earthworms for babies?
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the only concern i have with feeding earth worms to any species of fish ....is where the earthworms come from... there are pestisides,herbersides and fungusides and others washed into soil... and in turn the earthworms would add these toxins to your tank..and then the fish would ingest the worms.... so to play it safe raise your own... or don't feed.. in my opinion..3) Now, for the worms
a) go buy three or four boxes of the smallest worms that
you can find at a fish and tackle shop.
b) put the worms in the box
c) buy some corn meal ( a small bag will last forever !! )
This is all the worms need for addequate nutrition.
d) every three or four days, sprinkle a LIGHT layer of corn
meal on top of the peat moss. Note : before you apply
each new layer, use a small, tined garden hand tool to
stir up the peat moss and to mix the corn meal left over
from the previous feeding into the peat moss.
e) Wait about a month, and you will discover that you have
literally millions of worms ranging in size from
tiny little young worms to fully adult worms. The baby
worms can be used for small fish and very young fish, while
the larger worms will easily satify the live food
requirements of even the most ravenous large fish.
f) this is an infinitely renewable resource !!! You can
not possibly feed your fish enough worms to reduce
or even dent the supply.
g) the peat moss must be kept damp by periodic watering.
Don't over water !! Do not allow it to dry out !! The
worms will die QUICKLY if the peat moss dries out.
Fortunately, peat moss retains water very well, and
watering is rarely needed.
h) The worms must not be allowed to freeze. The worms and the
worm box will not smell and can be kept in garages or closets
during the winter. The worms do not like being baked in
the full evening sun in the summer ( you will kill them ).
Place them in a shady location if they are left outside.
i) keep the lid closed, worms like it dark.
a) go buy three or four boxes of the smallest worms that
you can find at a fish and tackle shop.
b) put the worms in the box
c) buy some corn meal ( a small bag will last forever !! )
This is all the worms need for addequate nutrition.
d) every three or four days, sprinkle a LIGHT layer of corn
meal on top of the peat moss. Note : before you apply
each new layer, use a small, tined garden hand tool to
stir up the peat moss and to mix the corn meal left over
from the previous feeding into the peat moss.
e) Wait about a month, and you will discover that you have
literally millions of worms ranging in size from
tiny little young worms to fully adult worms. The baby
worms can be used for small fish and very young fish, while
the larger worms will easily satify the live food
requirements of even the most ravenous large fish.
f) this is an infinitely renewable resource !!! You can
not possibly feed your fish enough worms to reduce
or even dent the supply.
g) the peat moss must be kept damp by periodic watering.
Don't over water !! Do not allow it to dry out !! The
worms will die QUICKLY if the peat moss dries out.
Fortunately, peat moss retains water very well, and
watering is rarely needed.
h) The worms must not be allowed to freeze. The worms and the
worm box will not smell and can be kept in garages or closets
during the winter. The worms do not like being baked in
the full evening sun in the summer ( you will kill them ).
Place them in a shady location if they are left outside.
i) keep the lid closed, worms like it dark.
