The importance of culturing live worms is very important to me. I am a firm believer in nutrition. Not only can it encourage coloration and healthy appearance in fish, but it’s a requirement to get fish to spawn in captivity. It must mean that our prepared foods are lacking in something that fish need.
I choose worms as my live food choice because aquarists (mainly freshwater) use them. Worms are generally easy to culture, easy to find, and most saltwater fish get a very strong feeding response. Another benefit is for copperband butterfly fish owners. These fish live off worms in the wild, and most don’t survive long term if they don’t transition to prepared foods in time.
Aquarists can choose between blackworms or whiteworms to culture - some even culture both! The decision to choose one over the other is a personal one.
As you can tell by the title, I selected blackworms because they can be cultured in water. I think they are much easier to harvest on an as needed basis. The worms can stay in their freshwater tank indefinitely. One of the main reasons why I chose the blackworms is that I won’t have the dreaded mites in my house. Plus, I can easily ask non reefers to feed my fish from my culture with a clean turkey baster while I’m away. Digging around and rinsing dirt from whiteworms is something most people would not want to do.
I choose worms as my live food choice because aquarists (mainly freshwater) use them. Worms are generally easy to culture, easy to find, and most saltwater fish get a very strong feeding response. Another benefit is for copperband butterfly fish owners. These fish live off worms in the wild, and most don’t survive long term if they don’t transition to prepared foods in time.
Aquarists can choose between blackworms or whiteworms to culture - some even culture both! The decision to choose one over the other is a personal one.
As you can tell by the title, I selected blackworms because they can be cultured in water. I think they are much easier to harvest on an as needed basis. The worms can stay in their freshwater tank indefinitely. One of the main reasons why I chose the blackworms is that I won’t have the dreaded mites in my house. Plus, I can easily ask non reefers to feed my fish from my culture with a clean turkey baster while I’m away. Digging around and rinsing dirt from whiteworms is something most people would not want to do.