Blue Stentors conjugaisons

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:53 pm

Hello,

I am trying some culturs of Stentors, not really easy

For the moment I have many beautiful blue Stentors

NPL FLuotar 16/0,45 DIC
Coolpix 995 + flash 1/1000e

Jean-Marc

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:57 pm

Very nice!

I would like to know how to do that cultivation.

Rogelio

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:44 am

Super shots and subjects

arturo

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:43 am

Hi Arturo, Rogelio,

Thank you,

For the moment I cannot said if the cultur of the Stentor will succeed or not. Stentors are very delicate.
But generally :
I boiled some fresh rain water (not filtered) with wheat seeds or lentils, or something that bring carbohydrates.
I wait that the water cool down.
24 hours later I introduce the ciliats inside the water. either I introduce some plants inside or after a selection under microscope I introduce some species I choose.
If the bacterian growing succeed, you have ciliates 72 hours later.
The cultur live about 2 weeks.

For Stentors I introduce some fresh and clean plants to produce oxygen, and to allow stentor to set on.
A+

JM

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:42 pm

Jean-marc,

Thank you for the details.

Rogelio

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:11 pm

Very nice images, and I am curious to see how your culture proceeds.

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:07 am

Hello, For the moment, the cultur are growing, but there are many species, stentors are not alone.

Here is some blue Stentors which are strenching. I have never see such elongation with Stentor, only with Lacrymaria.

Dimension is about 3 mm

NPL Fluotar 6,3/20

Jean-Marc

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:26 am

3mm, wow!

Rogelio

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:36 am

HAHA, that is amazing.