Live Springtail Culture

Description

Our Live Springtail Culture is a versatile and fast-breeding microfauna colony ideal for bioactive enclosures, terrariums, vivariums, and as a nutritious live food for fish and fry. These tiny beneficial arthropods naturally break down mold, fungi, and decaying organic matter while also serving as an excellent protein-rich live food.

Springtails are widely used in bioactive ecosystems as a clean-up crew, helping maintain a balanced and healthy environment. At the same time, aquarists value them as a natural live food that stimulates hunting behaviour in fish.

Perfect For Feeding Fish

Springtails float on the water surface, making them an excellent live food for surface-feeding fish and fry, including:

Betta

Guppies & Endlers

Rasboras

Tetras

Killifish

Small nano fish

Fish fry

They are the perfect supplement to dry foods, encouraging natural feeding instincts.

Bioactive Benefits

Natural clean-up crew that consumes mold and organic waste

Helps maintain a healthy soil ecosystem

Completely safe for reptiles, amphibians, plants, and fish

Improves substrate health in terrariums and vivariums

Establishes self-sustaining colonies

Culture Details

Live, actively reproducing culture

Packed in ventilated container

Easy to start and maintain

Can seed multiple enclosures or cultures

How to Use

For Bioactive Enclosures

Simply pour or tap a portion of the culture onto moist substrate. Springtails will quickly spread and begin establishing a colony.

For Feeding Fish

Tap or scoop a small amount onto the water surface. The springtails float, allowing fish to easily hunt and eat them.

Care Tips

Keep substrate slightly moist (not flooded)

Feed occasionally with rice grains, yeast, or fish food

Store in a cool shaded area

A natural clean-up crew and nutritious live fish food in one culture.