Anyone ever have trouble getting one specie of flies to breed?



I get my cultures from Ed's fly meat and Josh's Frogs. I use media from Ed's fly meat.



I have personally had much more success breading the D. Hydei species over the D. Melanogaster. Even though it takes a full extra week for the D. Hydei to breed well, they hold out longer. It seems that with the D. Melanogaster, they all lay eggs, the eggs hatch and then they stop breading.



My temps are Max 86 and Min 72 and the flies are given access to light for 12-14hrs/day.



Anyone have a similar experience? Can anyone offer suggestions?
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-Iman



1.1 BRBs (Ying and Yang)

1.1 JCPs (Striker and Sheila)

0.0.2 BPs (Spot and Speck)

0.0.4 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Suriname Cobalts'

0.0.4 Dendrobates Auratus 'Costa Rican Green and Black'

5.5 Fish (Insert your favorite names here)

1.0 Miniature Daschund (Rue)





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