Do daphnia smell bad??

[ppetropulo]

I'm considering starting a small colony, but first I wan't to find out exactly how bad their water is going to get. Since theirs no filter, and its a stagnant water source, how much smell can I worry about? They would probably be in a REALLY big jar btw, because the lid would keep unwanted insects and stuff getting in. I don't know if that would help, but let me know what you've experienced or heard. Thanks!

 

[kenjivaj]

Daphnia has no smell. Just what you feed your daphnia that sometimes gives the tank a smell.


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[ppetropulo]

I know, and that's what I'm worried about!! Mine would be recieving rice flour... I think. So, would that be to bad?

 

[digitalphrage]

I keep my daphnia/green water/copepod culture well-aerated in a fairly large 2 gallon pickle jar. For all intents and purposes, there's no noticeable odor. The only time it "stinks" is when I do a partial water change and really stir up the muck at the bottom of the jar, and even that dissipates pretty rapidly. For lack of a better description, it's a bit like a fart -- it can smell pretty awful for a few minutes, but the odor goes away quickly.

 

[kenjivaj]

I don't like the rice flower. The rice is hard to disolved. When your get just mix it in a separate bottle mix. Just use the floating part. Not the rice part.

Do not overfeed daphnia or they will die from pollution.

My daphnia grows outside only. It's hard for me to grow them in tanks.


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