vinegar eels, surface scum

[Paul Cezanne <oblique at alum_mit.edu>]

I just got my very first vinegar eel culture about 10 days ago.  It is in a 2 qt jar, not filled to the top so it has max surface area.  The medium is 1/2 apple cider vinegar, 1/2 dechlorinated water, and about 4 to 6 ounces of organic apple juice.  (one of the web sites I visited said that using juice was just as good as as apple pieces but left much less debris in the bottle.)

I just checked it everyday for the first 5 days and the little eels seemed fine.  That grew tiring so I stopped checking.  I looked again today and I see a surface scum on the liquid but what's worse,  I far fewer eels.

What went wrong?  What can I do to save this?

Thanks!

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