Where to buy Daphnia in the west?

**stormhawk** · 3rd Mar 2008, 00:40

Hello,

It's been awhile since my last post, but I have a query. Which LFS in the west actually sell live daphnia aka "ang boon"? I know C328 sells live BBS, but I'm trying to find a supply of live daphnia in packets, any size.

I live in Bukit Batok, if that's any indication. If you know where to get them in the west, please let me know. Thank you.

**pepe2403** · 3rd Mar 2008, 01:11

You can try the old uncle located at 96 sungei tengah. But you need to be driving though. Quite inaccessible if you are taking public transport.

**Ah_ZhaN** · 3rd Mar 2008, 01:49

Hi Stormhawk,

C328 does sells live daphnia aka "ang boon". Give a call first before you make the trip down.

**stormhawk** · 3rd Mar 2008, 08:33

Thanks for the quick replies. I am paying a visit to C328 later to collect some items. I will talk to the lady who runs the store about the "ang boon".

Sometime ago I managed to catch a post on Arofanatics, saying that a store in Bukit Gombak sells live daphnia too, except that the supply is quite erratic.

**Puffer** · 3rd Mar 2008, 09:19

Stormhawk, just a little info I could offer here....C328 usually brings in live feed eg. bbs around 3pm. I don't know if you consider Redhill as within your radar. If you do drop by, you can visit Ah Kiong in the wet market where he sells live 'Boon' in packets (one gold coin). His stocks come every even days of the week, including Sunday. He sells only in the afternoons. Do pm me if you want to make a trip and I can confirm for you first (no relation with him).

**johannes** · 4th Mar 2008, 17:08

Originally Posted by Puffer

Stormhawk, just a little info I could offer here....C328 usually brings in live feed eg. bbs around 3pm. I don't know if you consider Redhill as within your radar. If you do drop by, you can visit Ah Kiong in the wet market where he sells live 'Boon' in packets (one gold coin). His stocks come every even days of the week, including Sunday. He sells only in the afternoons. Do pm me if you want to make a trip and I can confirm for you first (no relation with him).

hry bro, how do you go to the red hill wet market? and does ah kiong has contact no?

thanks

**Puffer** · 4th Mar 2008, 18:40

5-minute walk from Redhill MRT station (E-W line). Take bus no.32,33,132,63,145. Bus 63 stops directly outside the market. Apologies I don't have his contact number.

**dannyfish** · 12th Dec 2009, 21:17

Originally Posted by Puffer

5-minute walk from Redhill MRT station (E-W line). Take bus no.32,33,132,63,145. Bus 63 stops directly outside the market. Apologies I don't have his contact number.

is the stall still ard??

**Puffer** · 13th Dec 2009, 23:29

Yes still around. Can get fresh live daphnia on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays between 3pm to 6pm to be sure. You may sms me in advance so that I can confirm for you. I stay very near to the wet market.

**David Moses Heng** · 14th Dec 2009, 00:28

HOng Yang has got daily regular supply every day.

**zhou yuande** · 15th Dec 2009, 13:22

you may try an aquarium shop at choa chu kang bus interchange. the shop is located at blk 307, name "hong yang"

**David Moses Heng** · 15th Dec 2009, 15:31

Originally Posted by zhou yuande

you may try an aquarium shop at choa chu kang bus interchange. the shop is located at blk 307, name "hong yang"

it's blk 306 bro.

**andersonfisher** · 15th Dec 2009, 17:56

Hi, Blk 537 Bukit Batok fish shop sell ang boon. Just saw the seller scoop up small packet yesterday.

Do not know, if it is daily supply.

**dannyfish** · 15th Dec 2009, 19:24

Originally Posted by andersonfisher

Hi, Blk 537 Bukit Batok fish shop sell ang boon. Just saw the seller scoop up small packet yesterday.

Do not know, if it is daily supply.

sure bo?? the shop got sell ang boon huh....thought the shop don sell not much items 1 .....
i will go see see look look

**stormhawk** · 15th Dec 2009, 20:14

Geez I don't even know there's an LFS at Blk 537. I'll go and have a look one of these days. If the CCK interchange shop has a daily supply, I'd rather go there. Direct bus anyway.

**stormhawk** · 18th Dec 2009, 01:35

Didn't have time to visit the Blk 537 LFS yet. Has anyone confirmed if they are really selling live daphnia (should be Moina instead)? Because some stores cannot tell the difference, between daphnia and BBS.

Originally Posted by Altum_lover76

HOng Yang has got daily regular supply every day.

Altum, do you know their opening hours, and when the daphnia supply comes in?

**David Moses Heng** · 18th Dec 2009, 03:24

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Didn't have time to visit the Blk 537 LFS yet. Has anyone confirmed if they are really selling live daphnia (should be Moina instead)? Because some stores cannot tell the difference, between daphnia and BBS.

Altum, do you know their opening hours, and when the daphnia supply comes in?

confirm it is boon because lawerence the ablino guppy breeder from AF always gets his supply from him.

Opening hours are from 1000 hours to 2130 hours for tuesday to sunday
monday is from 1530 hours to 2130 hours.

The father of the shop also breeds black moscows at home.

supply is supplied by the old man who operates off LCK every other day around 1530 hours

**stormhawk** · 18th Dec 2009, 04:52

Thanks a bunch Altum. Looks like I'll just go straight to Hong Yang instead.

So after 4pm the boon should be in then?

**ski** · 12th Feb 2010, 09:56

Hi,

Is "Ang Boon" pronounced in hokkien? I need to buy this from the C328 but afraid pronouce wrongly. Thanks.

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Hello,

It's been awhile since my last post, but I have a query. Which LFS in the west actually sell live daphnia aka "ang boon"? I know C328 sells live BBS, but I'm trying to find a supply of live daphnia in packets, any size.

I live in Bukit Batok, if that's any indication. If you know where to get them in the west, please let me know. Thank you.

**stormhawk** · 12th Feb 2010, 19:25

Yup. Though C328 only stocks live BBS not daphnia. There's a difference between the two when compared side by side, and BBS dies fast in fresh water. Daphnia stays alive indefinitely in established tanks, especially in alkaline water.