Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa#289331

By Raistlarn -  Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:54 pm
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- Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:54 pm #289331

Hi I was given a sprig of A. vesiculosa, and I was wondering a few things. I was wanting to introduce daphnia to the container as a food source/algae remover. I was wondering whether I should use Daphnia or Moina (very small Daphnia) as a food source. I was also wondering if this would be a good food for Genlisea.

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Re: Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa#289335

By Benurmanii -  Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:58 pm
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- Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:58 pm #289335

Genlisea traps are much too small for Daphnia, and likely Moina. Anyways, Genlisea tend to do best as very wet terrestrials, not aquatics. Aldrovanda traps are fairly large so I'd imagine Daphnia would be fine, but I've heard they do best if you just let misquitos lay their eggs in the water, as the larvae will all be eaten by the Aldrovanda.

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Re: Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa#289336

By Raistlarn -  Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:59 pm
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- Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:59 pm #289336

Ok thanks for the answer.

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Re: Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa#289337

By Benurmanii -  Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:00 am
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- Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:00 am #289337

I confused Daphnia with something else, even full size Daphnia should be fine for Aldrovanda.

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Re: Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa#289338

By Raistlarn -  Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:05 am
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- Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:05 am #289338

Ok. I wonder what you were confusing Daphnia with.

On a side note I've read Daphnia magna get to 5mm, which definitely seems wrong. I've only seen them get to a little over 2nd when I was raising them.

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Re: Feeding Aldrovanda vesiculosa#289804

By HeliamphoraWalnut -  Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:11 pm
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- Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:11 pm #289804

Usually, after leaving the water outside, I find tiny little thigns and mosquito larvae swimming around in there. You can also collect some water from local creek or pond, and you can a pour a bit into there

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