Hi all,
I was catching daphnia today but none of my fish can fit the largest ones in their mouths.
I used to get a really big ones some-times, they would get caught in the surface film, but I can't remember their scientific name.
The fish might try a bit harder with the bigger ones when all the little ones have gone. A lot of fish will just suck the contents out of the
Daphnia, and discard the carapace, particularly when you feed
Daphnia frequently. If you feed a mix of
Daphnia and
Cyclops the
Cyclops are definitely the preferred food option, even though they take a bit more effort to catch. If you add in some Ostracods (Seed shrimps) a lot of fish won't eat them at all and they have a really chunky carapace
Apparently
Polyphemus doesn't have a carapace, which should make them pretty palatable, but I can't tell from
@chka's video how keen the fish were on them?
livefood sieves in a set of different mesh sizes.You can probably find something suitable in the kitchen section of a pound shop or other cheap place.
I actually use a cheap nylon tea strainer, the type you get from a "pound shop".
cheers Darrel