Live Foods
Information about feeding live foods such as shrimp, daphnia, flies, and worms to your fish.
How to Collect Live Foods for Your Fish
If you've been feeding your fish only dried or frozen foods, it's time to get outside and scare up some live food. Here are tips about where to find gourmet delights for your aquarium fish. Your fish will love you for it.
If you've been feeding your fish only dried or frozen foods, it's time to get outside and scare up some live food. Here are tips about where to find gourmet delights for your aquarium fish. Your fish will love you for it.
Artemia (Brine Shrimp) FAQ 1.1
Kai Schumann shares her knowledge of raising artemia.
Kai Schumann shares her knowledge of raising artemia.
Brine Shrimp Grow Out Article
Step by step article describing how to grow your own brine shrimp, by Gregory Hiller for MOPs.
Step by step article describing how to grow your own brine shrimp, by Gregory Hiller for MOPs.
Live Food
The benefits and types of live foods available for freshwater fish. Recommendations for raising your live food is also given. By Oleg Kiselev, Don Wilson, and Steve Bartling, for Aquaria
The benefits and types of live foods available for freshwater fish. Recommendations for raising your live food is also given. By Oleg Kiselev, Don Wilson, and Steve Bartling, for Aquaria
Daphnia
Detailed article about culturing one of the most popular fresh foods - the "water flea", from the Viviparous page.
Detailed article about culturing one of the most popular fresh foods - the "water flea", from the Viviparous page.
Meadow sweepings
An article describing a variety of live foods available in the great outdoors, from the Viviparous page.
An article describing a variety of live foods available in the great outdoors, from the Viviparous page.
Daphnia FAQ
Kai Schumann shares her knowledge of raising Daphnia.
Kai Schumann shares her knowledge of raising Daphnia.
Moina
An article describing how to culture the tiny crustacean known as "Russian Daphnia", from the Viviparous page.
An article describing how to culture the tiny crustacean known as "Russian Daphnia", from the Viviparous page.
Flies, maggots and pupae
An article describing how to safely raise maggots that may be used for food, from the Viviparous page.
An article describing how to safely raise maggots that may be used for food, from the Viviparous page.
Wingless Fruit Flies
A wingless fly that can be raised and used as an excellent fresh food, from the Viviparous page.
A wingless fly that can be raised and used as an excellent fresh food, from the Viviparous page.
Blackworms
A short description of blacks worms, covering the pros and cons of using them.
A short description of blacks worms, covering the pros and cons of using them.
Earthworms
Good article about using one of the best live foods - earthworms, from the Viviparous page.
Good article about using one of the best live foods - earthworms, from the Viviparous page.
Grindal Worms
Good article describing how to cultivate and keep grindal worms, from the Viviparous page.
Good article describing how to cultivate and keep grindal worms, from the Viviparous page.
Micro Worms & Eels
Article covering the culturing of both Microworms and Eels, from the Viviparous page.
Article covering the culturing of both Microworms and Eels, from the Viviparous page.
White Worms
Good article describing how to cultivate and keep white worms, from the Viviparous page.
Good article describing how to cultivate and keep white worms, from the Viviparous page.
Microworms
An article describing how to successfully raise microworms, by Stephen Kwartler.
An article describing how to successfully raise microworms, by Stephen Kwartler.