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Samuel Phan
29th July 2002, 11:36 AM
Saw some LFS selling flightless fruit-flies ...

Wonder what they are mean for???

Samuel Phan **** Chiat
(Creator Of Sam's Betta Colour Rendezvous)
Foo Hong
29th July 2002, 04:41 PM
Those that fly into yr kithen and infest a bunch of ripe bananas?
Samuel Phan
29th July 2002, 04:47 PM
Doesn't seem like it ... it is sold in typical star-bucks coffee plastic cup with the rounded cover.

The bottom has got some food which Iassume is some decayed fruit. The flies just crowd around the "food" and they dun seems to fly even when the container is shaked.

Also ... can fin maggots ... small enough for betta ... but wonder where anyone tried thaton their betta?

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Those that fly into yr kithen and infest a bunch of ripe bananas?


Samuel Phan **** Chiat
(Creator Of Sam's Betta Colour Rendezvous)
Dr Hsu
30th July 2002, 01:08 AM
Yes, have given fruit fly larvae before. Only problem is that it's difficult to harvest. Both adults and larvae are good foods. Wingless mutants are desirable as they cannot fly, thus are easy to feed - just shake some into the tank. Can be bred but I have heard that after a few generations, they develop normal wings again.........natural selection = reverting to wild type.

Regards,

Li Chieh

"Good judgement is based on experience, and much of that is based on prior bad judgement!"
"The more I know, the more I know that there is more that I don't know!"
Samuel Phan
30th July 2002, 09:08 AM
Jst like the Jurassic Park movie?

quote:
Yes, have given fruit fly larvae before. Only problem is that it's difficult to harvest. Both adults and larvae are good foods. Wingless mutants are desirable as they cannot fly, thus are easy to feed - just shake some into the tank. Can be bred but I have heard that after a few generations, they develop normal wings again.........natural selection = reverting to wild type.

Regards,

Li Chieh

"Good judgement is based on experience, and much of that is based on prior bad judgement!"
"The more I know, the more I know that there is more that I don't know!"


Samuel Phan **** Chiat
(Creator Of Sam's Betta Colour Rendezvous)