Lucy

I've found a recipe for making infusoria using lettuce and tank water.
Bear with me here.....could you use lettuce that was gone bad in the fridge? You know how it can get all watery and green.
Would it have the same nutritional value?

I hope I'm explaining this correctly.

agabr123

i guess it depends how bad? if its watery, some of the nutrients could have leeched out maybe?

inuyasha_lover_21

That one is tough. I would say no since there could be bad bacteria

Alessa

hmm... most of the one that has been kept in the fridge isnt reallt full of bacteria. Depending in the environment it would have been only oxidized by "good" bacteria. I think it is definately worth the try?

Drew 43920

Why risk it ?

Lucy

My thinking is, this recipe calls for lettuce in water. Wouldn't lettuce broken down be less diluted?

sirdarksol

Many of the nutrients would have been damaged by the breakdown. It probably isn't really dangerous, but it's likely less nutritious than making the stuff from fresh lettuce.

Lucy

Thanks for everyones in put.
I've got some newly hatched tadpoles and some lettuce in the fridge that I was going to toss. I think I'll add just a pinch and see if they go for it while waiting for the other to cultivate.

If anyone has anything else to add, please do.

sirdarksol

Let us know how things go.
Reading more about infusoria, you may be on to something here. It may work out well.

Butterfly

Actually Lucy when you make it your suppose to "crumble" or break the lettuce up so it will deteriorate faster. So unless it has gotten slimey I don't see why not.
Now remember me trying to grow green water(and I never could)? Thats basically what green water is infusoria soup So I bought frozen rotifers for the Ram fry. Would this work for your tadpoles?
Carol

Lucy

Maybe, I've never heard of rotifers. What is it?

Butterfly

Rotifers are the tiny microscopic critters in green water and infusoria. I couldn't grow green water so I ought frozen Rotifers.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=19772
Carol

Lucy

Thanks Carol.

Butterfly

Anytime
I thaw a cube in a tiny bit of water and suck some up in a small needless syringe (meant for giving medicine) and put it down in the water and squirt just a tiny bit at the fry. Even my tiny angel fry like it. It almost looks like dust their so small.
Carol

CHoffman

Hey Lucy,
I was looking at this after I read your thread..I found this site..http://www.killitank.dk/food/Infusoria.htm
She seems to think Old lettuce is better then fresh..Is this the same kind of receipe you found?

Lucy

Great link Cesch, thanks. It's very similar.

On the 7th I put fresh lettuce in a jar of tank water on the window sill. Yesterday I added some that had gone a little mushy and the water is starting to look greenish today.

CHoffman

Awesome!!!.You've grown green water .That's way easier and cheaper then having to order. Keep me posted. If I'm ever in need of some fry food this would be a excellent way of doing it. Thanks for info Lucy.

Butterfly

Way to go Lucy!
carol