Bill.
Infusoria are naturally ocurring virus present in most tanks. They are very easy to grow. Get 3 clear glass jars and half fill with tank water. Then u need something to get it going. You can use any kind of rotting vegitble or meat and some will add and alga tablet to the mix. After a few days the mixtiure will turn white. Pick the best colonies and discard the others. Use this one to start a new one with more tank water. Planted tanks are best they cointasin more infusoria. Now just wait another couple of days and the water will clear or turn red. This is a good sign it means that the infusoria consummed the bacteria.
What you do at this point. Is to take some of your batch to seed the next batch. I try to keep 3 batches working. I use a turkey baster to feed them 5 times a day. I throw out the old batch when i put some in the tank and the fish dont go crazey.
-----Original Message-----
From: bill 1433 <warrenprint@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:19 PM
To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [tropical fish club] Baby Corys
Hi John,
I found this interesting and wondered if you could describe, "infusoria"
in a bit more detail. And also, how long will this mixture last? Refrigerate it at all or room temperature?
Bill
--- On Fri, 9/3/10, john Buford <jbuf@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> From: john Buford <jbuf@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: RE: [tropical fish club] Baby Corys
> To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:42 PM
> I have guppies and i always feed the
> fry flakes i run thru a coffee grinder I also give
> them hard bioled egg yolks muscito larvae and
> infusoria. I make the infusoria by taking some tank
> water and a small peice of meat. Put it in a jar
> and wait till the water turns cloudy. I use a turkey
> baster to put some in the tank they go
> crazy over it.
[The entire original message is not included]
No comments:
Post a Comment