Fish Folk Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Started a new Live Foods shelf in my Fishroom half-bath. Daphnia cultures and worms. Should be very assistive with Killi fry, etc. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I'm scared a little.... 😂 Awesome project, and it's really cool you have a space for this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 Nothobranchius rachovii (Biera 98) fry, after overcoming heterotrophic bacteria surge, being fed on selected nematodes: micro worms, walter worms, and banana worms… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Vinegar eels tend to stay up at the top and live longer in the water than the other worms - can live for days compared to hours for the other small worms. I’m sure you’ve seen me post this before, but this seems like a good spot to post it again for those following along with your adventures. Live Fish Food Sizes Worms: Sizes by length x width, (binomial), survival time in freshwater. Vinegar eels - 1-2 mm x 0.005 mm (Turbatrix aceti), up to 7 days, possibly more. Banana worms - 1.5 mm x 0.004 mm (Pangrellus nepenthicola), over 12 hours. Walter worms - 1-3 mm x 0.005-0.01 mm (Panagrellus silusioides), over 12 hours. Microworms - 2-3 mm x 0.005-0.007 mm (2 sp. - Pangrellus redivivus and Anguillula silusiae), over 12 hours. Grindal worms - 10 mm x 0.5 mm (Enchytraeus buchholzi), several days. Whiteworms - 2-4 cm x 1 mm (Enchytraeus albidus), several days. Blackworms - 2.5-4 cm (up to 10 cm) x 1.5 mm (Lumbriculus variegatus), indefinitely. Other Live Foods: Infusoria - 0.005-0.5 mm (multiple different organisms), indefinitely for the overall culture, days for individual organisms. Baby brine shrimp - 0.4-0.5 mm x 0.15 mm (Artemis sp. - in US is A. franciscana), 30 minutes or so. Adult brine shrimp - 8-20 mm x 4 mm (Artemis sp), 30 minutes or so. Fairy shrimp - 6-25 mm (multiple species - like a freshwater brine shrimp), life - 1-8 weeks. Daphnia - 0.2-5 mm (multiple species), life span -10-30 days. Moina - 0.7-1.4 mm (multiple species), lifespan - 3-6 weeks. Scuds/amphipods - 1-8 mm (multiple species, some up to 3 cm), lifespan - up to 1 year depending on species. Fruit flies - 1.5-3 mm (multiple species and strains), can walk/float on water and will escape if not eaten or drowned. Live 8-15 days (not in water). Mosquito larvae - 3-12 mm (multiple species), 4-14 days before becoming adult mosquitos. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmike15 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 10:25 PM, Fish Folk said: Started a new Live Foods shelf in my Fishroom half-bath. Daphnia cultures and worms. Should be very assistive with Killi fry, etc. "it's great to see" your progress on so many live foods! I used to culture white worms and microworms. Gnats got into mine so i gave it up for a while. I plan to start again especially with inspiration like this post. All neat and organized, nice going. any tips on daphnia, i have just ordered eggs to start a culture of them. On 3/28/2023 at 1:43 AM, Odd Duck said: Vinegar eels tend to stay up at the top and live longer in the water than the other worms - can live for days compared to hours for the other small worms. I’m sure you’ve seen me post this before, but this seems like a good spot to post it again for those following along with your adventures. Live Fish Food Sizes Worms: Sizes by length x width, (binomial), survival time in freshwater. Vinegar eels - 1-2 mm x 0.005 mm (Turbatrix aceti), up to 7 days, possibly more. Banana worms - 1.5 mm x 0.004 mm (Pangrellus nepenthicola), over 12 hours. Walter worms - 1-3 mm x 0.005-0.01 mm (Panagrellus silusioides), over 12 hours. Microworms - 2-3 mm x 0.005-0.007 mm (2 sp. - Pangrellus redivivus and Anguillula silusiae), over 12 hours. Grindal worms - 10 mm x 0.5 mm (Enchytraeus buchholzi), several days. Whiteworms - 2-4 cm x 1 mm (Enchytraeus albidus), several days. Blackworms - 2.5-4 cm (up to 10 cm) x 1.5 mm (Lumbriculus variegatus), indefinitely. Other Live Foods: Infusoria - 0.005-0.5 mm (multiple different organisms), indefinitely for the overall culture, days for individual organisms. Baby brine shrimp - 0.4-0.5 mm x 0.15 mm (Artemis sp. - in US is A. franciscana), 30 minutes or so. Adult brine shrimp - 8-20 mm x 4 mm (Artemis sp), 30 minutes or so. Fairy shrimp - 6-25 mm (multiple species - like a freshwater brine shrimp), life - 1-8 weeks. Daphnia - 0.2-5 mm (multiple species), life span -10-30 days. Moina - 0.7-1.4 mm (multiple species), lifespan - 3-6 weeks. Scuds/amphipods - 1-8 mm (multiple species, some up to 3 cm), lifespan - up to 1 year depending on species. Fruit flies - 1.5-3 mm (multiple species and strains), can walk/float on water and will escape if not eaten or drowned. Live 8-15 days (not in water). Mosquito larvae - 3-12 mm (multiple species), 4-14 days before becoming adult mosquitos. useful info. I have a coop brine shrimp hatcher that's up and running again. i didn't put enough eggs in but the few that i got sure excited my fish! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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