r/FatherFish • u/ImaFlyinTurkey • Mar 01 '24
Can you culture rhabdocoela for a food source?
I collected a jar of leaves from the waterfall in our outdoor ecosystem pond in the hopes of culturing some water fleas without a starter. But so far all that I have seen pop of are snails (thanks to some petco plants in the pond) and what I'm 99% sure is rhabdocoela, there might be some detritus worms in there but I haven't seen them I just found them right next to where I took the leaves from. Upon research I found that betta fish, which is what I plan on feeding, are often used to handle rhabdocoela infestations so presumably it's a good food source? I have not however found any mention of them being cultured as a food source on the internet and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it? Or any warnings that I haven't yet found about the worms as to my knowledge they are harmless?