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Fresh Water Rotifers

fwr200 Brachionus sp. - Fresh Water Rotifers 200 mls starter culture. These are tiny little rotifers. Best kept with detritus such as leaves, little dirt, and few if any water changes (that's my best guess at why we're successful at raising them :) Just replenish the water as you use the culture to affect a water change. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $16.95
fwr500 - Brachionus sp - Fresh Water Rotifers 500 mls starter culture. These are tiny little rotifers. Best kept with detritus such as leaves, little dirt, and few if any water changes (that's my best guess at why we're successful at raising them :) Just replenish the water as you use the culture to affect a water change. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $28.95
fwr1000 - Brachionus sp - Fresh Water Rotifers 1 liters starter culture. These are tiny little rotifers. Best kept with detritus such as leaves, little dirt, and remove add water weekly (that's my best guess at why we're successful at raising them :) Just replenish the water as you use the culture to affect a water change. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $52.95
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Ceriodaphnia dubia

C.dubia are small, and make excellent larval feed. All daphnia are easy to culture, and can be maintained in 2 liter plastic bottles and fed a variety of easily obtainable feeds. We have a dry feed which works great: DRY FEEDS

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cdneo - Ceriodaphnia dubia neonates - Lot of 100 neonates less than 24 hours old. Pulled out of Ceriodaphnia boards, raised according to EPA protocol. Shipping Not Included $100.00
cds100 - Ceriodaphnia dubia - Small Starter culture (100 + organisms) sent 200 ml wet culture. These small daphnia are an excellent feed for small fish, and larvae! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $14.95
cdoffice - Ceriodaphnia dubia - Small Starter culture (100 + organisms) sent 200 ml wet culture. These small daphnia are an excellent feed for small fish, and larvae! INCLUDES PLANKTON FEED KIT. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $16.95
cds1000 - Ceriodaphnia dubia Starter culture - 1000+ organisms live culture. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $45.95
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Daphnia pulex

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dpneo SOLD OUT - Daphnia pulex neonates - Lot of 100 neonates less than 24 hours old. Pulled out of pulex boards, raised according to EPA protocol. Must Upgrade to OVERNIGHT $65.00
dps1000 - Daphnia pulex Starter culture - 1000 + organisms! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $45.95
dpsms - Daphnia pulex - Small Starter culture - 100 + organisms. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $14.95
dpeph DM.. Water Fleas!DM.. Water Fleas!NEW ITEM! Daphnia pulex Ephippium - 100 + Ephippium will hatch all females and begin brooding. Ephippium (eggs) have good shelf life if kept wet and normally hatch between 1 week to a month. 1st Class USPS $14.95
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Moina sp.

Moina are medium sized for daphnia and make excellent snack food for fish up to 3". They carry excellent nutritional value when "packed" prior to feeding fish, aid in egg production, and are reportedly good for the digestive tract.

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moina - 100 Moina. In a nice starter culture of 100. Small feed for small mouths! Adult Moina are good for 1 to 2 inch fish, and the little moina are good for tiny larvae! Very prolific! Shipped 2-3 Day USPS $16.95
moffice - 100 Moina. In a nice starter culture of 100. Small feed for small mouths! Adult Moina are good for 1 to 2 inch fish, and the little moina are good for tiny larvae! Very prolific! INCLUDES PLANKTON FEED KIT! Shipped 2-3 Day USPS $18.95
moina1000 - 1000 Moina sp. In a nice starter culture of 1000. Very prolific! Shipped 2-3 Day USPS $65.95
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DM.. Water Fleas!DM.. Water Fleas!

Daphnia magna

D.magna are large for daphnia and make excellent snack food for fish up to 3". They carry excellent nutritional value when "packed" prior to feeding fish, and aid in egg production.

