Create self-sufficient environment with slime mould

[Ivan]

Not long ago Ian sent me some slime molds. Since then I have been learning how to grow them, the best technique was agar-water and oatmeal, and being a little aseptic (not sterile) in their preparation, the cultures held up well for weeks,adding oat every few days.

But something that really catches my attention is the creation of self-sufficient ecosystems 
within containers. I would like to include the slime molds there, does anyone have any experience?

[Ivan]

I don't know why the last paragraph was cut off. I was saying that I would be interested to know if anyone has experience creating self-sufficient closed ecosystems with slime mold

[Skadi]

i·m currently working on a terrarium for lichen .. i haven·t caught any slimes yet due to winter .. how do you catch them ka .. just find a weird-looking stick and see if there·s anything on it to coax with agar and oats ..

[Ivan]

I'm working with the slime moulds that Ian send me, specially with daywalker(a variety of P.physarum), because I want to do a terrarium that can stay at the day light.

If you prefer to work with autochthonous species, you can use a cloud chamber. I try to take some slime mould on the forest, you must take some material that you think that could have slime mould(I use tree bark), and you put in a DIY cloud chamber, and you wait), I got something that made branches like slime mould, but taking it and putting it in oatmeal didn't work. From what I learned here it seems that not all species work.

[Ivan]

Is possible that Ian or other people can help you better than me if you want to capture wild slime moulds, I only explain what I do, and I don't have results.

[Aimee]

Hey I'm new here and new to slime in general really. Do you know where to get some slime mold samples to grow as pets/experiments? Thanks