TheSwissAquarist Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I’m toying with the idea of breeding some tetras, and infusoria is a recommended food to start them on. What setup have you used to culture it? Has it been successful? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Isn’t it just microbes? Probably the good ol glass of water, fish food and light method also look into having mystery snails in you breeding tank (they are commonly referred to as Infusoria snails in scientific literature) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) Oooh @Hobbit has a great method for this. It's here: Edited February 17, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 @TheSwissAquarist i have been doing this for a while, i have ended up possibly having infusorians but also green water, and mostly copepods. i filled a peanutbutter pretzel container with old tank water, squeezed out filter media into it, put it into sunlight, and occasionally put it food, i bet if i needed it i could use that to feed fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Gallon glass jar, filled with aged tank water, took a couple pieces of brocoli, microwaved for a minute or two to soften, let it cool then added to jar of water. Cover jar with a piece of paper towel that rubber banded to hold on set. Give it a few days and the water will be cloudy, but if you look its all kinds of moving, living single cell creatures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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