How Do You Rear Mosquito Larva As Live Food For Aquarium Fish?
Leave a bucket of old aquarium water outside with a few tree leaves floating on top so the mosquitoes have something to land on. Oak leaves are perfect but any reddish brown mature leaves will work. The eggs will look like tiny black rafts about 1/16th of an inch long. They can be scooped up and moved into quart size glass jars so you can cap them indoors without worrying about mature molting mosquitoes flying away. After the eggs hatch, it takes about a week before the larvae mature depending upon temperature, available food and species. Infusoria or green water will supply enough food for the baby larvae. A piece of lettuce and a pinch of dry yeast dropped into the water will eventually result in infusoria and green water. A brine shrimp net is good for scooping up the mosquito larvae for feeding or you can use a clean (fish only) turkey baster. Hatching and growing mosquito larvae in the tank with the fish is usually not very effective and hard to see results and control. During the
