[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Live Foods Digest V1 #48

To: Live-Foods at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Live Foods Digest V1 #48
From: gomberg at wcf_com
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 97 07:41:18 -0700
In-Reply-To: <199710010758.DAA21544 at acme_actwin.com>

On 10/01/97 at 03:58 p, Owner-Live-Foods at actwin_com (Live Foods
Digest) said:

>Recently my paramecium culture turned red.  I had fed the culture
>lettuce leaves, wheat seed.  I have not seen this before and do not
>know if is safe to feed this to my fish.  Can anyone comment on
>this condition?

You really need to see what is making your culture red.  If it is
bacteria, it is almost certainly Ceretia marcesens (sp?) and
harmless.  If it is a protozoan, I would not feed from that culture. 
Get some to a microscope!

-- 

Dave Gomberg, FormMaestro!                     http://www.wcf.com
 gomberg at wcf_com
  Help stop Internet spam! Join CAUCE:   http://www.cauce.org/

Next by Date: Re: parmecium
Next by thread: Re: parmecium
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread