Re: [Killietalk] Grindal worm observation

["Markus&Heather Brown" <TheBiologist at charter_net>]

Mark
I use the coconut fiber for my grindals and have excellent success with it!
I like the idea that any fiber that falls in the tank, wont really affect
the ph too much, as long as there isn't too much for too long:) Like
anything organic, when it breaks down, it will leach various acids into the
water and change the ph balance. Of course if your water has high values in
alkalinity, you shouldn't notice to much of a swing if any at all! I also
keep my white worms on the fiber as well. I have some coconut bedding if you
need some.
Markus
Astoria, Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>
To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 7:47 AM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] Grindal worm observation


> Adam,
>
> Does coconut fiber work better than peat for raising grindals?  If so,
> why?  Is it because of reduced acidity?
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
> Behalf Of Adam Rychlik
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:14 PM
> To: killifish discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Grindal worm observation
>
> Go to petco or petsmart and get a cube of reptile bedding, its coconut
> fiber
> and it will run about five bucks.
>
> Happy New Year!
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>
> To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 6:26 PM
> Subject: [Killietalk] Grindal worm observation
>
>
> > I was wondering if anyone has experience this kind of thing...
> >
> > I have a grindals worm culture on soil, which was an established
> culture
> > I got from a local club member, and it has been producing worms okay.
> I
> > decided I needed to clone the culture (always good to have a back up),
> > and so I took some worms and put them in a new container on peat.  Now
> > the worms on peat reproduce much faster than the worms on soil.  If I
> > were to guesstimate, it might be 4X that of the soil culture.  I
> didn't
> > expect to see such a difference.
> >
> > Maybe peat is better for them?  Maybe the soil culture was getting old
> > and needs to be rejuvenated?  Maybe something else.
> >
> > Mark Pearlscott
> >
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