Scoop it out with the net for feeding. At the same time, you can drop a siphon hose down into the opposite corner of the tank in order to drain off some water and debris for changes.

[@Max23465789]

Love your tutorial vids Dex! Can't wait for your website to be done keep up the good work!

[@DextersWorld]

Thanks Max

[@persistentfx5446]

Almost 1 million subscribers.. Well done big boss..

[@saizovn]

Really great detailed video. Thanks. I saw some people using the first water you get from washing rice + pork blood as well. Though it's gross.

[@rennynanan2787]

Thank you Dexter for this informative video it was exactly what I was looking for

[@shamanohar]

Thank you for explaining the simple way of breeding daphnia

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you.

[@Philipkhoo75]

Hi Dexter ... thank for sharing ... I have learn a lot from u ... keep it up 👍

[@betta1083]

Thanks for good idea for culturing Dapnia. I'll try soon.

[@keventuando5879]

Thank you sir Dexter for sharing this video about culturing daphnia...betta breeder here..

[@DextersWorld]

Your welcome Kev

[@tedhawk211]

Thank you for another great video again brother Dexter thank you for the knowledge in the next step to being successful tropical fish breeder I intend to set my fish room up in about a year or so and in between Gathering up equipment testing tanks for leaks and stuff I'm educating myself through all your wisdom in your videos I can't wait to gain all the knowledge you want to share as always thank you again and God bless you and your family

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you so much Ted Hawk. God bless you and your family

[@smithjack7881]

I most say sir your videos are life because it has made me feel that there's hope for me. I would like to deeply know more

[@janetteruiz9347]

Yesss guppiesss, i used to be all bout goldfishes but now im on guppies 😂😂😂 l still love goldfishes, just dont want to keep them anymore :))

[@kurtvansante7976]

you can also feed spirulina flakes, grinded to powder, to your daphnia

[@ronitpahuja2797]

Thank you dexter with your informative and motivational videos

[@DextersWorld]

Your welcome Ron

[@ronitpahuja2797]

Dexter's World your welcome dexter sir

[@subhash_india]

Very helpful information, you provided, thanks a lot.

[@AquaPawInnovations]

Love from India...really inspiring videos

[@whathappened2230]

Nice video,thank you! Maybe use a water bottle to mix your yeast with the water. Pour in the yeast and just shake. I did that to add yeast to juice to make wine.

[@anthonyflood3964]

Hey Dexter it's very nice to watch ur videos caues now I'm breeding my gold fishes 👊bless

[@budsocampo2927]

salamat po dok, maliking tulong po yan sa amin.

[@kinglindsouza2463]

Very nicely explained .. with accurate information .. 👍

[@wilmafeuerstein434]

I'm breeding daphnia. They are in the same tank for 6 month now with no air pump. Even 2 month of no water change they are still alive.

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

add snails to the tank, it will help out with keeping the colony healthy !!

[@Sagarrokade1]

Nice and Informative video...Thanks Just 1 thing I like to know What ratio water change required for daily basis to culture this??

[@issarak]

Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge

[@xavierjoseph2879]

God bless you sir you are my teacher

[@DextersWorld]

God bless din Xavier

[@nodrama490]

Thanks for sharing , great video👍❤️

[@markvincentportuito7204]

Ty

[@sherlyntadique4437]

Kala ko talaga alipunga yan kasi sobrang daming ganyan samin tuwing may baha. Thanks Sir ngayon alam ko na na "daphnia" tawag diyan 😊

[@snehalnyayanit8638]

Very thank you for such a knowledge

[@madfishdiva]

You provide wisdom and great knowledge sir.

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you.

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

Add some spirulina powder or crushed flakes to your yeast mixture. It will help to culture some infusoria, and the daphnia will feed on this also.

[@qutubhashmi1656]

Very interesting wow.

[@fullynatural1984]

Hi Mr Dexter.... Thank you so much for your video... I have a doubt which is better for feeding daphnia green water or instant dry yeast?

[@jouiedemartijn113]

You could add plants if you don't have air pumps they can give oxygen to those daphnias

[@master214able]

Mainit na tubig at konting sugar po sir to activate the yeast.

[@gdaquarium1456]

Dexter.i tried shrimp meal for them and it works fine. .yeast is good for dafnias but once you feed them to Fry's they get yeast infection here in India .

[@gilbaldivino3415]

napakalaking tulong neto sir Dexter! more power to you and your team po!

[@DextersWorld]

Salamat

[@Corduroy2896]

tagal ko na inaalam pano pag culture nyan ngayon ko lang nalaman.. thanx for sharing

[@subramaniselvaraj8634]

Thanks once again Dexter,

[@DextersWorld]

Your welcome Selvaraj

[@victoriagardner8141]

Can’t wait to try this thank you 🙏🏼

[@DextersWorld]

Your welcome Vic

[@riasligao5558]

Everytime you've uploaded a video, I can't help myself but watches it. You're inspiring and those videos of yours are motivating me. Even though I just have mollies, rosy barbs, 1 koi because the two have died and I doesn't know the reason. And of course I have swordtails and the fries of my mollies and swordtails have died also. Don't know the reason why, maybe it's all about the water temperature.

[@imtiazshaik5142]

good evening dexter thank you once again wonderfull video , how ofter do you feed them (everyday ?)

[@DextersWorld]

yes everyday

[@kjellsoderlund5405]

How many degree are u have in the tank? I'm from sweden and most time a year we need a heater...

[@pidsme9549]

In summer 34-38c. Or higher up to 42c

[@md.ruhulamin7599]

Another educational video, that's why I love to watch your videos.

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you.

[@md.ruhulamin7599]

You are welcome. 🙂

[@cbrooks9817]

Would you do the same for water fleas? I have kept small cultures alive for at least a month without air but I do frequent water changes from aquarium water.

[@marloroxas1646]

Sir Dexter, actually gusto ko Lang mag pasalamat sa imoha tungod sa ako nakat onan.begginers Lang po ako, but now gaka feel nako na maayu ni nga hubby and this all tnx sa imoha.phun mu bisita rami diha.from cdo and tungawan,zsp. God bless Boosing.

[@mdrayan9400]

thanx for this video

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

What about spirulina? Some people say to feed them some spirulina powder that is mixed with their tank water.

[@obedduran6180]

Great video. Just one question whats the temperature in youre tanks as you have most of them out side.Thanks and Much Love to all.😉

[@ddtf5472]

Good video kuya dex greetings from agusan del norte

[@Noggle88]

Great video!! You have such beautiful fish!!

[@DextersWorld]

Thank you

[@buhomorado2244]

Pump is just to agitate the surface water one way water gets oxygenated. So as long as you have something you can honestly use your hand if you don’t have the equipment.

[@amrithumohan3253]

Dexter broo, should we cover the aquarium with any net ????

[@aashishkarkee3302]

I am inspired by your videos

[@joeffreyferenal8138]

Hi Sir Dexter, do you have an informative video on how to hatch a catfish? The way you explain and demonstrate the daphnia culture is great...

[@fizibetta5316]

Thanks for accept my request video for culturing daphnia

[@funquizzes96]

you are amazing

[@dzatskennel]

hi Dex. I live in cold country which is UK. I wonder if we have that daphnia here. just for curiosity, what is the water temperature? thanks

[@MrRelaxation]

Kettering Tropang Padyak KTP It is hard to find daphnia’s in UK but Microworms can be an alternative for it.