BooUrns! Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Oops! I put these two starter cultures aside while acclimating fish last week and didn't remember them until tonight. Any chance they are still viable? They were sealed in ziplock containers with no openings. I just read over the instructions and checked online to see if they could be sealed in. Nothing definitive although it seems the microworms are really more at risk of suffocation than the eels. I'd like to get these cultures up and running as I have a cave full of pleco eggs and the last batch of fry didn't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Open the container and look. If the microworms look like its glistening on top, then you're in luck! Vinegar eels are quite tiny and difficult to see, but if you hold the culture up to some light, you should be able to see them swimming around. If you need either, drop me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 The vinegar eels will last months in that tiny container while sealed (I leave my vinegar eel backup culture sealed like that for months and they are still alive). The microworms are 50/50 depending on the temp of the room. Less than 20C, most are alive. Above 22C almost certain a few are alive to start another culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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