Frozen Nightcrawlers?

[Wigglesworth]

So I went fishing the other day, and had several nightcrawlers left over, so I froze them. I haven't fed them to my bichir yet, because I wanted to know if it would be okay for him to eat them. I don't want him to get sick or anything, so I wanted to ask you guys first.

 

[beblondie]

defrost one and see what it looks like

 

[Wigglesworth]

What should I look for?

 

[beblondie]

that it looks like a worm and some kind of gross soup from the ruptured cells
that often occurs during freezing

 

[Burbotman]

Next time keep them in the fridge if possible after the fishing trip. Most poly's go crazy after night crawlers. Having some experiance with worms ice fishing, I think when they are thawed they will be less than appealing.

 

[Wigglesworth]

Well my senegal is only about 3" long. I don't think he can handle a full grown nightcrawler thrashing around in his face, but who knows? I'll check them and see if they look like worms. Thanks!

 

[Wigglesworth]

I think the worms were too dirty and gross, I didn't want that in my tank. So I fed him a small cube of orange roughy. He deathrolled it and ate his fill, and the cichlids finished it off.

 

[machine]

ive done it b4 work great if u freeze the worms live not dead 1s

 

[meghanashley]

I agree eartworms do not defrost well. insect larve as long as they aren't keep in the freezer for too long are fine upon defrosting. Earthworms turn to goop internally

 

[JakeH]

Would live nightcrawlers from the bait shop be ok? No parasites or anything, right? They are bright green, so they have to be commercially bred...I would think...