Wow, this is so complicated I got here while looking if I can extend my fruit fly cultures longevity with some recipe... but all seems to be circling between 4 and 5 weeks. What I do is 2 big spoons of dry fruit flakes (baby food stuff), 1/2 tea spoon of citric acid, 1/2 tea spoon of dry yeast. I just add water while i mix to get that porridge consistancy, stuff some natural raffia (i just buy one raffia and cut it half, lasts me a year but i only mix 2 cups per two weeks for now) in it, provides great surface area. wait for about 15 minutes for it to raise and transfer fruit flies in it. (i use 500 ml or 17 oz beer plastic cups and just cover them with rubber band and kitchen paper towel on top). Seems alot less work and lasts pretty much same amount of time, fruit flies are booming in that. It's very cheap, fast and easy to make. Only problem I'm having is the price on plastic cups these days since EU tries to reduce plastic consumption.
I wonder if adding active yeast is really the best thing, especially when you're adding sugars. It is my opinion that a couple teaspoons of nutritional yeast (dead brewers' yeast) _instead_ may be better in the long run. The reasons being that the active yeast will quickly multiply (which is great for maggots, don't get me wrong), but will eventually lead to fermentation (which happens anaerobically), which means no more oxygen in the growing medium, plus alcohol production, equals dead fly culture. Why would you want to accelerate this process by adding active yeast?- it's going to happen eventually with wild yeast anyhow, by means of transference by the flies themselves, and also settling in through the screen. Also, brewers' yeast _is_ more nutritious- it contains the entire vitamin B complex. So, it seems to me that adding lots of an inactive yeast, which is still great food for maggots & flies, will provide the necessary food while prolonging the culture by _not_ allowing the culture to become over-run with living yeast _as quickly,_ thereby delaying anaerobic conditions & alcohol production. Active yeast, on the other hand, is just a good way to give fermentation a head start. Don't forget that as yeast multiplies, it consumes oxygen that the maggots need! I think a scientific experiment is in order. This needs to be settled.
Yes in theory that would be accurate but I have no ever noticed any cultures crashing or dieing due to fermentation and alcohol production. but that is for sure accurate and be my guest to test it and let me know how it does.
Once I have more flies than I know what to do with, I probably will. It could just be that yeast reproduction is slowed by the mold inhibitors in the culture in combination with such a thick medium. Thanks for responding.
With mine I switch between Nutritional Yeast and powdered super greens mix. Basically all kinds of greens and plant proteins etc in a very fine powder usually in the health food section for smoothies etc. They grow great on it and even though it was about $10 for the bag it would literally last for years and years if all I was using it for was springtails a pinch at a time. My Isopods love it too.
I add about 1/10th of the amount of flies you add and in my opinion it is much more efficient. You will still have large amounts of larvae as a small population of flies will instinctively lay depending on the size of the current fly population, basically they will seek to replenish their small population. The cultures also last longer as less nutrients is used up and you can have many more cultures.
Geckos of any sort please. For the fruit flies, did you buy a starter batch at a reptile store? And can you point me in the direction of the ingredient list and recipe? Thanks so much.
I mean I go through the whole recipe in the video... so shouldn't be any need for it. And ya you buy a starter culture somewhere, depends where you live.
Great channel! keep up with your great work! Could someone tell me if I can keep a pair of tinctorius nominat dartfrogs to my new bioactive vampire crab tank? the length of the tank is 120cm and the crabs habitat is pretty the same as for the frogs (not deep water, between 23-27C°, humidity 80% - 95%, places to hide, climb and go on, and so on). I would really appreciate any advice 😊 (sorry for my bad grammar)
There might be some issues with the crabs going after the frogs, or just taking advantage of them being there. So if you want to risk your frogs, go for it, but I would rather keep things safe.
Hey Mike Tytula, what species would you say could live happily as an adult in the exo terra nano tall, 20x20x30cm, i was thinking a pygmy chameleon? thanks, love the vids!
