White Worms in FW...

[afboundguy]

Curious if anyone knows how long white worms live in freshwater? I remember reading from @Paul B that they don't live too long in SW but was curious about how long they live in freshwater...

 

[ichthyogeek]

At least a few hours. I don’t think anybody’s done any studies on keeping them alive for long periods of time though.

 

[SDK]

At least overnight and possibly a few days in cooler aquariums. I would keep a running supply in killifish breeding tanks. and am fairly sure the occasional strays that lasted two days were still alive....

 

[afboundguy]

I read up on the @WallyB DIY frozen food feeder and thought of doing that with white worms depending on how long they would survive in freshwater. It would be chilled and I supposed I could always experiment with how long they would survive but I figured I'd ask as well just in case anyone knew already...

 

[WallyB]

I read up on the @WallyB DIY frozen food feeder and thought of doing that with white worms depending on how long they would survive in freshwater. It would be chilled and I supposed I could always experiment with how long they would survive but I figured I'd ask as well just in case anyone knew already...

I can't comment about White Worms Surival in Fresh Water, chilled or not.

However if you are using a Peristaltic Pump, they work on rollers, that squeeze the tubes to do the pumping.

What I'm saying is (some) of the worms will get squished as they pass thru the pump.
Squished, not pulverized.
.....and NOT ALL THE WORMS would get squished since some will pass thru the pump between the rollers.
The squished ones would still be Fresh to Eat, just half dead.

I personally perfer the Squish worms, since they don't Wiggle Alive in my mouth. YUCK!!!

 

[afboundguy]

I can't comment about White Worms Surival in Fresh Water, chilled or not.

However if you are using a Peristaltic Pump, they work on rollers, that squeeze the tubes to do the pumping.

What I'm saying is (some) of the worms will get squished as they pass thru the pump.
Squished, not pulverized.
.....and NOT ALL THE WORMS would get squished since some will pass thru the pump between the rollers.
The squished ones would still be Fresh to Eat, just half dead.

I personally perfer the Squish worms, since they don't Wiggle Alive in my mouth. YUCK!!!

Thanks didn't think of that aspect. I guess it doesn't really matter that much my fish devour them within seconds anyways.. I will have to take your word on squished vs live worms though ;Vomit