Second day feeding tubifex worms👍 #CatfishFry #Tubifex #catfishhatchery #CristinaPerez | Cristina Perez

These worms (Tubifex tubifex) are found in the Sulfur Cave, located between Greece and Albania, alongside gigantic spider webs that are home to more than 110,000 spiders. They live in the sediment of the cave's sulfidic stream, feeding on the biofilm that consists of sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms. Where most caves are characterized by food scarcity, the microorganisms that these worms feed on contribute to the chemosynthesis process that allows the cave's complex ecosystem to thrive. Discover

Hello everyone! It’s awesome that our previous post about feeding live Tubifex received a lot of reactions. I definitely have something to say about this as well. After about 10 months of testing, we have managed to cultivate Tubifex in captivity. This isn’t just any Tubifex; it’s a species that was introduced to Ukraine, and it can be easily cultivated at home. All you need to do is take a bit of live culture, use a piece from a sponge filter, and add water so that the top part of the sponge is