Live food order - Flies, Daphnia, Blackworms?

[Sundance]

All,

I'm thinking about ordering some:

WIngless Fruit Flies
Daphnia
Blackworms?

Anyone want to get in on this and split shipping? Also, anyone know of a decent site with all three available?

Thanks,

[etheonut]

www.aquaculturestore.com for the daphnia.

Mike has a good source for the blackworms

Not sure on fruit flies right now.

I would split shipping with you Sundance.

Kevin

[dennysfishroom]

Go here http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?foodl&1263785859 on AquaBid. Dallas Discus has D, magna are only $8/400 plus shipping vs $48 including shipping at Aqua Culture Store. Denny

[etheonut]

Yep the guy on aquabid is cheaper.

1000/$48 from Paul

400/$16.50 plus pay for priority shipping (at least that is the way I am reading his ad) on aquabid.

I recommend Paul still though as he will be there for customer service after the sale. If you do the math the prices are very similar.

Kevin

[sumpnfishy]

You won't find all three at the same place. The best prices for each are at different places. I would go for some fruit flies. I'll have to look up the name of the people I get them from. They are really good.

[dennysfishroom]

Actually, that was 500/$8. I don't know how big the box is that he would ship them in, but it would probably be $5-10 for USPS Priority. Denny

[etheonut]

I used 400 because that is the number you used.

This is a classic case of a confusing aquabid advertisement.

He lists 500 daphnia for $8 buyout. The then states there will be an $8.50 shipping and handling fee. He then follows that with buyer will pay priority shipping.

When I read this ad I assume that means 500 daphnia for $16.50 + priority shipping for 500 daphnia. Assuming again that priority shipping is $8 that leaves us at $24 shipped.

It really doesn't matter though. I recommended Paul because he is a trusted friend who sells a quality product. When people ask for a recommendation I always start with people I trust for that product. I personally don't have any problem paying a few dollars extra for a known quality both in product and service.

Kevin

[dennysfishroom]

Did you ever decide to order any daphnia? I'm looking for a daphnia culture and a grindal worm culture if anyone has them. Otherwise I may go ahead and order them. Let me know if you have some or would want to go in on an order. Denny

[mewickham]

I might be interested in going in on a daphnia shipment, but not until the weather is warm and I could set up an outdoor pool to try raising them. I ordered some small portions last year from, I think, the Dallas Discus guy. They all arrived in good shape. I put them under the microscope for photographs and then fed them to my fish.

[Sundance]

Since we got the Blackworms I haven't pursued this. I was hoping we'd try collecting some Daphnia? Either way, I'm with Wickham on waiting till it gets warmer.

I would go in on a Wingless Fruit Fly order...

[dennysfishroom]

I filled up my pool today (at least a few inches worth). Getting ready for the daphnia. After finishing, I started thinking that I may have to put the netting up pretty soon. I haven't heard any frogs trilling yet, but we can't expect it to be too long. On another note, I read an interesting account of how to keep Grindal worms without soil from the OKAA. I think I'll be ordering some soon, and will try this new method. They said it eliminates the soil mites which were giving me problems before. Wish me luck. Denny

[dennysfishroom]

Well I took 2 steps to getting things rolling today. I ordered some Grindal worms and I've got the first prototype drag-net constructed for trying to catch daphnia on Beaver Lake. Anyone know what time of day is best for Daphnia? I might try sometime next week to see what happens and also to get the boat ready for the year. Hope the batteries are still good. Denny

[etheonut]

Plankton surface in the evenings.

Kevin

[Jackielee]

I ordered some daphnia for myself and a friend up here yesterday from Dalldiscus. I will let you know what we think of them. We both got 1200 monia and also got a sample pack of the three varieties. I have never messed with them but wanted to try they at least once. My friend uses them a lot with his amphipians. I wanted to have some to mess with and in case my seahorses have babies as a possible food source for them.

Jack

[dennysfishroom]

I sort of expeced that for timing, so I'll have to try late afternoon/early evening. Denny

[dennysfishroom]

I said that I hadn't heard any frogs trilling last week. Well I did Friday. I figured maybe I should put the screen over the kiddie pool. I don't think any frogs had gotten in there yet, but figured that wouldn't be a good idea if I was going to try daphnia out there. Now I have to decide if it's time to crank up the water pumps and get them pumping water. Is it going to freeze again? Denny

[sskruzr]

" Is it going to freeze again? Denny"

Sure but maybe not until next winter Sorry Denny I couldn't help myself.

More than likely we won't get another hard freeze