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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==What is it==<br />
'''Heterotrophic''' is usually used in reference to a type of [[bacteria]] and its food source.<br />
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A heterotroph is an organism that requires organic substrates to get its carbon for growth and development.<br />
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Heterotrophic bacteria is often seen during the first week of a new aquarium tank being set up as an excess of organic material causes the water to turn milky white briefly. See [[NTS]] (New Tank Syndrome).<br />
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This type of bacteria is often sold in liquid form and is used to consume the waste products of fish, uneaten food and plant debris ([[Mulm]]). <br />
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It is naturally in soil and so [[Walstad]] type tanks have these.<br />
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*See [[Bacillus subtilis]] as a typical species used in aquariums.<br />
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*See also [[Autotrophic]]<br />
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