Re: White worm culture

["Dennis Heltzel" <dennis at fishroom_net>]

I feed Grindals to fry also. I wash the "collection plate" (a piece of
scrap plastic laid on the surface) into a container of water and allow the
larger worms (and mites) to settle to the bottom, then I feed the
suspended baby worms to all the tanks with fry, Refilling the container
and allowing it to re-settle gets even more tiny worms. Finally, I feed
the bigger worms to the larger fish. For me this is much less trouble than
raising microworms or vinegar eels, but YMMV. I also believe (true or not)
that the tiny worms are more nutritious, having been "gut loaded" with
high-protein Trout Chow.

Dennis in PA

> Grindal worms, in contrast, do well in the mid- to high 70s. I wonder if
>  there has been some confusion in the identity of the worms being
> discussed.  White worms are considerably bigger than grindal worms. On
> the other hand,  I find grindal worms easier to culture under my
> conditions and I can  produce enough to feed my whole fishroom
> regularly. They are also a great  size for fish larger than about 15 mm,
> and they're useful for even full  grown nothos.
>
> I don't do white worms any more as I have ready access to black worms.
>
> Barry
>
>
> Barry J. Cooper, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Cornell
> University Adjunct faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State
> University Home address: 27505 Riggs Hill Rd., Sweet Home, OR 97386
> (bjc3 at cornell_edu)




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