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Could I use bristle worms as food for my shrimps? Will it be good food for them?
I have many bristle worms in my shrimp tank and they are a great clean up crew (the only minor issue is their number's growing too high and started to compete with the shrimps for food). The shrimps and bristle worms certainly don't bother or eat each other, that is, only if they are ALIVE.
So, I've just had this thought the other day. What if they are dead? Wouldn't they just be.... fresh meat? The shrimps and bristle worms are both cleaners of the tank and they eat dead creatures.
What if I catch some bristle worms from the tank (there are plenty), KILL them (with a hammer or something), then use it as shrimp food?
I've searched to find any info on nutrition profile/facts on the bristle worms but couldn't find any (as suspected).
What do you think of the idea? Has anyone done this before? Am I being too cruel to the worms? Are worms going to be nutritious enough?
I have many bristle worms in my shrimp tank and they are a great clean up crew (the only minor issue is their number's growing too high and started to compete with the shrimps for food). The shrimps and bristle worms certainly don't bother or eat each other, that is, only if they are ALIVE.
So, I've just had this thought the other day. What if they are dead? Wouldn't they just be.... fresh meat? The shrimps and bristle worms are both cleaners of the tank and they eat dead creatures.
What if I catch some bristle worms from the tank (there are plenty), KILL them (with a hammer or something), then use it as shrimp food?
I've searched to find any info on nutrition profile/facts on the bristle worms but couldn't find any (as suspected).
What do you think of the idea? Has anyone done this before? Am I being too cruel to the worms? Are worms going to be nutritious enough?