Daphnia Culturing (With Pictures)

I wanna share with you breeders out there how to culture your daphnia for you baby fish!

Let's start first with the base

The Fish that poop for me
Some fish can't be left alone without aeration. They need to have filters. So instead of throwing away the waste, why not use them?

The Filter Is Black Magic
Of course, poop has to go somewhere and away from your fish. So we check the filter.

My Plants

Thanks to my uncle, I was able to get some orchids to start my orchid hobby. I am lucky that my roof is made of mesh and welded wire. I can easily hang my orchids. My new idea for my place is some sort of hanging garden. Fish on the ground, orchids in the air.

Here are the plants close up. They give a more natural look especially with the vines of my millionaire's vine. Quite forest-y feel to it. I am not sure about what the species exactly are but I remember my uncle telling me that they are cattleyas and vantas. I will do more research to find out.

My Old Betta Drip System

This system is a few years old. DIY with what I have at home.

I revived it recently and changed the tanks used inside. Upgraded the 4"x4"x4" tanks to 4"x6"x8". Here is the link



top view

pump & sponge filter

pipe

drip to tank

Basically, this is how it works:
1. Pump brings water up the PVC pipe then distributed to the tanks with the air hose
2. Water overflows from the tanks and flows to the catch basin (bigger tank)
3. Water in the catch basin is filtered by the sponge as it is sucked in again by the pump

BabyFishBreeder Mini-Farm

Outside


20gal tanks (top), 100gal tank (bottom)


100gal tank (top), Water Reservoirs (bottom)


100gal tank, community


Gold Marble Scalare female with eggs on the clay slate

 


Betta tanks