They carry excelsior but the dollar tree stuff crumbles apart too easily. I started ordering 1/4 bales online, it's economical plus you can make a ton of cultures
so i am having trouble again. i have notice that springtails in my viv are gone like completely. and they are seems to be mites running around so how should i get rid of them? thanks a lot and sorry for bad english.
no i dont think its related to high temps. i have 3 springtails culture and 1 of them are punched with small holes. Then one day when i check on my cultures i saw the one with small holes punch were full of the mites that are same as those in my viv. that culture were completely wiped out btw.
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Wow, this is so complicated I got here while looking if I can extend my fruit fly cultures longevity with some recipe... but all seems to be circling between 4 and 5 weeks. What I do is 2 big spoons of dry fruit flakes (baby food stuff), 1/2 tea spoon of citric acid, 1/2 tea spoon of dry yeast. I just add water while i mix to get that porridge consistancy, stuff some natural raffia (i just buy one raffia and cut it half, lasts me a year but i only mix 2 cups per two weeks for now) in it, provides great surface area. wait for about 15 minutes for it to raise and transfer fruit flies in it. (i use 500 ml or 17 oz beer plastic cups and just cover them with rubber band and kitchen paper towel on top). Seems alot less work and lasts pretty much same amount of time, fruit flies are booming in that. It's very cheap, fast and easy to make. Only problem I'm having is the price on plastic cups these days since EU tries to reduce plastic consumption.
Use reusable glass jars with the 2 part metal lids. Canning jars I think they’re called. Replace flat part of lid with paper towel or fabric.
That's an interesting recipe! Thanks for sharing!
you should make an update on Sky or Kai. Thanks bro for the vids
I wonder if adding active yeast is really the best thing, especially when you're adding sugars. It is my opinion that a couple teaspoons of nutritional yeast (dead brewers' yeast) _instead_ may be better in the long run. The reasons being that the active yeast will quickly multiply (which is great for maggots, don't get me wrong), but will eventually lead to fermentation (which happens anaerobically), which means no more oxygen in the growing medium, plus alcohol production, equals dead fly culture. Why would you want to accelerate this process by adding active yeast?- it's going to happen eventually with wild yeast anyhow, by means of transference by the flies themselves, and also settling in through the screen. Also, brewers' yeast _is_ more nutritious- it contains the entire vitamin B complex. So, it seems to me that adding lots of an inactive yeast, which is still great food for maggots & flies, will provide the necessary food while prolonging the culture by _not_ allowing the culture to become over-run with living yeast _as quickly,_ thereby delaying anaerobic conditions & alcohol production. Active yeast, on the other hand, is just a good way to give fermentation a head start. Don't forget that as yeast multiplies, it consumes oxygen that the maggots need!
I think a scientific experiment is in order. This needs to be settled.
Yes in theory that would be accurate but I have no ever noticed any cultures crashing or dieing due to fermentation and alcohol production. but that is for sure accurate and be my guest to test it and let me know how it does.
Once I have more flies than I know what to do with, I probably will. It could just be that yeast reproduction is slowed by the mold inhibitors in the culture in combination with such a thick medium.
Thanks for responding.
Sheldon
How do I breed fruit flies from scratch. Where do i get fruit flies from?
You need to buy a culture of them from someone first.
I use the flightless fruit flies to feed my yellow meadow ant colony!
That’s awesome!
Looks Good
just got into dart frogs and loving it.
They are fantastic!
could you make an update on sky
lets see Sheldon and a day in the life
You should do more Teg videos
Crested geckos
do an update on Kai
striker
where abouts is the list of ingredients please mike
I will add it shortly, I did say it in the video so just play and write it down
May Madness 2021?
I wish man
Found the vid haha thanks mike
Perfect! I’ve tweaked it about since this but this will do the job
Could you do a video on springtail food?
I will in a little bit!
Bjorne Oslo brewers yeast, that's it, it's amazing stuff. Springtails produce very fast with it.
