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A few drosera capensis go to a dewless period. I have bought and put some daphnia on some drosera capensis alba, which the dew is not very big, but they stick to it. They didn't curl around the daphnia after a few hours.
1. The dead dried daphnia must be crushed more or must be moist ? On the plastic envelope they came, doesen't write anything about vitamins added, but i found green bits along daphnia, so i must get rid of the green bits.
2. Why the dead dried daphnia are brown and not more translucent, like the ones that are alive ?

roarke wrote:
A few drosera capensis go to a dewless period. I have bought and put some daphnia on some drosera capensis alba, which the dew is not very big, but they stick to it. They didn't curl around the daphnia after a few hours.
1. The dead dried daphnia must be crushed more or must be moist ? On the plastic envelope they came, doesen't write anything about vitamins added, but i found green bits along daphnia, so i must get rid of the green bits.
2. Why the dead dried daphnia are brown and not more translucent, like the ones that are alive ?

The green bits are likely algae.
They are brown because they are dried, so their more compact (all pigment is now closer together)

As for the curling, i do not know, i usually try to make the pieces as small as possible

For dried food you need to wet it first, I use dried bloodworms and it is great, daphnia should work too as I have success with the live animal on giving it to plants.