Alan, The flies just compete for the food and the easiest way to get rid of them is to dump the whole culture in a bucket of water and decant the flies off the top. The worms will sink to the bottom and flies will float. Then just start a fresh culture with new media and a sterilized culture container. Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Whitten" <caw18@bak.rr.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: flies in my Gindal Worms! I have maintained my Grindal worm culture for about 4 months now, and I am afraid that it is being over run with fruit flies. The fly maggots are about all I can find in my culture now. Do the maggots eat the worms, or just out compete them for food? Has anyone found a way to get the flies out of their culture? Thanks, C. Alan -------------------------------------------------------------------- --- -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader