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I've seen a lot of posts concerning the best cultures and the best containers, but I haven't seen anything yet that addresses the ideal temp and light for fruitfly productivity.

Can someone help me with that, pls.?

thanks!
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Kristi
0.0.2 Azureus
0.0.2 Cobalts
0.0.2 Powderblues

i have dim light and temps near 73 for my flies i am useing for my science class they are the melanogaster

I ordaers hydei for feeders and i have a homemade receipe can some tell if its right?

1 cup water
1 cup vinigar
1 cup potato flakes
1/2 brewers yeast

can i use food coloring to hlep with the larva?
i heard somthing about cereal what if i use Chereos (SP.??)
and what type of vinigar?...i have apple vinigar.

i was going to use water bottles (spring water) for culture jars do guys keep the lid normal are do you cu it off so the mouth of the jar is bigger and if you do cut it what do you use to cover the opening?

At the lecture on raising live food that I attended at Frogfest I beleve that they said little to no light is needed, and a temp of around 75 degree is good.
FF care

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0.0.5 Blue Dendrobates Auratus
3.2.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Hymenochirus boettgeri)
2.2.0 Asian Floating Frogs (Occidozyga Lima)
1.1.0 White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

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Kristi
0.0.2 Azureus
0.0.2 Cobalts
0.0.2 Powderblues

I don't cut the tops off. It works out pretty good - just shake a few in a jar and dust 'em - nothin' to it! There's always a better flytrap, though, and room for improvement. BTW, I use pieces of pantyhose and rubberbands when I run out of foam.
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Kristi
0.0.2 Azureus
0.0.2 Cobalts
0.0.2 Powderblues