Earthworms?
- Thread starter Mosdefenate
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I'm sure your peacock bass will be fine. If you have any worries just cut them up a little bit as needed. They got big mouths, so no need to worry. Just remember to clean them properly just to be on the safe side. Good luck with em!
Oh, I see what you meanMosdefenate;3368959; said:
Well, I just wanted a couple of 1" Convicts tear a fat earthworm to peices. So I wouldn't worry about your bass.
dude they are peacock bass. im pretty sure they can handle an earthworm. i am in the same boat as you trying to switch off of feeders. starting to get expensive
just in case you find them in the garden/walkway/street, be sure the lawns they sprouted from are not treated with weed killer, otherwise you will be passing the poisons onto your fish.
also, tip given me is to wrap them in paper towels in fridge. also like the milk soaking idea. there is so much crap in an earthworm.
also, tip given me is to wrap them in paper towels in fridge. also like the milk soaking idea. there is so much crap in an earthworm.
I've read about biological magnification, where toxins build up in higher levels of the food chain, but is there actually any data that shows worms that come from a yard treated with pesticides can potentially have detrimental effects on fish they're fed to?
Unless you feed them very often, I doubt it's anything to worry about.
Unless you feed them very often, I doubt it's anything to worry about.
FSM;3371221; said:
I am not sure one would want to risk this possibility. A fish mass the size of discus to angelfish to an oscar to other feeder type fish, one or two worms I guess would be ok infrequently - but I have been warned by others so just passing the same fyi's.
pesticides have been found to settle in fish tissue & not easily expelled. so to each their own - feed at your own risk.
