Karen B. Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I have this 2 liters container I am soaking catappa leaves in. Usually I add on a regular basis some water but I kinda neglected it for 2-3 weeks now. I did put a little de chlorinated water in it once or twice. And I would toss in it my trimming from other aquarium (before either throwing them away or using them in another tank) Result, there seems to be some microfauna in it. And my Clown killifish just hatched so I tought it would be a nice source of supplements/food for them. Is it safe to use it? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 10:25 AM, Karen B. said: I have this 2 liters container I am soaking catappa leaves in. Usually I add on a regular basis some water but I kinda neglected it for 2-3 weeks now. I did put a little de chlorinated water in it once or twice. And I would toss in it my trimming from other aquarium (before either throwing them away or using them in another tank) Result, there seems to be some microfauna in it. And my Clown killifish just hatched so I tought it would be a nice source of supplements/food for them. Is it safe to use it? Thank you! I would tend to think theres nothing wrong with this. Like you said it seems like a good treat! Just hopefully nothing starts flying around your home haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieB Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Probably? Presuming the container is inside with the rest of the tanks I would think you have a nice little ecosystem. Oxygen levels are probably considerably low in that container especially as organic matter decays and de-cholorinator is added so I wouldn't put the fry in there. But using it as a food source? for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Agree as a food source definitely but I would hesitate for fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 For a food source this might be one of the best, I would definitively not put the fry in there though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1gJ4k3 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Sounds like you probably just accidentally cultured some infusoria. I'm currently working on a culture myself in my garage to feed some ram fry. If you're concerned about the "stagnant-ness" of it, you could always through an air stone in there for a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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