[quote=”Peter Finke” post=3778] Often, during winter time you are unable to get Paros spawning. But when temperatures rise and mosquito larvae are available, this period ends after a few days only.[/quote]
Peter, do you think this is becouse of low content of ekdysteroids in the commonly used food? Of course there may be multiple causes for this but I was not able to find any data on ekdysteroids content in Artemia and Moina even though common logic makes me think they have to be there becouse they are also moulting. I was able to find some extensive paper on ekdysteroids content fluctulations in freshwatershrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii but I only had time to read the abstract.
For those who are not familiar with ekdysteroids, you can use google translator and read this 1 page article. I think its very interesting for those who want to know more about why insect larvae are such a great food. Do not worry, its written for aquarists, no extensive knowledge is needed to understand. 😉