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[Caton]

My 10g has been the breeding grounds to cyclops and I have found out what caused the cyclops to appear and how to set-up a culture for them.

First get some wardly shrimp pellets as these are what made them appear in my tank.

Then set-up a small (2.5g to 10g) tank with a filter with media before the impeller, they seem to like a small current.

Then add a few pellets (5) to the tank.

After a few days they just show up! I keep the tank at around 75-80*f but if you keep it at room temp I think they will be fine.

Just wanted to share as cyclops can make a tasty live treat for tetra, live-bearers, barbs, pretty much most community fish.

I don't know if this is the right topic to be posting in so please move if it is not.
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[arje06]

They need an optimal culture environment. They can make wonderful and beautiful pets. They are easy to care for, but you have to be careful at times. If one gets a virus, they all die and you're left with no cyclops and a depressingly empty tank. You should have a list of instruction to take care of this cyclops.

[Caton]

Keep the tank at room temp; and feed sinking algae wafers... They is really easy to take care of.
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[ak dylpickles]

do you think baby killifish could eat them? I'm trying to find an easy way to feed my baby gardneri killifish
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46 gallon-reef

[Caton]

Depends on how small the babie kilifish, I just got some killi's my self and I think they would, but they are juvies. Best to use microworms or somthing of the sort as I have no experience. Could always try it, really easy and cheap to start a culture.
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