Earthworms Ok????

[Dovii dude]

As a staple diet??I have tried raw shrimp,fish chunks etc,but all he wants is worms.He will take guppies,but around here they tend to be kinda expensive and they dont seem to fill him up.Also how many times a day should i feed him(he is about 2 to 2 in a half inches.)thanks.

 

[WJC05]

I wouldnt see a problem with it. From what I hear earthworms are VERY nutritious. I would still feed him a couple guppies during the week tho for a variety. Doesnt have to be a whole lot of them..

 

[Dovii dude]

K,thanks.

 

[BigPleco]

Go for it man...been feeding mine crawler chunks for 2 weeks now mixing in the occasional feeder about twice a week. Post some pics!

 

[Potts050]

worms as a suplement not a staple. Mix up the diet as much as you can. Have you tried pellets?

 

[carolinafishkeeper]

yeah, worms def. are great as treets. But as a staple you should be feeding somekind of processed feed ie ; pellets, flakes, sinkers, etc. because they need the vits and minerals that live food doesn't provide,

 

[lewis23]

Make sure if your getting them out of the lawn that it has not been fertilzed. I dont think that is good for the fish

 

[sabotage]

i agree wit above....people spray so much crap on there lawns and the run-offs come unto ur lawn, ya just dont wanna have bad-chems in ur tank....

 

[Dovii dude]

Actually i buy my earthworms from Wal-Marts fishing/sports dept.He doesnt seem to want anything else except guppies,he has tried Flakes,but only eats them once in a great while.

 

[WolfFisho1]

if you can garuntee that nothing is spayed on them! then sure you cant garuntee there is no run-off! so dont risk it with ur fish!


you could just buy them at some stores! like above someone said they buy theirs at walmart!