Mouldy microworms

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steffi

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Hey everybody,
I'm looking after 70 axolotl larvae while my friend is on holiday. I feed them with brineshrimp and have microworms as backup.
I started a new microworm culture with moist white bread in the bottom like they said in the petshop, but now it's growing heaps of mould on the bread.
Any ideas what I did wrong?
 
I was advised to use yeast, oats and water as a culture and I didn't have any problems.
 
Yes, yeast will keep down the mold to some extent. I used a paste of oatmeal, corn meal, and live yeast. No problems with mold.
 
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