Live food cultures for my fish.

Rory Bury · 04-30-2005, 06:51 AM

I am looking to try and start a culture of food for my fish. I dont know what to have something like daphnia or brine or like bloodworm. I mainly have tetras and other small fish. I live in england so i dont know how the temperature might affect the culture.

Generally i just need some tips advice or ideas you might have thanks

Cichlid Man · 04-30-2005, 07:42 AM

I live in England too and I often culture mosquito lavae and water slaters. Even though not highly recommended because of the risk of introducing disease into the aquarium, keeping a stagnant bucket of water outside in summer attracts hundreds of mosquitos to lay their eggs
in side, the young are also easily caught because the lavae rest on the water surface and only need to scooped out by a net. I also regualy harvest water lice from my pond on a regular basis to feed my larger fish. Daphnia is also easily raised but special water is required to breed those.

Rory Bury · 04-30-2005, 10:55 AM

Thanks i'll try setting up some buckets with some rain water in i think ive seen some of those outside thanks

Cichlid Man · 04-30-2005, 11:04 AM

But be sure to wash your produce properly before adding it to your set up.

Rory Bury · 04-30-2005, 12:16 PM

Are there anything i need to do to start a bloodworm culture like special soil or anything like that

04-30-2005, 06:51 AM	#1
Rory Bury Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 17	Live food cultures for my fish. I am looking to try and start a culture of food for my fish. I dont know what to have something like daphnia or brine or like bloodworm. I mainly have tetras and other small fish. I live in england so i dont know how the temperature might affect the culture. Generally i just need some tips advice or ideas you might have thanks

04-30-2005, 07:42 AM	#2
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Re: Live food cultures for my fish. I live in England too and I often culture mosquito lavae and water slaters. Even though not highly recommended because of the risk of introducing disease into the aquarium, keeping a stagnant bucket of water outside in summer attracts hundreds of mosquitos to lay their eggs in side, the young are also easily caught because the lavae rest on the water surface and only need to scooped out by a net. I also regualy harvest water lice from my pond on a regular basis to feed my larger fish. Daphnia is also easily raised but special water is required to breed those. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-30-2005, 10:55 AM	#3
Rory Bury Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 17	Re: Live food cultures for my fish. Thanks i'll try setting up some buckets with some rain water in i think ive seen some of those outside thanks

04-30-2005, 11:04 AM	#4
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Re: Live food cultures for my fish. But be sure to wash your produce properly before adding it to your set up. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-30-2005, 12:16 PM	#5
Rory Bury Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 17	Re: Live food cultures for my fish. Are there anything i need to do to start a bloodworm culture like special soil or anything like that

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