Becca
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The microworm culture I got at the September meeting was finally looking fluid beyond rescue 2 weeks ago, so I set up a new culture. I used a slightly larger container because it was the closest in size I could find at the grocery store.
I followed Frank's instructions and kept the old culture around, just in case. In a week I had a strong culture with an unprecedented amount of worms squirming up the sides. I harvested, fed them on water change day, and even had some Aspidoras eggs the next day for my troubles. I took this as a sign that I could toss the old culture, which was really watery and a bit stinky.
This past week there seem to be NO worms. This weekend I opened the culture up and it was really watery on one end. There weren't many worms on the sides, which is typical when a culture gets watery. I sprinkled some baby oatmeal on top. Last night I went to check it - no worms - no movement, nothing.
Any ideas on what might've happened?
I made my new culture with oatmeal cooked in tap water.
I followed Frank's instructions and kept the old culture around, just in case. In a week I had a strong culture with an unprecedented amount of worms squirming up the sides. I harvested, fed them on water change day, and even had some Aspidoras eggs the next day for my troubles. I took this as a sign that I could toss the old culture, which was really watery and a bit stinky.
This past week there seem to be NO worms. This weekend I opened the culture up and it was really watery on one end. There weren't many worms on the sides, which is typical when a culture gets watery. I sprinkled some baby oatmeal on top. Last night I went to check it - no worms - no movement, nothing.
Any ideas on what might've happened?
I made my new culture with oatmeal cooked in tap water.