With mine I switch between Nutritional Yeast and powdered super greens mix. Basically all kinds of greens and plant proteins etc in a very fine powder usually in the health food section for smoothies etc. They grow great on it and even though it was about $10 for the bag it would literally last for years and years if all I was using it for was springtails a pinch at a time. My Isopods love it too.
Could you do a video on stopping condensation on your glass.
Theres really no way, circulation fans will help reduce it.
Thanks man. Off to buy some computer fans then. I spent whole Saturday scaping my new paludarium and now it's all foggy. Hope it helps
If I have a pair of Ranitomeya Variabilis, what flies would you recommend? And how many cultures should I make? One a week? Or one every other week?
mels, and you could probably get away with one every other week.
I add about 1/10th of the amount of flies you add and in my opinion it is much more efficient. You will still have large amounts of larvae as a small population of flies will instinctively lay depending on the size of the current fly population, basically they will seek to replenish their small population. The cultures also last longer as less nutrients is used up and you can have many more cultures.
Not sure if that is 100% accurate but I will see if you are right next time I make cultures.
Geckos of any sort please. For the fruit flies, did you buy a starter batch at a reptile store?
And can you point me in the direction of the ingredient list and recipe? Thanks so much.
I mean I go through the whole recipe in the video... so shouldn't be any need for it. And ya you buy a starter culture somewhere, depends where you live.
What form are your flax seeds in? Whole or ground? Just curious as I've never tried flax in my mix.
Ground haha
Great channel! keep up with your great work!
Could someone tell me if I can keep a pair of tinctorius nominat dartfrogs to my new bioactive vampire crab tank? the length of the tank is 120cm and the crabs habitat is pretty the same as for the frogs (not deep water, between 23-27C°, humidity 80% - 95%, places to hide, climb and go on, and so on). I would really appreciate any advice 😊
(sorry for my bad grammar)
There might be some issues with the crabs going after the frogs, or just taking advantage of them being there. So if you want to risk your frogs, go for it, but I would rather keep things safe.
guess you are right. But it's Ok, both will get a separated big tank and probably be happier 😊 thanks again for your help!
Todd Guenther nice job on the vid made same ingredients my cultures are booming.
Glad to hear man!
Hey Mike Tytula,
what species would you say could live happily as an adult in the exo terra nano tall, 20x20x30cm,
i was thinking a pygmy chameleon?
thanks, love the vids!
Praying mantis? awesome pets
Ya that's to small for even a small pygmy cham, they should have like an 18x18x12
nice video. just started my cultures. now just waiting for them to boom. it would be sweet to see Kai or sky. keep up the great work man!
Thanks buddy! I appreciate it.
Is there a good way to store extra media before you want to use it to set up a culture?
Just don't mix it with water. And keep it in a cool dark environment.
Hey Mike, go to Airdrie and go to the Michaels there my friend. Also carefully check dollarstores
Why whats there?
They carry excelsior but the dollar tree stuff crumbles apart too easily. I started ordering 1/4 bales online, it's economical plus you can make a ton of cultures
How many cultures do you make of each kind weekly?
2 each normally
Can anyone write down plz ,I am bad in English listen,speak too fast😭
There are recipes online
Turn on captions, it will have it written down and you can pause to read!
can you find all of these ingredients at a grocery store?
organic store will carry most of it, or places like whole foods might carry it all.
so i am having trouble again. i have notice that springtails in my viv are gone like completely. and they are seems to be mites running around so how should i get rid of them? thanks a lot and sorry for bad english.
colgent ip what kind of springtails do you have? some springtails cannot tolerate high temps
no i dont think its related to high temps. i have 3 springtails culture and 1 of them are punched with small holes. Then one day when i check on my cultures i saw the one with small holes punch were full of the mites that are same as those in my viv. that culture were completely wiped out btw.
Mites could definitely be the cause of the crash.
Mike Tytula so i should clean out the whole viv or there are other ways?
how do u make the lid?
I buy them haha
THANK YOU buddy....
No worries! hope you enjoyed!