Live food triggers natural hunting behavior and is more nutritious than flakes. I show you how to culture brine shrimp, daphnia, microworms, infusoria, etc. – from a simple jar setup to small-scale production.
Those tiny white threads wriggling in your substrate or on the glass? Detritus worms. They are 100% harmless to shrimp, fish, and snails — just ugly. They only explode in numbers when you overfeed, skip water changes, or let mulm pile up. Here’s what they
Daphnia also known as “Water fleas” is a highly nutritious live food that most aquarists utilize in feeding tropical fish species. The use of live food in aquaculture is mainly due to the rich nutritional value and also the response of fish to catch movements,
Brine shrimp (Artemia salina) are the backbone of the aquarium hobby. Whether you are breeding fish, raising dwarf shrimp, or just want to fatten up your community tank, freshly hatched nauplii are the best live food you can use. They are packed with protein, trigger