Cultivation of daphnia and microfauna

Freshwater microfauna specially bred for a healthy aquarium!

Seeding your aquarium with microfauna is the ideal solution. Spending most of its time buried in the aquarium’s substrate or sand, microfauna plays a vital role in preventing infestation by cyanobacteria, combating invasive filamentous algae, eliminating waste matter and keeping the aquarium clean. Your aquarium consequently stays clean and healthy.  

Since freshwater microfauna and zooplankton are of paramount importance, for the past 30 years we have been feeding all our fish with our daphnia and freshwater microfauna. We seed our aquariums every month, and the results are spectacular.

Cultivate daphnia and freshwater microfauna :

Using our kit, you can grow daphnia and feed your fish with live food, full of vitamins, protein and carotenoids. There is no better food, as it is entirely suited to the needs of your fish. Fish fed on live daphnia live longer, have iron constitutions and vibrant colours. Food in the form of flakes or granules can constipate fish, whereas daphnia and microfauna are laxatives. This is significant in view of the fact many fish suffer from overfeeding.  

You will find below simple instructions and tips, tried and tested over 25 years, which will maintain your freshwater daphnia and zooplankton cultures.  

Kit composition :

This kit includes a bottle of freshwater zooplankton, daphnia, and microfauna (daphnia, ostracods, cyclops, rotifers, and other microorganisms invisible to the naked eye) and a bottle of Daphnia Food, which is specific food for daphnia and freshwater zooplankton.

Upon receiving the kit, it is normal not to have many daphnia, as they may die due to lack of oxygen. There may be some losses. We include gravid daphnia ready to lay eggs. Once in their new environment, they will reproduce abundantly.

For your information, the color of the daphnia can vary from reddish-orange to translucent green.

Instructions and usage tips : 

You will find the culture protocol in the "attached documents" section above.

For optimal results, we recommend following the setup of the culture using the protocol in the "attached documents" section.

Preferably, use hard water for your daphnia and microfauna culture.

Storage : 

The products should be stored in the refrigerator upon receipt. Bring the bottle of daphnia and microfauna to room temperature before pouring it into the aquarium. It should be used immediately upon receipt of the package. Preferably, any opened bottle should be used without interruption.