Charles keeps quite a few live food cultures, but I include here his white worms, because he keeps them going and I don't, and his brine shrimp hatchery, which seems to be a very efficient setup.

Charles' White Worms

Charles keeps these in a standard stryofoam fish box in his basement, which stays fairly cool most of the year, but if it gets too warm in the summertime, he has a small fridge he sets to about 55 degrees to keep them happy.  They live on Magic Worm Bedding, and he feeds the cultures a slices of bread soaked in water with a bit of active dry yeast.  This thriving culture will demolish this slice of bread completely in a few days.





To feed his fish, he just takes a swipe with his finger to rub off a few worms, and doesn't worry about the bit of bedding that comes along with it.  He just vacuums up the dirt with the other debris when he does his frequent water changes.

Charles' Brine Shrimp Hatchery

I like the way this setup incorporates light and heating together and makes efficient harvesting very simple.  Charles cut the bottom off a couple of gallon jugs with a glass cutter, sealed the lids on with aquarium silicone sealant, then inverted the jugs in a board with holes cut for the necks of the jars.  Airline tubing runs in into the jars to keep the water moving briskly.   In f ...

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