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- From: mattk@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (matthew.kaufman)
- Newsgroups: sci.aquaria,rec.aquaria,alt.aquaria
- Subject: Re: Red Worms as Fish Food?
- Summary: Yum!
- Keywords: fish, food, worms, composting
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.162957.6596@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 16:29:57 GMT
- References: <1k1vgoINNrqd@access.usask.ca>
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- In article <1k1vgoINNrqd@access.usask.ca> goldie@herald.usask.ca (Hugh Goldie) writes:
- >I have just ordered some "red wiggler" worms for use in an indoor composter.
- >(Indoor composting was discussed on rec.gardens recently.) Can I feed these
- >to my fresh-water angel fish? They are supposed to be smaller than garden
- >worms, which sounds good, but I'd hate to give my fish indigestion or disease.
- >I read somewhere that tubifex worms can constipate fish, if you feed too
- >heavily. Does anyone have any experience feeding red worms to fish?
-
- There's been numerous 'how to cultivate' worm postings here and maybe
- somethings made it to the FAQ. I've fed those horticultural supply-house
- red wigglers to my cichlids for the past few years, they work just great.
- Heck, I've fed bait shop wigglers as well 'cause my bait guy cultivates
- them in a compost heap, and ones I've found in my garden (where I don't
- use pesticides.) There's a variety 'african red wigglers' you see in the
- hobby mags that is the easiest of the bunch to cultivate indoors, not
- too demanding of temp/moisture/food.
-
- Things that are working for me:
-
- Keep the worms in a fish styro in a fish box. Keeps 'em warm enough
- and seemingly keeps the mites and crap *out*.
-
- Keep the soil fairly moist - squeeze a handful, it drips water.
-
- Feed organic scraps - apple, lettuce, whatever. I tried baby food for
- awhile but that seemingly fouled the soil pretty badly. Note:
- if you feed apples to your worms I've heard you shouldn't fed them
- to marine fish.
-
- Now, I don't harvest worms by the handful - probably a dozen/week and this
- culture's been going since September just fine. Soil is mostly peat moss
- with some garden soil mixed in. All my fish love 'em, I do cut the worms
- up for the smaller fish.
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