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dmephip1 DM.. Water Fleas!DM.. Water Fleas! - 100 Daphnia magna ephippium (cysts). In Packets of 100. Hatch by putting in water, and wait for Daphnia magna to appear! Then start feeding them! These can be stored until you are ready to start a culture! Shipped USPS $12.95
dms100 - Daphnia magna - Small Starter culture (100 + organisms) PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $14.95
dms1000 - Daphnia magna Starter culture - (1000 + organisms) sent 1 liter wet culture PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $40.95
dmoffice DAPHNIA MAGNA SALE - Desktop culture ! Only $16.95 Delivered with 100 Daphnia magna, dropper and dry feed!
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dm10000 DAPHNIA MAGNA "SUPER" CULTURE 10000 - This is designed to start a big culture or feed a fair amount of hungry fish.
Some Waste Water Treatment Plants have used this culture to clear retention ponds of algae :)
Shipping NOT included - MUST UPGRADE TO OVERNIGHT SHIPPING $325.00
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MISCELLANEOUS FRESH WATER WORMS

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mw100 - Nematodes - *NEW PRICE* aka "MicroWorms" - 100 ml pasty concoction of little worms!These little worms are easy to keep, and great for larval fish! learn more PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $10.95
mw100k - Nematode Rearing kit - aka "MicroWorms". Kit contains, nematode food, rearing container with lid and instructions. A 100 ml pasty concoction of little worms comes with the kit to start your Nematode Culture!!! 1/2 ounce Feed mix, and a pinch of yeast ready to add a little water, some mixing and PRESTO - Microworm culture is going strong! learn more PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $16.95
mw1000 - Nematodes - aka Micro Worms - .5 liter pasty concoction of little worms! Millions & Millions of them!These little worms are easy to keep, and great for larval fish! learn more PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $29.95
rw1 - Tubifex Worms - 100 small red worms get up to almost an inch in size. Easy to keep in small tubs or buckets, and like to eat detritus, algae, bits of leaves. Excellent feed for small fish! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $16.95
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MISCELLANEOUS FRESH WATER INVERTEBRATES

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clingd1 - KEWL DAPHNIA - Simocephalus vetulus - 100+ of them - They like to cling to vegetation and swim in a gliding sort of motion. This is different than most daphnia I'm familiar with as most stay in the water column. Thanks to Seth for the species ID! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $18.95
cope1 - 100 Fresh Water mixed copepods Starter Culture. All you need is a small container, dechlorinated water, and bingo! Copepods! These guys are a great size for small larvae, or juveniles. Also great for those fish that have small mouths such as a goby! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $14.95
mos1 - Mosquito Larvae/bug larvae - in lots of 100 - excellent feed for fish - they love em. The bug larvae (*midges) are red. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $13.95
mos2 - Mosquito Larvae - in lots of 200 - excellent feed for fish - they love em. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $21.95
mos3 - Mosquito Larvae - in lots of 500 - excellent feed for fish - they love em. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDEDt $75.95
chiron - MIDGE Larvae - in lots of 100 - excellent feed for fish - THESE DON'T BITE. GREAT TREAT FOR YOUR FISH! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDEDt $16.95
plankmix1 - Freshwater plankton - 200 ml culture - Ostracods, daphnia, rotifers, ceriodaphnia, copepods, amphipods....a nice varied selection. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $14.98
plankmix2 - Freshwater plankton - 500 ml culture - Ostracods, daphnia, rotifers, ceriodaphnia, copepods, tubifex worms, amphipods, a healthy helping of duckweed is added to make this a neat little aquarium plankton starter!....a nice varied selection. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $22.95
bugmix - This is a mix of nymps (predatory Damselfly & Dragonfly), water bugs, and other bug larvae. At least 25 bugs or more! Good for classroom observations, large predator feeds, or just plain want something different :) PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $18.95
amph1 - Fresh Water Amphipods (scuds) - lot of 30 - Most are Hyallela azteca and range in size from 1/16 inch to about 3/8 an inch. These secretive little "shrimp" like to hide in vegetation, and like to come out at night :), Easy to culture with pond muck, paper towels in water, or on aquatic vegetation. Makes a great feed for intermediate sized fish, good for starting a pond culture. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $15.95
gamma1 sold out - Fresh Water Gammarus Amphipods (scuds) - lot of 30 - Most are Gammarus sp. and get up to 0.5 inch in size. Larger than H. azteca, these secretive little "shrimp" like to hide in vegetation, and like to come out at night :), Easy to culture with pond muck, paper towels in water, or on aquatic vegetation. Makes a great feed for intermediate to larger sized fish. Good for starting a pond culture too. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $16.95
ppalu - Set of 10 Fresh Water Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus) Neat small shrimp from 1/4 - 2+ inch in size. Clear body, and easy to keep in an aquarium. Likes to hang out in planted tanks, is omnivorous and will keep the tank clean :)the Palaemenetes paludosus are pretty little things with white bands and red gloves on second chelates, and a red band on the second antennae. They like flake food, tubifex worms (can be dried), bits of fish, bits of shrimp, and mostly bits of vegetations.. PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $14.95
ppalu20 - Set of 20 Fresh Water Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus) Neat small shrimp from 1/4 - 2+ inch in size. Clear body, and easy to keep in an aquarium. Likes to hang out in planted tanks, is omnivorous and will keep the tank clean :)the Palaemenetes paludosus are pretty little things with white bands and red gloves on second chelates, and a red band on the second antennae. They like flake food, tubifex worms (can be dried), bits of fish, bits of shrimp, and mostly bits of vegetations.. DOUBLE THE NUMBER IN OUR REGULAR SET! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $22.95
apple1 - Mixed sized lot of 4 Black Apple Snails. These neat large snails range in size from a half dollar to a silver dollar and they like to clean up tanks eating slime, and dying vegetation! Easy to keep and the price is right! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $12.95
snail1 - Mixed sized lot of 10 snails. This is a nice selection of small snails cone shaped, BB shaped, and ramshorn shaped, and they like to clean up tanks eating slime, and dying vegetation! Easy to keep and the price is right! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $10.95
rams1 - Mixed lot of 8 Ramshorn snails. Size are about that of a dime, but can get up to almost a quarter in size. Ramshorn shaped, and they like to clean up tanks eating slime, and dying vegetation! Easy to keep and the price is right! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $12.95
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pfKit - Powdered Plankton feed Kit - Pre-measured packet of dry powder plankton feed - Container, and eye dropper included. Just add 6 ounces of water, shake well, and ready to feed. Keep Refrigerated. Good for daphnia, rotifers, brine shrimp, copepods, ostracods, you name it. 4 to 8 drops daily will feed 16 ounce cultures. Stir the culture after feeding. This stuff is great! Click here for more feed choices USPS REG $4.95

