Give your White Worms a bath

[Big G]

Got some white worms coming this week. Thanks, Paul. Really appreciate the advice. And I'm sure the fish will appreciate the better, fresher diet. Thanks again. You the man!

 

[Paul B]

Your welcome, I just fed a batch to my fish. :D

 

[Larry L]

@Paul B Thanks for all the info. Do you restart your culture periodically to keep it from crashing? Or do you do something else (like using Prime) that keeps it alive without crashing?

 

[Big G]

Thanks, Paul. Just fed my fish their first "white worms" - wow!

 

[Paul B]

@Paul B Thanks for all the info. Do you restart your culture periodically to keep it from crashing? Or do you do something else (like using Prime) that keeps it alive without crashing?

Larry this is the first culture I started years ago and it is still going. As a matter of fact, for some reason in the last few weeks it really blossomed and I have more worms than I need. I am not sure why.

Occasionally I do flood the culture to pour off the little floating mites that somehow grow to huge proportions. Then I just let it drain through a net and dump it back in.

 

[Larry L]

Larry this is the first culture I started years ago and it is still going.

Awesome, thanks - good to know.

Occasionally I do flood the culture to pour off the little floating mites that somehow grow to huge proportions.

I bet this keeps under control any ammonia buildup that people seem to worry about in long-running cultures.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Cool! I would like to try these at some point.

 

[Big G]

Cool! I would like to try these at some point.

Got mine just last week from Mad River Seeds in Washington state: https://madriverseeds.ecrater.com/c/1780299/other-items
Good quality. Great price. Comes in a small packet with their instructions. So far so good and the fish love them.

 

[Som1else]

Ive been feeding these to my fish for years and they go nuts for them. If you feed the worms regularly they will multiply like mad and a single 8 or 16 oz container will produce for years before you need to start a new one. I feed my 180 with these worms daily.
Not to Hijack your thread, but if anyone is interested in getting a colony started I have established 8oz cultures available too.

 

[JaihWill]

Ive been feeding these to my fish for years and they go nuts for them. If you feed the worms regularly they will multiply like mad and a single 8 or 16 oz container will produce for years before you need to start a new one. I feed my 180 with these worms daily.
Not to Hijack your thread, but if anyone is interested in getting a colony started I have established 8oz cultures available too.

How much are you charging?

 

[Paul B]

I am in New York and will also give away worms to start a culture. :cool:

 

[AlexG]

Thanks for posting this Paul. I am going to order a culture soon. I was going to start ordering black worms but these seem like they are a lot easier to keep.

 

[Paul B]

They are very easy to keep.

 

[fragit]

I am in New York and will also give away worms to start a culture. :cool:

I will pay for shipping if your giving out some starters! Only problem is I live in Maine and it’s freaking cold up here right now.

 

[Paul B]

I am pretty sure they would come as a block of ice.

 

[Rybren]

Black or white worms ... is hard to find or locate in Toronto. They all headed South instead ...

Try Big Al's. The one here in Ottawa always has whiteworms on hand. There is a place in Vaughan that has blackworms but they are pickup only. http://www.alotlaxolotls.ca/earthworms-.html

 

[Mark Gray]

Thanks for the Info How do they taste ?

 

[Jmas4]

Nice. My mom will n ever let me keep blackworms in the fridge. This looks like a nice alternative. Do larger fish eat whiteworms? Sometimes my triggers and large tangs ignore small pieces of food and go for the larger ones. I'm worried the worms are to small to be noticed.
What if you put some live plants in there as well? It will eat the waste of the worms so you won't have a culture crash.

 

[Rakie]

That poor Copperband wants some worms lol

 

[Paul B]

Thanks for the Info How do they taste ?

They are not bad if you sprinkle a little cinnamon on them :rolleyes: