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COMPARISON FACTORS IN FEEDING FROZEN
DAPHNIA PULICARIA vs. ARTEMIA SP.

  • Daphnia are presently being utilized as an ingredient in maturation formulations. In one feeding trial in Ecuador the Daphnia replaced the enriched Artemia fraction and provided equal results with less cost
  • Naturally enriched with a very efficacious, pro-active immune booster, blue-green algae, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA).
  • Sized perfectly for PL3 onwards. 0.5 mm to 1.75 mm, ranging from slightly larger than an Instar 1 Artemia nauplius (GSL-450m) to approximately 4 times the size.
  • Mixes well with any maturation formulation.
  • Very high attractibility.
  • Lessens the need for huge Artemia larviculture infrastructure and lessens the concerns for adequate cyst eclosion.
  • Always available as a ready-to-feed backup food source.
  • Eases the dependence on Artemia cyst supplies.
  • High PUFA/HUFA content
  • Convenient, always ready to feed.
  • Environmentally friendly as it is 100% biodegradable, wild harvested natural food, thereby creating cleaner discharge.
  • Freshwater lake with product screened and determined free for TSV, WSSV and YHV viruses.
  • Eagerly accepted by PL's and Broodstock.
  • Increased survival of Broodstock at 3% inclusion rate in diet.
  • Adequate inventories immediately available.
  • Bulk packaging in 25 pound HDPE square buckets which have additional hatchery uses.
  • Available as a Refractance Window™ dried flake with no binders.
  • Available in 1 kg frozen flat pack.