Earthworms (NIghtcrawlers)

[Yoda1]

Yeah no worries, the worms should be okay as long as they don't get frosty I'd imagine. I was just suggesting frozen because I find worms to be a pain, maybe others don't find it as taxing as I do. Best of luck!

I plan on switching to frozen when the Rays are more settled.
Or even pellets.

Could I freeze the worms?
Would be usefull to divide into portions, freeze and then thaw and feed as required.

 

[boldtogether]

Just had a batch of worms delivered from Uncle Jim's worm farm. Unfortunately they arrived dead due to the weather here. I have never known anything that smells as bad as a batch of rotting worms, well maybe New Jersey ;-)

Hey, Jersey was beautiful......from my hotel in Manhattan. ...and I didn't smell a thing...

 

[xraycer]

Hey, Jersey was beautiful......from my hotel in Manhattan. ...and I didn't smell a thing...

That's because the bad quality air in Manhattan actually deadens human olfactory senses.....among other adverse things

 

[UES96]

The last good thing about NJ , the Shark Aquarium , closed recently. All that's left is bad smells, high taxes, and brownfield sites.

 

[Yoda1]

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Could I freeze the worms?
Would be usefull to divide into portions, freeze and then thaw and feed as required.

Back to my question.......

Is it possible to freeze the earthworms and thaw them when needed?

 

[UES96]

yes. It should work but live worms' movement is key for a lot of my fish to see them and 'hunt' them.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Newspaper is what they eat. The fridge is the best place for them. Its pretty straight forward and easy.

Don't feed your feeders newspaper... that's as good as feeding newspaper to your fish.

 

[Yoda1]

Don't feed your feeders newspaper... that's as good as feeding newspaper to your fish.

The worm supply company suggests damp newspaper to keep the substrate from drying out.
What could I use instead?

 

[UES96]

you could use a burlap or hessian sheet.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

The worm supply company suggests damp newspaper to keep the substrate from drying out.
What could I use instead?

Around here, nightcrawlers come in organic, fertilizer-free potting soil. I know it's a pain, but you are what you eat, and you don't want your fish eating worms that are full of newspaper.