Raising young Medaka

A lot of Medaka keeping is very easy, they are quite hardy, but one aspect is a little harder then all the rest. The growing of extremely young fry. They’ll breed quite freely and you probably will get lots of eggs if you feed them well and give them temps above 18c. Breeding them is easy enough, male and female, […]

Infusoria

This is probably one of the easiest water live foods to create and culture. All you really need is a jar and some lettuce. But there are a few ways to make it more effective. View this post on Instagram A post shared by hei’wa medaka (@hei_wa_medaka) View this post on Instagram A post shared by hei’wa medaka (@hei_wa_medaka) Get […]

Snails

Love them or hate them, theyre a vital part of the ecosystem of any water system. I personally love a quick, scaleable animal that quickly breeds to take over a niche. Snails are the ideal litmus test for overfeeding. You overfeed, they’re likely to bloom exponentially, telling the feeder “Hey, maybe slow down a bit”. For medaka I can recommend […]

PSB and bacteria

When people think of a clean fish tank they envisage a crystal clean water tank with perfect, no algae and debris clean tank. In nature this is the polar opposite of how clean works, in nature a clean environment is a stable water source with a whole ecosystem working in tandem to provide clean water. In your fish tank or […]