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RE: Live foods: Fruit Fly Foam Plugs

To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Subject: RE: Live foods: Fruit Fly Foam Plugs
From: "David Lains" <david at zfin_org>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:43:13 -0700
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In-reply-to: <20020612182348.57683.qmail at web40008_mail.yahoo.com>
Dendrobates?

><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>Behalf Of robert nhan
><{{{>Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 11:24 AM
><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>Subject: RE: Live foods: Fruit Fly Foam Plugs
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>I use regular 32oz cup.  I use my formula but used to
><{{{>use Carolina without any problem.  I mix a bit of
><{{{>brown sugar to the water, before pouring to the media.
><{{{>If you can add some brewer's yeast(inactive yeast),
><{{{>this will double the production.  My frogs consume
><{{{>about 3 oz of ff per feeding.
><{{{>
><{{{>Robert.
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>--- David Lains <david at zfin_org> wrote:
><{{{>> Hi Robert
><{{{>> 
><{{{>> I've used 16 or 22 ounce slurpee type cups in the
><{{{>> past, the lid is domed
><{{{>> with a 1 inch mouth but the seem to sweat on the
><{{{>> walls to the determent of
><{{{>> the culture.  I tried reducing the water in the mix
><{{{>> but then it was to dry.
><{{{>> Sometimes I would get an ok batch but I have always
><{{{>> had consistent results
><{{{>> using glass.  What media are you using?  How do you
><{{{>> mix it?
><{{{>> 
><{{{>> Best Fishes
><{{{>> David
><{{{>> 
><{{{>> ><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>> ><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>> [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>> ><{{{>Behalf Of robert nhan
><{{{>> ><{{{>Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:42 AM
><{{{>> ><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>> ><{{{>Subject: RE: Live foods: Fruit Fly Foam Plugs
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>I am using 30oz clear plastic cups for
><{{{>> cultivating ff,
><{{{>> ><{{{>papertowl/rubberband as lid.  You will get
><{{{>> more
><{{{>> ><{{{>production, much cheaper, and you can throw
><{{{>> them away.
><{{{>> ><{{{>Most of the restaurant supply should have it.
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>Robert.
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>--- David Lains <david at zfin_org> wrote:
><{{{>> ><{{{>> Hello All
><{{{>> ><{{{>>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> Last year I inherited a bunch of glass jars
><{{{>> from a
><{{{>> ><{{{>> fruit fly lab, they only
><{{{>> ><{{{>> problem was there were only enough plugs to
><{{{>> have one
><{{{>> ><{{{>> set of cultures going.
><{{{>> ><{{{>> I searched the net and found the foam plugs
><{{{>> at
><{{{>> ><{{{>> scientific sites but they are
><{{{>> ><{{{>> expensive 100 for $40.
><{{{>> ><{{{>>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> So I searched the net for cylinder foam and
><{{{>> found
><{{{>> ><{{{>> this site:
><{{{>> ><{{{>> http://www.allaboutfoam.com/ select
><{{{>> conventional
><{{{>> ><{{{>> foam, then at the bottom
><{{{>> ><{{{>> you can select the shape and then the
><{{{>> dimensions.
><{{{>> ><{{{>> It ended up costing $2
><{{{>> ><{{{>> for a 4 foot length of the foam I needed.
><{{{>> You can
><{{{>> ><{{{>> make at least 25 plugs out
><{{{>> ><{{{>> of this length.  I didn't know which density
><{{{>> of foam
><{{{>> ><{{{>> to use so I selected a
><{{{>> ><{{{>> few of the cheaper options.  My old time
><{{{>> favorite
><{{{>> ><{{{>> culture bottle is a
><{{{>> ><{{{>> Snapple bottle, with a few of these, some of
><{{{>> this
><{{{>> ><{{{>> foam and some of Carolinas
><{{{>> ><{{{>> potato flacks you are in business.  Well ok
><{{{>> you'll
><{{{>> ><{{{>> need flies also.
><{{{>> ><{{{>>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> Happy culturing
><{{{>> ><{{{>> David
><{{{>> ><{{{>>
><{{{>> ><{{{>>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>> ><{{{>> [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>Behalf Of Wright Huntley
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:08 AM
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>Subject: Re: Live foods
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>George & Melanie Caruso wrote:
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> > I am trying to get into raising
><{{{>> more live
><{{{>> ><{{{>> foods for my
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>killies. I feed
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> >  baby brine shrimp and some white
><{{{>> worms as
><{{{>> ><{{{>> the only live food at
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> > this time.  Plan to get some black
><{{{>> worms as
><{{{>> ><{{{>> soon as I purchase my
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> > mini-frig. Also trying to set up a
><{{{>> ><{{{>> controlled arrangement
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>for mosquito
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> >  larvae.  I would like to get a
><{{{>> daphnia
><{{{>> ><{{{>> culture going as well as
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> > try my hand at raising up some
><{{{>> brine shrimp
><{{{>> ><{{{>> to larger sizes. Would
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{> > appreciate any helpful input on
><{{{>> these
><{{{>> ><{{{>> items.
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>Some have great success with wingless
><{{{>> fruit
><{{{>> ><{{{>> flys. Around here, PetClub
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>has been pushing them with their
><{{{>> Bettas, and
><{{{>> ><{{{>> starters are always
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>available from Carolina Biologicals.
><{{{>> [PetClub
><{{{>> ><{{{>> gets about $5.] Epis and
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>other surface feeders adore them.
><{{{>> ><{{{>> >><{{{>Wright
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>--
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>Wright Huntley -- 290 521-0557 -- 731
><{{{>> Loletta
><{{{>> ><{{{>> Ave, Modesto CA 95351
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>                       "...the Middle
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><{{{>> ><{{{>> the
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>                        World
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><{{{>> ><{{{>> Federation."
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>                                      
><{{{>> -- Ted
><{{{>> ><{{{>> Roberts --
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>> ><{{{>
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