Ostracod Cultures

Ostracod Cultures#347623

By CarnivoresUnite -  Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:15 pm
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- Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:15 pm #347623

Hey guys!

Since I've recently started adding some aquatic carnivorous plants to my collection, I've also decided to begin a sustainable live food culture for indoor feeding until Spring. Does anyone here maintain a culture of these? I have a small colony living in my water trays and I'm going to try and begin a separate culture specifically for aquatic indoor feedings.

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Re: Ostracod Cultures#351364

By PlanT640847401 -  Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:32 am
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- Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:32 am #351364

Im pretty sure pond water will work.

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Re: Ostracod Cultures#351409

By twitcher -  Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:12 am
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- Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:12 am #351409

I don't have a culture myself (wouldn't mind having one to use to feed some of my Utrics), but they appear to be very easy to culture. There are a number of youtube's showing how to do it. Since you have some living in your trays, you should be able to use them to start a dedicated culture.

Once you get one going, hit me up. I'd like to give it a try myself...

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Re: Ostracod Cultures#351441

By CarnivoresUnite -  Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:09 pm
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- Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:09 pm #351441

So.. the ostracod cultures are doing well. I am not so sure that they are necessarily feeding the aquatic utrics, but, they do seem to be doing a fine job of algae control! The observation continues..

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