culturing live food..worms, Daphnia - Aquarium Advice

greenmaji · 05-19-2005, 11:24 PM

I was wondering if there was a good resource online for live food cultures. sources to get live foods for raising for personal use. Daphnia is of particular interest to me.. black, micro, blood worms would be nice information as well. any information on cultivation of live food would be nice.. thanks in advance..

krap101 · 05-19-2005, 11:31 PM

personally i think daphnia is the easiest. i got mine from the rock river and i just let it sit there for a couple months. and then try and feed them to my fish.

the only other thing is brine shrimp and thats it. (that ive kept)

SerLunchbox · 05-19-2005, 11:33 PM

Well, for Daphina, if you have green water, they will LOVE you for it. As for other items, why not start your own cultures? White worms look really simple to start if you ask me.

Blood worms are larvae of an insect if i am not mistaken.

krap101 · 05-20-2005, 12:27 AM

i think their midgefly. it sometimes says mosquito, but im kinda breeding mosquito larvae right now and they look nothing like bloodworms. my fish love them, and they cant really get away with a high powered bubble stone

. cant stay at the top, get pushed down and thats when all my fish catch them.
(i have a 50 gallon tub outside with water and old cycled sand (saving it there for pond) and i find lots of fish food in there. like an occasional bloodworm, mosquito larvae, and some other stuff. (i use a brine shrimp net)

greenmaji · 05-20-2005, 02:10 AM

Nice.. anyone have setups just for culturing live food?

krap101 · 05-20-2005, 09:35 AM

i have a couple jars inside culturing daphnia

Toirtis · 05-20-2005, 10:57 PM

Bloodworms are chironomids...non-biting midgefly larvae....almost impossible to culture to any degree unless you have a lot of space.

Best home cultures are: microworms, grindalworms, whiteworms, red (composting) worms, vinegar eels, daphnia, and hatching brine shrimp nauplii.....all are easy and inexpensive to obtain, all can be cultured in very little space (except for the composting worms, which need a good-sized tub).

greenmaji · 05-21-2005, 02:10 AM

Toirtis.. could you define the size of this "good-size tub".. and I would like to know what would be best to put in this tub. [acronym:22409ac8d3="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:22409ac8d3].

Toirtis · 05-21-2005, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by greenmagi

Toirtis.. could you define the size of this "good-size tub".. and I would like to know what would be best to put in this tub. [acronym:fe1cf6f9f9="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:fe1cf6f9f9].

I would go with a Rubbermaid tub, something about 24"-28" long by 18" wide by 18"-22" deep. Here is an excellent article on culturing composting worms a neighbour of mine wrote:

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/...arthworms.html

Aquaarticles has an excellent section on culturing almost all live foods, and on making prepared foods, too:

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/...x.html#Feeding

greenmaji · 05-21-2005, 05:49 AM

Nice.. keep up the good work Toirtis!

knowing what to look for is very helpful, "vermiculture"

05-19-2005, 11:24 PM	#1
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	culturing live food..worms, Daphnia I was wondering if there was a good resource online for live food cultures. sources to get live foods for raising for personal use. Daphnia is of particular interest to me.. black, micro, blood worms would be nice information as well. any information on cultivation of live food would be nice.. thanks in advance..

05-19-2005, 11:31 PM	#2
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	personally i think daphnia is the easiest. i got mine from the rock river and i just let it sit there for a couple months. and then try and feed them to my fish. the only other thing is brine shrimp and thats it. (that ive kept) __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

05-19-2005, 11:33 PM	#3
SerLunchbox Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,526 Images: 1	Well, for Daphina, if you have green water, they will LOVE you for it. As for other items, why not start your own cultures? White worms look really simple to start if you ask me. Blood worms are larvae of an insect if i am not mistaken. __________________ Lunchbox ... "i'm a man, but i can change, if i have to, i guess" Tankless ... for now ... until i find what i really want (and what the wife lets me get!)

05-20-2005, 12:27 AM	#4
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	i think their midgefly. it sometimes says mosquito, but im kinda breeding mosquito larvae right now and they look nothing like bloodworms. my fish love them, and they cant really get away with a high powered bubble stone . cant stay at the top, get pushed down and thats when all my fish catch them. (i have a 50 gallon tub outside with water and old cycled sand (saving it there for pond) and i find lots of fish food in there. like an occasional bloodworm, mosquito larvae, and some other stuff. (i use a brine shrimp net) __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

05-20-2005, 09:35 AM	#6
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	i have a couple jars inside culturing daphnia __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

05-20-2005, 02:10 AM	#5
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Nice.. anyone have setups just for culturing live food?

05-20-2005, 10:57 PM	#7
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Bloodworms are chironomids...non-biting midgefly larvae....almost impossible to culture to any degree unless you have a lot of space. Best home cultures are: microworms, grindalworms, whiteworms, red (composting) worms, vinegar eels, daphnia, and hatching brine shrimp nauplii.....all are easy and inexpensive to obtain, all can be cultured in very little space (except for the composting worms, which need a good-sized tub). __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

05-21-2005, 02:10 AM	#8
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Toirtis.. could you define the size of this "good-size tub".. and I would like to know what would be best to put in this tub. [acronym:22409ac8d3="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:22409ac8d3].

05-21-2005, 05:49 AM	#10
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Nice.. keep up the good work Toirtis! knowing what to look for is very helpful, "vermiculture"

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