Water flea pronunciation is as follows:

shuǐ zǎo.

Water flea, also known as the fish worm, belongs to the phylum Arthropoda small crustaceans, its body size is relatively small, only 2 millimeters long, the color of the body of the light flesh-red, live in freshwater, the naked eye can not see, and the body of the water algae is divided into the head, the carapace of two parts. Spring and summer seasons mostly take unisexual reproduction, and hatch out adults are female, fall will take hermaphroditic reproduction, often as fish bait cultivation.

Daphnia is a high-quality bait for eels and other freshwater fish. Cultivation is relatively simple, a small amount of breeding can be used bottles, jars, tanks, etc.; a large number of breeding can be used in earthen ponds and cement ponds.

Ecology and distribution of crustaceans

Crustaceans are widely distributed, and can survive in the ocean, freshwater, and wet land. Most live in the oceans, from the intertidal zone up to 10,000 meters deep.

Many species of drift planktonic life, such as saltwater stinging water flea, mysid shrimp, jagged shrimp and hairy shrimp, etc., freshwater water flea, cyclops, dart water flea, etc.. Some have both swimming and crawling two habits, such as most of the shrimp, shrimp mayflies and crabs can swim.

Daphnia breeding method:

1, temperature environment:

Daphnia reproduce faster in warm water temperature, the most suitable temperature for growth is 18-25 degrees Celsius.

2, base fertilizer preparation:

Daphnia mainly bacteria, yeast and algae for food, in the breeding process need to add farmyard fertilizer and living residues to the water, so that the water breeds a lot of bacteria, to ensure that the water flea have enough food.

3, reasonable breeding:

Breeding water fleas, prepare a water bottle with fresh water, which will be fished out of the river water, and then transported to the pond with the bottle, and to ensure that the water quality is clean, if the water quality is too turbid, it will lead to the phenomenon of the death of the water flea.

4, reproduction methods:

Water fleas in the water temperature of 20 degrees Celsius when it is easier to reproduce, and reproduction is fast, usually in late spring and early summer when they start to reproduce and spawn, at this time the reproduction mode is unisexual reproduction, the eggs of the water flea in the water will continue to grow.