Just feed them the odd flying insect.Hi guys,
I’m curious to know if there are any benefits to fertilising Utricularia, aldrovanda and other carnivorous plants in general?
that's why I put the flies in live and wriggly!Further in the case of Dionaea muscipula, at least, they often will not digest dead insects since the process is activated by ongoing stimulation of the trigger hairs over several hours.
Out of curiosity, do they prefer one nutrient more than others? I’ve seen Green aqua and @CooKieS dose Potassium daily when it comes to Utricularia only tank.Like a lot of what's entrenched in traditional knowledge and belief, it's not always necessarily true. Carnivorous plants have evolved to live in nutrient poor soils, especially those low in nitrogen. They are capable of deriving most or some nutrients from trapping insects etc. But just because they can doesn't necessarily mean it's the only route of nutrient acquisition, or for that matter the prefered one.