Springtail capturing

[Sgooosh]

Hello everyone! I have this small box terrarium that has a lot of plants in it, and I would like a nice springtail population in there.
It just so happens that in my large fish tank, there's a giant thriving colony of them among the floaters, and I'm wondering how to capture them and release them in the box.

 

[GaryE]

I would scoop some floaters and add them as compost to the culture. How do you propose to catch them and get them into the tanks? I'm considering catching some to culture them, but I'm not sure how to make use of them.

 

[emeraldking]

Take something fluffy or a feather and go gently over the floaters and you can move those springtails to your terrarium.

 

[Herpin Man]

You should be able to chase them into the water (they will float) and then scoop them up with a brine shrimp net.

 

[Sgooosh]

I would scoop some floaters and add them as compost to the culture. How do you propose to catch them and get them into the tanks? I'm considering catching some to culture them, but I'm not sure how to make use of them.

good idea. I propose to use a small measuring cup to "water" them into the terrarium.
I will use it because mold grows in the terrarium whenever I add new leaves, and these helpful bugs can eat the mold.

Take something fluffy or a feather and go gently over the floaters and you can move those springtails to your terrarium.

You should be able to chase them into the water (they will float) and then scoop them up with a brine shrimp net.

Thanks for the ideas, I will try all of these and update!

 

[emeraldking]

good idea. I propose to use a small measuring cup to "water" them into the terrarium.
I will use it because mold grows in the terrarium whenever I add new leaves, and these helpful bugs can eat the mold.


Thanks for the ideas, I will try all of these and update!

This is the way I move them.

 

[Sgooosh]

This is the way I move them.

they are actually quite elusive, they jump a lot!
however there are thousands of them, so many tries.