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Post by bookpage » Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:23 am

Looking for input on feeding worms (that I can culture) to my big loaches.

Which of the following are the largest?

microworm
bananaworm
walterworm
white worm
grindal worm

Did I leave any out? Anyone raise any of these? I know a lot of these are cultured for fry. Any info would be appreciated.

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Post by Diana » Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:02 pm

Go for California Blackworms. They are larger, not for really small fry.
I also collect earthworms from my garden for all the tanks. Larger worms for the larger fish, the smallest I can find for the medium sized fish.
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Post by bookpage » Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:58 pm

blackworms are too expensive. And, not very easy to cultivate. Or so I have been told.
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Post by NancyD » Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:22 am

I just got some red wigglers & white worms from a friend to culture. The white worms are about 1/2 inch long or so, smaller than hikari frozen bloodworms. The red wigglers, 1 1/2 inches or so. She grows them in potting soil & feeds veg to the wigglers & bread with yogurt to the whiteworms once or twice a week.

This will be my first time culturing worms so I won't know for a few months how well they do for me. I'll be keeping them in a cool basement & see what happens.
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Post by bookpage » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:38 pm

Thank you, Nancy, for the information. I guess I will also try the white worms. Going to order them from Aquabid. Will keep you posted.
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