RE: Favorite Killifish - Aphyobranchius

["Brian R. Watters" <bwatters at sk_sympatico.ca>]

Tyrone Genade wrote:

>
> For those of you bent on doing things the old hard way here is an
> infursoria recipe by Ian Sainthouse:
>
> > Culturing paramecium is simple - the problem is in avoiding
> > contamination. Use very clean glass containers around 1 liter and
> > fresh water. Make sure the water is free from chemicals used to purify
> > it and add the paramecium with one drop of carnation evaporated milk -
> > if this is not available then any that is FAT FREE After a day or so
> > the water will become clear and if you look you should see a cloud of
> > paramecium. If the water is clear then add 2 drops and re[eat this at
> > intervals. Make sure that you do not overfeed as this results in the
> > loss of the culture.
> >
> > When the water is clear you can add it to the tank with the peat in
> > it, but dont add more than half. Top up with water and start again !
>

This does not work with all strains/species of Paramecium.
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