My infusoria under a compound light microscope!

[Rocky998]

Time flies...

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang...

 

[Colin_T]

You can buy dry brineshrimp eggs online and keep them in the fridge/ freezer. Use a small amount every day to hatch out and feed the fry.

You can usually see the food in the fry's bellies, and they should be fat when fed.

 

[Rocky998]

You can buy dry brineshrimp eggs online and keep them in the fridge/ freezer. Use a small amount every day to hatch out and feed the fry.

You can usually see the food in the fry's bellies, and they should be fat when fed.

But the fry sing zipidee do dah and don't stay still... How can I see if they are eating? These guys are less than a 1/4 of an inch

 

[Lynnzer]

Do vinegar eels manage to bridge the gap I wonder. I have 3 bottles of them and they are similar in size, or less than, the baby brine shrimp I've seen.

 

[itiwhetu]

Do vinegar eels manage to bridge the gap I wonder. I have 3 bottles of them and they are similar in size, or less than, the baby brine shrimp I've seen.

If you are talking about micro worms, yes. The problem with them is they are basically carbohydrate as we tend to feed them on bread when we raise them, and most fish need more protein in their diet than they provide. They are a good alternative food source though.

 

[Rocky998]

Vinegar eels?? What?

 

[Lynnzer]

Vinegar eels aren't what you'd call microworms as in bread eaters.
They live in cider vinegar, feed from slices of apple and are certainly microscopically small. Saying that, some of my nano fish such as Chili Rasboras chase after them.

 

[Rocky998]

Vinegar eels aren't what you'd call microworms as in bread eaters.
They live in cider vinegar, feed from slices of apple and are certainly microscopically small. Saying that, some of my nano fish such as Chili Rasboras chase after them.

So wait. I can put vinegar under a microscope and see these things?

 

[Lynnzer]

Sure can. Just do a youtube search for culture setups. They live forever in a culture and can be split multiple times.

 

[Rocky998]

Sure can. Just do a youtube search for culture setups. They live forever in a culture and can be split multiple times.

Wow... I will check that out at a later time! Thanks! Never knew there were worms in vinegar

 

[Lynnzer]

Freshwater Food Culturing 101: Vinegar Eels - AMAZONAS Magazine

Vinegar eels, Tubatrix aceti, are one of those freshwater aquarium fish food cultures that are overlooked, but fill an important niche in fish culture, being larger than infusoria, smaller than microworms and baby brine shrimp.

www.amazonasmagazine.com

Cultures are generally available on Ebay for a few dollars. I bought mine around 6 years ago and the culture is still thriving

 

[betta4ever!]

The infusoria under your microscope is so cool!! Thanks for sharing.
If you want to hatch artemia, then you can buy the Sera Artemia-Mix. It's the only thing I've had luck with. You just put the eggs in 500ml of water,, put an airstone, and they hatch within 48 hours!

 

[itiwhetu]

These little guys are 4 weeks old so really need something bigger than what you would see under a microscope. If they are in your breeder box you must be able to get a nice clear photo of them, I love baby photos.

 

[Lynnzer]

Like I said. Vinegar Eels are the way. Just gave my blue neon tetras their first feed of them. I can't see them myself but as soon as I "inject" 5ml of them the fish go crazy.

 

[itiwhetu]

Like I said. Vinegar Eels are the way. Just gave my blue neon tetras their first feed of them. I can't see them myself but as soon as I "inject" 5ml of them the fish go crazy.

Your blue neon's would be smaller than a 4-week-old gudgeon, wouldn't they? What would you be feeding the gudgeons.?