Food Culture

Want a dependable supply of live food for your aquarium? Start with a clean container, suitable freshwater, a healthy live starter and just enough suspended food to sustain it. The difficult part of daphnia culture at home is not buying equipment. It is keeping food, oxygen and water quality in balance as the population grows. … Read more

Microworms (also spelled micro worms) are 1.5 to 2 mm nematodes (Panagrellus redivivus) that grow on moist oats or instant mashed potatoes. A microworm culture needs a spoonful of live starter, a shallow tub, and about a week. It then gives a steady supply of live food for fish fry that can swallow a thin … Read more