Mosquito fish don't have eggs, they are livebearing fish. They were probably just hiding amongst the plants and debris in your container...that's what mine do....
In my experience with keeping snails they tend to multiply like crazy, but usually only when they feel like conditions are right (for the babies). And even if...
What do you want to put in your biosphere. Snails, plants, and fish are pretty easy and basic to work with. You need to do research of animals that eat...
I've made a couple biospheres before, but they were both very simple algae with snails and a single plant. Yes they were somewhat easy and lasted for a while,...
A few months ago I started to get interested in EcoSpheres, and I discovered a site of what seemed to be a decent experiment, It is advertised as 2.5yrs old. ...
I've been a member for a while but never posted before, I don't feel like typing much at the moment but I do have a quick question. What is the longest any of...
I think I've documented my sealed jar system with aquatic weed and crustaceans about 3/16" long. I think it survived about 6 years until I moved to a different...
Hi I'm a frensh student, For my university I have to make my own biosphere. By now I collected some amphipodes and very tiny snails. I would be very gladfull...
I attempted to make a terrestrial biosphere a few months ago out of one of those plastic containers that grocery stores use for holding pasteries and such. It...
Hi! I'm from america and I was wanting to start my own little biosphere because I bought one from the store in a zoo once. Sadly my newphew broke it while we...
I don't think crayfish would do so well in an aquatic biosphere, since they're carnivores that would require a continual suppy of largish prey items (like...
On Wikipedia they say: Tardigrades occur over the entire world, from the high Himalayas (above 6,000 m), to the deep sea (below 4,000 m) and from the polar...
Hi, I started an approx 1 litre aquatic sphere a couple of months ago. Two ghost shrimp died after a couple of weeks. Guess I was overly optimistic with them...
I'm new at this, so consider my reply in that light. I prefer glass because it's typically more clear, thus it just looks better to me. If you use a metal can...
... I've heard it's to keep it "sweet". I believe the activated charcoal will help absorb bad chemicals in the system. Also, it'll provide surface area for...
I am working to start my first biosphere to keep myself occupied during the day and I have a couple questions on what I should be adding to it. I can not...
... Remember that in the absense of light, plant cells respire. (use O2 and release CO2.) if you have too many plants, you can cause a pH shift in the system...
... There are no hard and fast rules regarding number of plants per square foot or such. Different species will have different needs and different conditions...
Disclaimer...I'm very new at this. Although there are clearly very many variables other than size, my 1 liter sized water based sphere could not support even...
Greetings I have read about snails, sea-monkeys, and little more. Did anyone used any other animal with succes? Pedro [Non-text portions of this message have...
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