Culturing infusoria

[jackwagon]

Inmy quest to breed tiger barbs I know I'm going to need to culture some infusoria. I just wanted to know the cheapest/simplest/ and quickest way to do this.

 

[bob mccoy]

get a quart jar or something close. put one large lettuce leaf in it and fill with water. let set for at least 3 days . the water will turn cloudy and then you feed them this water not the lettuce . then when they are large enough feed them bbs

 

[bob mccoy]

keep making the water for at least 2 to 3 weeks feed it to them 2 daily

 

[jackwagon]

So redo the whole thing every 2-3 days?

 

[Samzter]

My method is: boil a chunk of potato or banana. Place it in a jar , leave the lid off and leave it on a window ledge. After about 2-7 days it will turn cloudy, take out the potato, banana etc and feed them the infusoria.

 

[bob mccoy]

theres several ways of making it . i would google- home made infusoria

 

[jackwagon]

I tried the banana method and I think it worked ok. My question is though how long is the infusoria viable? As in, how long does it last?

 

[Mayanearth]

Sorry, but I don't know what infusoria is. Could someone please explain.

 

[jackwagon]

Sorry, but I don't know what infusoria is. Could someone please explain.

Infusoria is a collection of bacteria an other organisms that are fed to very small fry. These organisms are "cultured" or grown from doing several different methods.

 

[Mayanearth]

Sorry to get off topic, but could I feed my guppy fry this food?

 

[Samzter]

Sorry to get off topic, but could I feed my guppy fry this food?

You can feed them crushed flake food. I'm thinking infusoria may be to small for them.

 

[Mayanearth]

Thank you for the answer.