Earthworms?

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Are earthworms, like Canadian night crawlers, ok to feed my fish? I've heard of people doing it but I didn't know if they did anything special to treat the worms before feeding them? Any advice would be great thanks


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As long as there is no pesticides or other chemicals in your yard, or wherever you're finding them. I don't treat my backyard with anything, so I pull them for my rays all the time...
 
I culture red wiggler worms. They're a little smaller than earthworms but reproduce and live at room temp (vs. needing to be refrigerated).

I feed red wigglers a couple times per week to most of the fish in my fishroom...

I just rinse them and drop them in (or break them into smaller pieces for smaller fish).

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As long as there is no pesticides or other chemicals in your yard, or wherever you're finding them. I don't treat my backyard with anything, so I pull them for my rays all the time...
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+1 Make sure it doesn't have any pesticides or anything funny to begin with, maybe radioactive material or sumthin, you may end up getting a talking fish a year or so. :grinyes: Kiddin.

IMO from my experience I always feed it to my fish SA/CA Cichlids, Polypterus live and wriggling, just make sure it won't bloat your fish by adding a combo of peas for some extra laxative power to balance the diet. If you're going to compare it with beefheart "steroid booster" for fish, I'd say go for earthworms...
 
I forgot the rinsing the worms part... You must rinse them and get rid of any soil material as it may foul your water and also make your fish sick. What's more if you're going to breed em you may gut load them for extra nutrients, besides from their huge protein deposit.
 
What about the containers of worms they sell for fishing at Walmart?


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I don't know about the walmart worms, but I believe they have to be clean if they're sold as bait.

You could get a large container and throw them in there with peat moss, shredded newspaper, food, etc. to get a group going. I've done that to get a more steady supply. I guess it depends how much work you want to put in and how many you're using.
 
Ive had my own worm bin going for a couple of months now, youtube it for some ideas. You cant beat a regular supply of worms of all different sizes. Plus you also get larvae and insects in there which are great for hungry oscars, amongst others! As said, no pesticides and wash off the dirt, safe as you like.
 
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