I agree with you on the daphnia. The algae we use to "gut load" the artemia
are marine algae.
Regards'
Jennifer.
At 17:06 16/01/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Carvi, Jennifer
>
>If we were adding BBS to a green water marine tank or adding green water
> read algae culture) to a BBS culture I would happily acquiesce but IMO the
>poor little BBS that have been removed from their brine, washed and then
>dumped into a solution which is much lower in TDS than they have evolved to
>cope with ( remember they can cope with water that is several times more
>concentrated than seawater) would likely be suffering reasonable quickly
>from osmo-dilution and physiological stress. I will happily reconsider this
>opinion if there is some evidence to convince me that the BBS are feeling
>well enough to continue feeding an algae to a significant degree while they
>are dying from osmotic shock. Hence my belief that daphnia are a better
>choice.
>
>
>Regards,
>Bruce.
>
>Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
>
>Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
>
>Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jennifer Palmer <aquamail at mypostbox.com>
>To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>Date: Saturday, 16 January 1999 16:31
>Subject: Re: [RML] Green Water
>
>
>>You are right Carvi, water borne algae is a food of choice for growing
>>artemia. Specific strains of algae are chosen for their higher nutrional
>>value to the artemia, which is passed on to the fish being fed the BS.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Jennifer.
>>
>>>
>>>I wouldn't be surprised if the BBS fed on the green water. Many marinefish
>>>breeders feed the bbs greenwater and/or selco before feeding them to the
>>>fish.
>>>
>>>Carvi
>>
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