Untreated paddy rice

(set of 20 ml of grains)

This living rice germinates by releasing a profusion of aquatic bacteria and protozoa of various species. It thus creates the first link in any aquatic food chain but also nourishes the smallest fry.

Rice is an "interface" plant, as it grows between water, soil, and air.
For this reason, it is home to an unparalleled biodiversity.
"Paddy rice" is the rice grain that has retained all of its husks intact.
The one we propose is ready to be sown and to germinate. Untreated, it retains within its husks a multitude of eggs and dormant forms of aquatic microorganisms from its rice fields of origin.
When these grains are placed in water (preferably aquarium water), they germinate in a few days.
Then a bacterial explosion occurs caused by germination, followed by the appearance of thousands of infusoria feeding on these bacteria. There are various protozoa, ciliates, paramecia of many species, in short, a microfauna of incredible richness.
Paddy rice is primarily valued for the food of very small fry of oviparous species. The abundance of infusoria obtained through germination allows, if the rice has been prepared sufficiently before hatching, to feed the smallest among the fry in the aquarium.
But, in natural aquaristics, this paddy rice is mainly the most practical way to seed an aquarium or a tub without wasting time. A few grains thrown into a tank of fresh water will germinate and allow to immediately start a biological cycle.
Instead of buying a strain of cloned bacteria, you naturally introduce thousands of diverse species to kickstart a food chain!
This is also the case when you start a breeding of daphnia: the germination of paddy rice will provide them with their first meals of microorganisms.
A few grains are enough in water, well-rested to eliminate chlorine. No need to put in too much!
A dose represents 20 ml of live rice grains to be used preferably within 6 months.