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I've been raising black & white worm cultures since last July. I've setup a similar environment for my black worms as the OP: 10 gal tank with 6-7" of RODI water and about an inch of gravel across the bottom, kept at room temp in the basement. I run a single sponge filter and a second air-stone, which supplies enough oxygen to the tank. You know when there's not enough oxygen for them, as they'll frantically attempt to climb out of the tank.
Once I learned how much and how often to feed (easy to overfeed them), I only need to change out the water once a week (90%+). I feed every other day and the days they aren't fed, I stir the gravel completely to induce breakage of the worms into multiples, as they don't multiply biologically very fast. I feed Hikari sinking pellets to both types of cultures. I keep java moss in the tank with the black worms, as the plant life is supposed to be beneficial to the worms.
Since I also culture white worms, I alternate feeding my fish between the two. So far, I'm maintaining/increasing numbers of both types of worms. I find keeping both types of cultures to be easy and definitely worth the minimal time investment.
The fish love the worms! Not only are they able to eat live food, which mimics more of a natural environment, they benefit greatly from the nutrients. I also feed the standard: LRS, pellets, nori and occasional baby brine shrimp. All of my fish are nice and chunky, definitely eating well!
Once I learned how much and how often to feed (easy to overfeed them), I only need to change out the water once a week (90%+). I feed every other day and the days they aren't fed, I stir the gravel completely to induce breakage of the worms into multiples, as they don't multiply biologically very fast. I feed Hikari sinking pellets to both types of cultures. I keep java moss in the tank with the black worms, as the plant life is supposed to be beneficial to the worms.
Since I also culture white worms, I alternate feeding my fish between the two. So far, I'm maintaining/increasing numbers of both types of worms. I find keeping both types of cultures to be easy and definitely worth the minimal time investment.
The fish love the worms! Not only are they able to eat live food, which mimics more of a natural environment, they benefit greatly from the nutrients. I also feed the standard: LRS, pellets, nori and occasional baby brine shrimp. All of my fish are nice and chunky, definitely eating well!