Cotton Turned Purple In Test Tube

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ItShallBeJordan
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Cotton Turned Purple In Test Tube

Post: # 34451Post ItShallBeJordan
Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:58 pm

So I have a aphenogaster colony that has had a rough winter and I put them in a new test tube last week. Since then the cotton near the water has slowly gone purple. Is the purple bad?
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Re: Cotton Turned Purple In Test Tube

Post: # 34456Post antnest8
Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:50 pm

its most likely mold. i have no idea if its bad or not but i suggest that you tape another test tube together with holes poked through the tape. this will allow you colony to move if the mold is bad.
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