SPRINGTAILS
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Culturing Instructions for Springtails
Springtails (Colombella) are tiny little grayish-white insects that have no wings. They have fork like appendages that allow them to jump. When the cover is removed from their container, they will retreat into a dark space, usually back into the soil.� They have been known to be a pest to Grindal Worms, White Worms and Red Worms. It's important to keep them apart unless you don�t mind culturing them together. They do not bite and will die if their conditions are too dry.
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Which Fish Will Eat Them : Sub-adults like Gouramis, Bubble Nesting Bettas, Apistogrammas, Epilaty Killifish, Corydoras and White Clouds.
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Environment: Select a dark area in your room to keep your culturing container.
Temperature: Room temperature.
Food: You can feed finely ground dried cat food, instant baby cereal (oatmeal), instant mashed potato flakes (plain), fish food flakes and white bread. Their foods must be moist when feeding. I like to bury the food under the medium and turn the medium every 5-7 days with a Popsicle stick.
Container: Choose a heavy duty container with a secure lid. You'll need to make tiny air holes on the upper sides of your container so that your culture can breathe.
Medium:�� There are many mediums that can be used. I prefer a worm bedding that doesn't contain soil/ dirt because soil quickly sours and turns to mud. You may also use coconut fiber (coir), top soil (if you prefer using it), charcoal bits etc.
Harvesting: I like to wait until hundreds of Springtails are congregating around a clump of food. I'll take a portion cup, scoop a clump of food into the portion cup and gently tap the cup. The Springtails will fall to the bottom of the cup. Then I'll place the clump of food back into the medium. Then I will collect as many as I want for feeding my fish.
Sub-Culture: Every 3-4 weeks.�
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