Re: [GSAS-Member] Growing Live Food

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

I tried microworms once. I had a really hard time keeping mold from
growing in the oatmeal medium. Sometimes I'd get a batch that didn't mold
but that was really rare.  I just lost too many cultures to mold to keep
the critters going.  Besides, I get really creeped out by the squirmy
stuff.

I don't like baby brine...really big hassle but that's just my opinion.
And I've tried 'a number' of different culturing set ups.

Daphnia has been the easiest for me. I also get these little
reddish/maroon worms (actually, they get pretty long sometimes) in the
leaf detritus in some of my daphnia cultures that some fish love. Don't
know what they are....they remind me of tubifex. I get 'some' bloodworms
also.

I admit I'm not really up on freshwater invertebrates (blush)....it's been
too many decades since THOSE biology classes (wink).

Betty Goetz

Hi Shango,
>
>   To me, the walter/microworm and vinegar eels are pretty easy to
> maintain.  However, they maybe too small for some of the fish.
>   And Grindal and White worms maybe better suited for bigger fish however
> it seems takes more care and know how to maintain.  And it kind of funny
> but some people have no problem and the other just can't keep them
> although they do pretty much same way to culture them.
>
>   Anyway, here is a link for live food culture.  I think it will give you
> some basic idea.
>
> http://www.well.com/user/debunix/fish/LiveFoodCultures.html
>
> Shango Los <Shango@shangolos.com> wrote: Hi there,
>
>
>
> In your opinion, what is the easiest live food to begin raising.  My fish
> love it so much more, I'd like to put in the effort.  I want to start with
> something though.  Please let me know what you think and a good source of
> info on whatever you suggest.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Shango
>
>
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