Quote Originally Posted by flybyferns View Post
I'm with Bruce. I use Repashy's Superfly for my cultures as well. ( an order can be placed directly w/ Repashy)
Tried many brands and recipes; didn't like any as much.

IMO - this is one of those expenses we just can't skimp on ---- don't want to run out of food !
You want to ALWAYS have at lest one full blooming back up....and others in different cultivating stages
Because, if and when they crash ---they crash and then there's none !!!
We need to plan ahead and have a ready made source of FF you can get with in a day or two.
Keep the bag of Repashy in the frig between culture preps.

Practicing is a good idea.

Juvenile leucs will need the smallest Drosophila melanogaster
When they are adults they will enjoy D. Hydei.
However, sticking with just the melanogaster would be fine.

You are absolutely right. Don't ever want to run out of food. Fortunately there is a pet shop that sells live flies if I have a catastrophic event with my cultures. I will look into the Repashy's Superfly right away. If it's the best then I want to try it.