feeding eisenia fetida (worms)

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I used to feed earthworms to my piranhas back when I had my red belly shoal. I guess the one thing you would have to watch out for is fertilizer/pesticides if you are finding them in the wild.
 
They loved the worms. However, worms can be a hassle depending on the substrate; I had gravel, and if you lost track of a worm during the feeding, it could borough down into the gravel where would die and rot. I tend to believe worms are very nutritious. I'm sure fish eat them constantly in the wild.
If worms are readily available for you, then I say absolutely feed them to your piranhas, just make sure to keep and eye out in case they try and bury themselves into the substrate.
 
Oddball said:
Updates on your worm farm? Any adjustments made to your initial setup?
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Thanks for finding the link.

Unchanged setup, I still have the original substrate in it. Had to restock twice. This is where I throw all the clippings from my planted tanks, plus some old bread.

Pic from today, when my son and I hauled it out of the basement for the summer.



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Yeah, i had a small red worm farm like the one you mentioned, i used to feed my flowerhorns worms and they loved it. But i was not to sure with piranhas.
 
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