PLANKTON START UP KITS

This kit comes with the following:

  1. 55 micron mesh screen / w hand made plankton collector
  2. Plankton feed Kit
  3. 1 Organism moving kit
  4. Instructions on feeding and collecting plankton Online
  5. Email support
  6. And a Plankton Starter culture (listed below), of your choice organisms below:
psuk8 Moina 100+ organismsPRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED$23.95
psuk1 Daphnia magna 100+ organisms - Click for growing info PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED$23.95
psuk2 Ceriodaphnia dubia 100+ organisms - Click for growing info PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED$23.95
psuk3 Fresh Water Copepods 100+ organisms - mixed speciesPRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED$23.95
psuk4 Ostracods 100+ organismsPRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED$23.95
psuk6 Fresh Water Rotifers 200 ml - Mixed Species including philodena,and brachionus - Click for growing info PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED$24.95
psuka

psuka - Plankton Start Up Kit - No Organisms :)

  1. 55 micron mesh screen / w hand made plankton collector
  2. Plankton feed
  3. 1 Organism moving kit
  4. Instructions on feeding and collecting plankton.
  5. Email support
Shipped USPS reg $16.95
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CRAYFISH - CRAWDADS

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prcraw1 SOLD OUT - Neat river crawdad. Green or grey or brown, stocky tough disposition. These crawdads range in size between 0.5 inch to 2 inches. Good for tank cleaning, general plant clipping, and minor excavation work :) They have a scrapy disposition which I think is endearing! PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $8.95
cray20 - Set of 20 Crayfish, less than 1" inch + - Procambarus sp./mixed species These range in size between 0.5 inch to 1 inch. Good for classroom observations, or just plain want something different in your aquarium:) PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $22.95
cray10 - Set of 10 Crayfish, Between 1" inch and 2" in size - Procambarus sp./mixed species Colors vary too from red, green, and grey. Good for classroom observations, or just plain want something different in your aquarium:) PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $18.95
cray1 - Set of 3 Crayfish, 2 inch + - Procambarus sp./mixed species These large crawdads are packed in separate bags to keep them safe from each other during transportation. They can also be sent male/female, so let me know if you have a preference. Good for classroom observations, or just plain want something different in your aquarium:) PRIORITY SHIPPING INCLUDED $21.95
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