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What live foods are good for apistos? Where can they be bought?
Almost all live food is good.
I have recently been using fruitfly larvae (maggots). The Wingless type are best but if you want free food just mash a banana in porrage add a little yeast on top into a jam jar and leave in a sunny spot for 2 days. remove the adult flies and put a ventalated lid on the jar, a few days after that the maggots start to crawl up the sides and.... free food.
Quick tip. Use vinagar instead of water to mix the porrage. It stop it going mouldy.
Whiteworms are also good in moderation and can often be found in compost heaps. Daphnia can be found in farmers troughs. Alot of stuff is out there free if you know where to look
Hi,
How long does microworms survive in a tank?
Do they bury themselves in the substrate?
May seem like a dumb question, but is there an easy way to get the larvae off the sides? I haven't had fruit flies for several years, but I assumed they were "stuck" to the walls.