I think! My M. FF cultures started on August 1st with supplies from NeHerp and my two store bought cultures I've been feeding from. One is producing a bit better than the other, but I put a few more flies to start in that one.... good thing too because my other two are getting lower each day and I was starting to fear these wouldn't be ready in time. When should I start being able to feed from these, and when would be a good time to take from them (or perhaps my older two when I can start feeding from these) to make the next two? I was surprised to see such progress in only a week though! Thanks.
Yes... looks good. Some species of fruit flies will culture faster than others.
Drosophila melanogaster go faster and are small...suitable for froglets, smaller PDF species
(thumbnail species , O pumilio )
Drosophila Hydei - take longer to culture- are the largest ( of those typically cultured ) and are best for many adult PDFs species
You'll get the hang of it !
What ever you do !! Don't run out !!!!!!!
You want to --ALWAYS-- be prepared for a crash !
I would not waste ( newly hatched) flies ----> by adding them to an existing culture.
Simply make a new one ..... It's always better to have extra cultures !
Study all you can about the life span of fruit flies:
Fruit Fly Metamorphosis: Life Cycle & Phases of Fruit Flies
Little tip: Use a sharpie magic marker to date and species/label your FF containers
Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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It takes Melanogaster about 2 weeks to start producing. Your frog is probably big enough to move onto the bigger flies. The main perk to the bigger flies is it takes less to feed them . Next time you order pick up one Hydei culture from neherp or Joshsfrogs and start culturing that. You can use the same NeHerp media you already have with the Hydei. I make mine from it and they do good with it.
1.1.0 - Oophaga Pumilio 'Blue Jeans' (2014 Nicaragua Import)
1.1.0 - Oophaga Pumilio 'Chirique Grande' F1
1.1.0 - D. Tinctorius 'Citronella'
1.2.0 - D. Tinctorius 'Azureus'
0.0.2 - D. Tinctorius 'Sipaliwini'
0.0.2 - D. Tinctorius 'New River'
0.0.4 - D. Tinctorius 'Leucomelas'
0.0.4 - Terribilis 'Mint'
1.1.0 - R. Ventrimaculatus 'French Guiana'
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