Fruit Fly Culture - The Really easy way

Fruit Flies are a great live food for your aquarium fish. Here is the easy lasy way to raise them. If you already grow some live food for your fish then you probably have nearly everything you need to raise fruit flies. Cool to do to, fun to watch. You just need a starter culture for wingless fruit flies. Pet shops have them, reptile keepers have them.

[smuschlitz]

Bought a culture from Josh's Frogs, and used this method to continue the culture. Cut the paper strips super thin, doubled the recipe, and used cheesecloth for the top. Worked perfectly, culture is thriving, and saves a lot $$$ when raising baby mantids! Thanks so much!!!

[speaktrue]

This is my kind of way to do things. I learned a TON. I am feeding baby praying mantis. Thank you so very much!!

[oliviahartman]

Gonna use this recipe to continue a store bought ff culture for my jumping spider slings 😁 Thank you so much! It was difficult to find a truly homemade recipe. Others used ff food powder that I'm not going to waste my money on.

[smnewstead]

"Everybody has a banana they wished they had eaten." #Truth

[leanev]

❤️ this is exactly what I needed I have a tree frog and she has quite a bit of an appetite. She goes through these little fruit flies like candy and of course it's costing me an arm and a leg to buy flies from the pet shop.

Thanks so much!!!

[AdamsWorlds]

I found something really useful out. I kept having mould issues unless i added excess vinegar (and then it stank!). But looking at other guides they all suggested bakers yeast would solve mould. However only a few said how to actually use the yeast correctly. Do the same mix here (its perfect). Then in another cup add warm water (not boiling!) a little sugar and a teaspoon of bakers yeast. Give it a stir and let it sit for 20mins. Come back and take a teaspoon of the liquid and just put it on the top of this mix once its all made up. Dont mix it in, just drop it over the top. This will stop mould :)

[nicoley.]

Thank you so much! I've been researching keeping dart frogs for about a month now because I'm planning on getting some and was intimidated mostly by the culturing of their flies. This was a simple and easy break down of the process and gave me the confidence to say "I can do that!". Thank you.

[antwit]

Thanks! I needed an easy source of food for my emerging ant colonies and fruit flies seem to be the best option for me. Thanks for using every day materials and not all the stuff the “pros” use, it makes it much easier to breed them.

[shepo]

Thank you so very much for taking the time and everything to create this video and teach how to do this. I just set one up myself with fruit flies I already have who need a larger dwelling area. I have a jumping spider and two orb weavers. 😃👍

[thomasmorrison]

7 years lady. This is still a fantastic video. I was going to buy more deli cups. But i have several mason jars i can use and olenty of cheese cloth.

[josiecroix]

Old video but thanks very much! I'm in need of a quick, non-professional/expensive DIY and your tutorial is very useful. :)

[justsid]

From Texas: Thanks for this video. Trying to relocate a mantid whose in a not so good state. I will buy a cukture to get started but propagate with this method. You rock!!!

[loverogue]

crushed up nanna
oatmeal or dry potato flakes
pinch of yeast
teaspoon of apple cider vinagar

right?

[mariocastro]

I buy swamp cooler pads for cheap at Home Depot, they are loaded with excelsior I got good results .. I tried your recipe it’s awesome and simple it works for my frog and save me money…thank you .. Happy Holidays

[djrramsey]

You have to buy the starter wingless flies from somewhere. Sometimes
Petco will have them. Find one of the reptile shows that travel around.
Always find them there. That is where I get them.

[HM-sylt]

This was awesome! I will remember to “step lively!” Thank you mister!

[BlxxdLeaf]

You have a cute dog there sir, and thanks for the info. Going to make one of these for my baby jumping spider xD

[fanpet]

This works amazingly. It's been about a month now and absolutely no issues. Reproduction rate doesn't seem to be quite as high as my store bought culture (which grew mold after only two weeks...) but that's okay as I don't really need that many. Thanks for this, everything else needed so many complicated ingredients but this I can quickly whip up in my kitchen without even needing to buy anything.

[wandalunski]

nice video, I will be using your technique with the first flies I got from the pet store to grow more. thanks!

[ScreamingForClemency]

that dog is really hoping and wishing that something gets dropped(besides wood).