Re: NANFA-- wild daphnia - where do you find them? When do you

Bill Flowers (bloomin_at_indy.net)
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:20:28 -0500

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Chuck, if you still need some wild Daphnia let me know. I have some that
I collected several years ago and could give you a start.

Bill Flowers

IndyEsox_at_aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 6/25/03 2:25:53 PM US Central Standard Time,
>unclescott_at_prodigy.net writes:
>
><< If you live in a somewhat wooded or heavily grassed area, look for
> depressions which could form temporary ponds. (Or maybe even puddles off of
> livestock areas - funky but lots of organics for food).
> >>
>
>There is a wooded area in front of LIz's apartment that is flooded some of
>the time. I will take my brine shrimp net and see what turns up.
>
>Would tadpoles eat daphnia in temporary ponds? I happened to stop yesterday
>at a couple of spots in Decatur County, Indiana. One had few small temporary
>puddles where someone had dug out gravel; all were teaming with tadpoles.
>The other one was a natural swamp area which I think I can get permission to
>check out. The owner's son said there were numerous springs and an artesian well
>that feeds the area but no fish that he knows of. Lots of mosquitos, he
>warned. Might be worth checking out for daphnia.
>
>Chuck Church
>Indianapolis, Indiana USA
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