100+ Mixed Live Freshwater Moina & Seed Shrimp Culture - 1mm Size, Parasite Free

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100+ Mixed Freshwater Moina & Seed Shrimp Culture - 1mm Size, Parasite Free
Quantity
: 50+ Moina & 50+ Seed Shrimp - 2oz. (30ml)
Quality
: USA Tank Bred, Disease & Parasite Free.
Size
: Adults just over 1mm, babies as small as 0.2mm (100μm)
Moina (Water Flea) Culture on Ebay
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What are Moina?
Moina
are small freshwater cladoceran crustaceans commonly called “water fleas.” This common name is the result not only of their size, but their short, jerky hopping movement in water. The genera
Daphnia
and
Moina
are closely related. They occur throughout the world and are collectively known as daphnia.
What are Ostracods?
Ostracods are a class of small crustaceans commonly known as "Seed Shrimp" due to their small size, typically smaller than a poppy seed or up to 1 mm. Their carapace, the upper shell of crustaceans, is bivalved, giving them their other common name Mussel Shrimp.
What do Moina eat?
Moina
feed on various groups of bacteria, yeast, phytoplankton, and detritus (decaying organic matter). Bacterial and fungal cells rank high in food value. Populations of
Moina
grow most rapidly in the presence of adequate amounts of bacterial and yeast cells as well as phytoplankton.
Moina
are one of the few zooplankton which can utilize the blue-green algae
Microcystis aeruginosa
. Both plant and animal detritus may provide energy for the growth and reproduction of
Moina
. The food value of detritus depends on its origin and diminishes with the age of the detritus.
Where do these Ostracods live, and what do they eat?
Cypridopsis vidua
is a species of seed shrimp found in Florida that has a worldwide distribution; it is found in freshwater environments around the world. Members of this species feed on periphyton, which is a combination of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes (bacteria, yeast, and molds), and detritus (dead organic material) attached to aquatic vegetation
.
A great live food for fish, fish fry, axolotl fry,
bladderwort
and more!
Total refund available if dead on arrival (DoA) within 12 hours of package delivery time with video.
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