hi guys i am having problems with my fruit fly cultures , just lately every culture i have been making has gone mouldy after around 5 days and im not sure why , i dumped all of my previous cultures and started with a fresh batch of flies and it is happening again. does anyone have any idea what is going wrong?
Picture? White mold could be the yeast if your culture is too dry. Some people use vinegar also to inhibit mold. I use cinnamon.
Sorry, what a shame.
It's got to be the culture medium?
What kind of water are you using?
What temp are the cultures kept in ?
Is the mix home-made?
I use this /never had a problem Repashy "super fly".
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Spare supply is kept in the frig.
Every home-made recipe I've tried has had some little issue I've decided to leave it up to the experts!
2 other brands I've tried had issues s well.
I got sick of wasting the $$ trying. Plus, the risk of being left without food for the frogs is really scary
I finally solved the hydei problem ( they take longer to culture) by simply adding MUCH more culture medium and make it more watery. I purchase my excelsior form Josh's Frogs...It's nice and thick/ the craft store stuff breaks down.
I store spare excelsior is stored in the freezer.
I heat my cultures on a seeding/ starter mats /turned on during the night/in these colder months.
purchased here: http://www.sunflowersupplies.com/pro...TION-SEED.html
they work like a charm!
The cinnamon is a great idea Gwen ! I can't imagine it causing a problem?
http://www.education.com/science-fai...old-inhibitor/
Here is a recipe ( i've never tried it ) It does however have methyl paraben added as well
Fruit Fly Culturing,
Making your own fruit fly cultures will save money and is easy to do. We recommend making a couple of cultures once a week for a pair of frogs.
This is the recipe we use.
1 cup of powdered sugar
4 teaspoons Methyl Paraben (to prevent mold)
8 cups potato flakes
1 cup fruit flavored baby cereal
1 cup brewers yeast
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Add 1/3 cup of mixture to a container and enough water to make it the consistency of apple sauce. Lightly sprinkle fresh baker's yeast on top, add excelsior or crumpled up coffee filters. Add some flies from a previous culture. Keep in a place that is not too dry and room temperature. Melanogaster's generally take 10-14 days to hatch out and hydei take a bit longer and don't yield as many flies.
above recipe found on : http://www.carolinadartfrogs.com/frog-care.html
Hang in there !!!
There's got to be a better way to culture FF ! Right !
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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I make my own cultures and never have a problem with mold. Don't use cinnamon either. It's an extremely easy and cheap recipe.
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
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
http://www.fernsfrogs.com
https://www.facebook.com/ferns.frogs
Sure
1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes (I get mine at the dollar store)
1/4 cup white distilled vinegar
1 tsp confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup hot water
Mix together, should be a nice think creamy consistency. Sprinkle some yeast on top, add your climbing material and seed.
I get 50 deli cups for $4. A box of potatoes is a buck at the dollar store and I get the sugar there as well. Vinegar I buy by the gallon. (Cheap at bulk stores like sam's club) for about $20 or so, I have supplies for about a year.
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
Thanks for the formula Bill !
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !
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