infusoria culture

[SConrad]

how do i start a infusoria culture? i was told somthin about puttin lettuce in water and somhow they will start a culture?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Yeah, it's true.

You can use crushed lettuce leaves, banana skins, or turnip slices. Use dechlorinated tap water. The water will turn pinkish and cloudy, but it will clear up later.

For 100 fry use about 2 pounds of infusoria daily.

You could also use liquid fry food, from what I've read. Not sure about the efficiency of it, though.

 

[SConrad]

pounds?! what do u mean by that...i weigh two pounds of water?

 

[GuppyDude]

well do u buy infusoria cultures or do they just grow? i was told if i put live plants in a tank infusoria will just grow from it

 

[Tempestuousfury]

You could do that... Java moss is great for that

 

[SConrad]

good question...im wonderin that too
i also was wonderin about apple peals.. or slices
i got no nanners

 

[juliethegr8t]

Put the water in the sun, that's what really gets the stuff growing.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

The stuff i got was from a book. It shouldn't be too hard to grow the stuff though.

The 2.2 pounds might be over the top, though...

 

[GuppyDude]

well when i do my spawn this winter im just going to have java moss in there so the infusoria will alredy be there for the fry's first weeks.

 

[cutecotton]

just a note, infurosia will not last fry for a "few weeks" they'll only be big enough fo rthem to eat in the first week of life. After a week, infurosia becomes too small and not nutrious enough for the babies.

Infurosia is a general term for tiny micorsopic organisms that grow naturally in your fish tank. Such as paramecia and all that kind of stuff. Fry will pick at it, but after a few days they become free swimming infurosia will not last.

That's one of the reasosn why i don't bother culturing inforusia, i just feed my fry mw (they can take it down as soon as they become free swimming). I keep java moss in there just and they can pick at the infurosia if they want to, but it's by no means a relied food soruce for me

On the other hands, i believe planarians are much better

 

[SConrad]

well thx..i think i will culture some infurosia and then feed microworms too..thx again