Exactly !VishaalDalal wrote:please send me this book i need to read it also.vikram wrote:Thanks guys for the wonderful feedback .. initiated corrective actions will post pictures soon for further feedback.
@Vishal,
Now I got the reason why my Microfex culture grow slowly.
However I was reading this book "Culturing Live Foods: A Step-by-Step Guide for Culturing One's Own Food for the Home Aquarium by Michael R. Hellweg" in this it mentions to setup and small 5 gallon aquarium with aeration and scotch brite medium at bottom to culture them , any ideas on this?
Vikram conditions vary region to region also till we don't get our romifex worms classified by the relevant scientific agency it is really not possible to comment.
Aeration would definitely help as this improves the water quality as the stink producing bacteria are mostly anaerobic.
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This is the culture I got ... please have a look how these are doing ..
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Vikram, i don't get it. Why don't you grind the oatmeal before you feed the worms? This box was teeming with worms when i saw it last time, the best one of the lot. Now, not even half as many as far as i can make out..
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find a bigger container fast, transfer half of them to new container... have u rinsed cocopeat to add to the back up culture?
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I agree, not expected after very detailed instructions are present in the links.Romi wrote:find a bigger container fast, transfer half of them to new container... have u rinsed cocopeat to add to the back up culture?
this container is too deep and small for grindals to do well. and if the glass is vertical with grindals crawling on it points to too much acidity or moisture in the medium
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The picture is old one .. after the suggestion all are being fed with grinded oats onlyRomi wrote:Vikram, i don't get it. Why don't you grind the oatmeal before you feed the worms? This box was teeming with worms when i saw it last time, the best one of the lot. Now, not even half as many as far as i can make out..
Cocopeat currently soaked for 48 hrs now .. rinsed twice .. .. will setup a new culture today evening ..Romi wrote:find a bigger container fast, transfer half of them to new container... have u rinsed cocopeat to add to the back up culture?
This is not a deep container ... photograph effect ...VishaalDalal wrote: this container is too deep and small for grindals to do well. and if the glass is vertical with grindals crawling on it points to too much acidity or moisture in the medium
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Glad to read that...
The worms are doing so well, this is the best time of the year for them Not only mineb but Vijjy's fish are enjoying them.
Vikram, we will be satisfied with twice weekly pic too, don't worry
The worms are doing so well, this is the best time of the year for them Not only mineb but Vijjy's fish are enjoying them.
Vikram, we will be satisfied with twice weekly pic too, don't worry
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Updated pictures .. same culture ..
Started another one with soaked coco peat .. will post picture of that one tomorrow
Started another one with soaked coco peat .. will post picture of that one tomorrow
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The pics show a culture that has at least a week to go before it is ready for harvesting.... let us see what happens.