What food cultures do you grow?

[CAGE-RATTLER]

I'm thinking about starting my own beefheart culture....Anyone got any tips?

Just go to the morgue and buy the human hearts

[lora]

What is the reason for placing a piece of glass on top of the bread in the white worm culture?

[Squiggy]

lora...the glass is actually to retain moisture in the culture. Without it, the surface and food supply dry out pretty quickly and the worms don't like that...

Joe

[pcsb23]

Thanks Paul,
Have you grown White Worms before? I'm wondering how large a culture I'll need to feed around 20 large and assorted small discus. Do you use a plastic box or cardboard with a liner?

Kacey

No not yet, I have bought them, but it starts to get expensive and they don't have them in stock as often now.

[kaceyo]

Paul,
What gets expensive? Once you've bought the culture and medium, isn't that about it expense wise? Don't tell me I have to buy dirt filters, conditioners and a cable heating unit???

Kacey

[Squiggy]

Kaceyo...I think he meant that its expensive buying feeder quantities....Whiteworms are definately cheap to keep...

Joe

[pcsb23]

Paul,
What gets expensive? Once you've bought the culture and medium, isn't that about it expense wise? Don't tell me I have to buy dirt filters, conditioners and a cable heating unit???

Kacey

No once the culture is paid for the rest is really cheap.

Kaceyo...I think he meant that its expensive buying feeder quantities....Whiteworms are definately cheap to keep...

Joe

Yup thats what I meant, thanks Joe.

[hexed]

Joe,
You can try a beefheart culture but you will end up with worms in the long run LOL! It would be cheaper to start a worm culture from the start

[mark neill]

Hi Everyone,

Just a pic of my whiteworm culture. Kept in Top soil dampened fed on brown bread soaked in water and squeezed out, no cover galss.


Mark

[Squiggy]

Wow! Thats a pretty productive cuture you have...

Joe

[Kindredspirit]

Oh Mark.....Mark...


I am.........without words ~


Marie ~

[kaceyo]

Thanks Joe,
Forgot to put my thinking cap on I guess.
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Mark,
Do you keep that culture in the house? It definitly looks like you've got mass quantities in that thing.

Kacey

[Kindredspirit]

It definitly looks like you've got mass quantities in that thing.

Kacey

LMAO!!! I can not stop laughing Kacey! Ain't that the truth tho Wow ~ Do you keep it in the house?


Marie ~

[CliffsDiscus]

Don't forget to bring in the pest strips, when leaving the whiteworms in
the house. Use bread and water instead of milk less smelly. Adjust your
AC to kick on over 65 degrees. Just a few helpful indoor hinds.

Cliff

[hexed]

Well Mark,
You are gonna have to tell us exactly how you set that fish food factory up! LOL.
I just started my grindal worm factory up and it is no where near that compacity

Now how do you keep it from drying out? I put "press'nseal" on my culture cause I am afraid it will dry out. Is this a good idea or should I remove it. I do have teeny tiny holes in the press'n seal

Cliff, will the pest strip contaminate the worms? I would be afraid to feed them to my fish knowing there was a pest strip in the container
Frank