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Daydre started following Tubbing , Blackworm Culture for Fry? and Big Bad Blackworm Tower – Culture Journal
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So I have some fry I'm raising up and I want to get them on blackworms at some point. Anyone have any tips for culturing them? I've been doing my own research on other parts of the internet and I read this thread on the matter on this very forum but I was wondering if there was anything else I could learn before I start. Right now I have a plastic bin with a layer of gravel and about eight inches of water in it. I'm seeding a sponge filter to cycle it later and I have a place where I can buy starter blackworms. Admittedly I kinda want to keep this on the lower effort side because the culture's going to be in my basement for temperature reasons and I don't yet have an easy way to do water changes. (Aside from carrying a bucket up and down the stairs lol)
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Realized I haven't posted an update on the actual pond in a while, here's the most recent pic I've taken of it- I added more plants and the pickerelweed has grown, but it's still far from what I hope it'll be.
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I'd read that medaka eggs are super low maintenance so I've just got them in a sterilite shoebox full of dechlorinated water and some floating plants from established tanks. I don't have air running or anything and about 10 have hatched already. For feeding I've just been tapping a paintbrush loaded with Hikari First Bites on the rim of the box to get the powder to settle on the water's surface.
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I'm also very new to this, admittedly- I was planning on feeding Hikari First Bites since I think that's small enough? I need to look into other food sources for variety, though. Edit: Oh, right! And I have frozen baby brine- so I'm going to be feeding that as well.
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The fish eggs got here, they've been set up in a sterilite shoebox for the past two days and one of them already hatched! I tried to get a pic of the baby but it was too hard so here's one of their siblings instead.
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Ordered some fish eggs, they'll be here Saturday! Also gonna get some adults later so the pond isn't empty while those guys grow out.
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I haven't used stratification, just scarification. Unfortunately while I have been able to get them to sprout offshoots they haven't been growing leaves? Some of them are indoors and some outdoors, so I'm wondering if I haven't hit the right combination of warmth+sunlight yet.
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Oh! I said this bc I tested already, it's showing 0/0/20ppm for ammonia/nitrites/nitrates. Also I forgot to mention that I'd pre-seeded my filter for like a month beforehand, so it didn't totally come out of nowhere but I was still surprised how fast it happened That and there's an ammonia source in there already.
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No pics today but the pond is cycled already?? It only took four days haha I know cycling isn't the end-all be-all people say it is and it's going to be at least a couple days before i add anything but it's good to know it's at least fish safe
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I don't currently have the fish, I'm planning on ordering them when I'm more sure the pond has enough beneficial bacteria to support them. My LFS told me I just need to give them a week's notice bc they need time to get the fish in anyway.
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finally was able to do the basic setup on my outdoor container pond! I'm excited for the plants to grow in and to get it cycled so I can add fish
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So I ended up calling the electrician! Long story short, we're getting a new outlet installed. Plans are now moving ahead! It begins.........
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