FREE SHIPPING 2-DAY FEDEX Live Daphnia Magna Aquarium Cultured Indoors

Daphnia in the Daphnia is a great source of live food for freshwater aquarium fish (and even saltwater aquariums see below) due to their high protein content. Our daphnia are raised indoors in a controlled environment. The jerking movement they make as they swim activates the aquarium fish instinct to eat. You can  not overfeed a freshwater aquarium as un-eaten daphnia will stay alive in the aquarium until they are eaten.  Daphnia are small. the smallest ones are about the size of a pin point and the largest can be size of a bb.  Daphnia are filter feeders meaning that they will filter the water getting their food from the water column. typically daphnia are feed using powders creating "green water" for them to feed from.  What is Daphnia: Live daphnia are tiny freshwater crustaceans that are commonly used as live food for aquarium fish and invertebrates. They are often referred to as "water fleas" due to their jerky and hopping movements. Daphnia is a genus of small planktonic crustac