Zev Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Your mum is probably killing them off when you are at school so that she does not get savaged by the mozzies in the evening Sam Bucket that is usually teeming with daphnia has got a few cruising about - not enough to scoop and feed out, but the red tub that normally has nothing in it is teeming with them and mozzie larvae and bloodworms. It is half full of sunk camellia flowers and leaves along with the odd silver birch leaf and catkin thingys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 so just to confirm this, you guys have containers outside with water in them and scoop out whatever nasty stuff is in there for food? no cleaning or concerns about introducing bad things to your tanks or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nup - no checking just throw them in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 wow. do you do anything with the water? I am asking as i have a blue kids shell outside full of slimey green water, i never thought about useing it for a food source. do you remove any algae or throw it all in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Your mum is probably killing them off when you are at school so that she does not get savaged by the mozzies in the evening Sam I'm always home when she's home, no way she could do that! Just my bad/good luck I guess :roll: Cam I tend to just scoop out the bugs and try to leave as much algae in the container as possible. No risks so long as you know what's in the body of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 You are only after the mozzie larvae or daphnia if there is any in there. Don't put the algae in your tank! How I harvest them is get a container and fill it with fresh water if you are going to feed out straight away, or tank water if you are going to keep them for a couple of days and feed them out slowly. Net the critters out and put them in the container. You do not want to be adding the water from the outside container to your tanks, and I feed them out with a turkey baster into the tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 cool thanks for the advice people, I will move my shell from under the lemon tree this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I use a small net and fish out the larvae I want and then dump them into the tank. Or, empty them into a cup and then do the turkey baster thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 yay my first mozzie larvae of the year have arrived!!! theres small wormy things swimming around in there, are they safe? (haven't noticed them before) about 3-5mm long lightish brown and actively swimming round, don't look like a blood worm, white worm, black worm etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 theres small wormy things swimming around in there, are they safe? Only one way to find out! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 wormys must be bad for them, lasted about 2 seconds, and anything that gets eaten that quickly gatta be bad for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 15min drive from my house is the larger brackish water mossy and they breed in the millions in these rock pools. One net and i've got to much, use old bloodworm plates to re-freeze into mossy squares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joff_nz Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 15min drive from my house is the larger brackish water mossy and they breed in the millions in these rock pools. One net and i've got to much, use old bloodworm plates to re-freeze into mossy squares. Care to share location ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I get a quarter of a cup of tank water in a cup, take my extend-o-net (tea strainer on a stick) and harvest out the bugs into the clean water. I know I look like a right weiro peering over the edge trying to see the bottom, none of these neighbours have ever asked me what I'm doing yet though. There is blanket weed in there so I make sure not to put any in the tank, though I doubt it would survive anyway. My bugtopia trough is topped up with old fish water and is sparkly clean when I haven't stirred up the bottom. There is oxygen weed growing well and I have just started some stargrass too. I think that there are so many bugs thriving in there that it can't be bad water or they wouldn't be alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 extend-o-net (tea strainer on a stick) Patent pending :lol: That sounds like a sweet setup Sophia 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 come and visit my ostracods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 come and visit my ostracods! Maybe next time I'm at HFF 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Found my first egg raft of the season this avo! It's now inside in a cup being watched very carefully. What do they eat?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Given the chance ... you! Otherwise infusoria, and algae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 :nilly: Awesome! I have so much algae it's ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 My babies hatched today :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 oooooh a mouthful.... if you can prove who the parents are you should claim a breeding certificate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm trying to think of names for all of them :gigl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_crazy Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Almost want to say they're cute :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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