Feeding fish earthworms

|Am just wondering is it ok to feed my bigger barbs and clown loaches earthworms I have tried dropping a couple in and they go mad for them.

 

yeah it's perfectly fine....you can add a hook on the end of it too!!! j/k

 

HI I was wondering if I could feed my clown loaches worms from the garden or is this not a good idea due to cross contamantion. :-\

 

I think worms from the back yard is a great idea, as long as you don't find them near an area where there are pesticides or other toxic substances that they might have absorbed. A lot of hobbyists catch goodies for their fish from out in the yard.

 

Thanks a lot ime going to try some today boff.

 

I feed my clowns earthworms from my organic garden. I rinse them in a pail squeezing until all poo.dirt is gone then cut them into very tiny pieces. They Love em! ;D

 

Tryed my loaches with earthworms, cleaned and cut fine and they went crazy for them cheers boff.

 

Do you guys think a full grown angelfish would eat them, freshwater that is?

 

HI can't see why not my fish went crazy for them the same as if they were bloodworm but they must be better for them because they are fresh not frozen.

 

HI ,I clean them and cut thin and all my fish go mad for them. They must be good for them being fresh better than frozen bloodworm .

 

You just have to be careful where you get your earthworms. If you get them from your yard make sure there hasn't been any fertilizer or pesticides wash into where you pick them up. And that's a big yes they will love tehm.
Carol

 

Fish just go NUTS for them! In books they recommend you leave them in a box/container with same damp grass/weeds whateva in their for a few days so they clean out their intestinal track and don't have dirt in them, which just ends up as waste in your tank.

After that in they go

 

Fish just go NUTS for them! In books they recommend you leave them in a box/container with same damp grass/weeds whateva in their for a few days so they clean out their intestinal track and don't have dirt in them, which just ends up as waste in your tank.

After that in they go

lol maybe that's why my cichlids tank is requireing more cleaning then the rest of mine! lol i'm gonna try that out thanks J-Man !

 

Also Kanadian: More food in - more waste out
Carol

 

thanks for all replys that's great just what I wanted to know

 

Is it safe to feed your fish earthworms??

 

As long as the earthworms aren't coming from heavily fertilized soil (with unnatural, chemically rich fertilizers), the area isn't contaminated (a river near us is so contaminated that they warn not to eat fish from it... that kinda thing), but other than that I would say yes, that it would be a nice protein for the fish.

 

xThey come from my garden, and there are so many of them, and I don't use fertilizer or any of that stuff.

 

That would be GREAT! (If you make your own fishfood you can also grind them up in there, but even by themselves that would be great. )

 

xYou helped me alot. I do make my own fish food and I will take your advice and grind some in there too.

 

I was actually out hunting some today for the discus....no luck.

Yesterday I was out scooping Misquito larva out of my dog's pool.....got eaten UP! Ah the things we do for our fish.

 

I was actually out hunting some today for the discus....no luck.

Yesterday I was out scooping Misquito larva out of my dog's pool.....got eaten UP! Ah the things we do for our fish.

break the dirt up a little in the shade, cover with leaves, keep spot damp. in two or three days you'll have more worms than you know what to do. They also like coffee grounds
carol

 

break the dirt up a little in the shade, cover with leaves, keep spot damp. in two or three days you'll have more worms than you know what to do. They also like coffee grounds
carol

Does that work in the winter time too???

 

Does that work in the winter time too???

They will go deeper into the soil but basically yes.
My dad kept a worm box the whole time I was growing up. He made a square out of wood about 12 inches deep and put screen mesh(big enough to put your finger through) on the bottom. Set this on a spot of soil that you have broken up in the shade. Fill the box with loose moist soil and coffee grounds and about 10-12 earthworms. In this box they will multiply and others will come up through the bottom after the coffee grounds. You can add veg peels or what ever you want that's veg matter. it must be kept slightly moist. he never lacked for worms to fish with. thanks for allowing me to share a moment of nostalgia
Carol

 

Awww, Carol that makes me think of the "worm box" that my great grandfather kept in what looked to me like an old well at their cabin on the lake. We used to always get worms out of it to go fishing with when we were kids. I was the only great-grandaughter with lots of boy cousins, so I was expected to dig for worms right along with them and bait my own hooks!

 

Yep, I was an only child so I got to dig all the worms
Carol

 

You guys must have had a lot of fun. I have 2 sons and 1 daughter and they all dig for worms. My youngest son, Hilton, 5yrs old, loves to keep them in his pocket, wonderful on laundry day!!!

 

So I was at a birthday party on Saturday, and to make a long story short someone had brought some fried worms and all of the kids were eating them. They had bought them on a trip that they had just gone on and had them in BBQ and Cheddar flavors! Yuck!!! Of course, both of my boys had to try them...

 

Good protein for your boys.

 

I am all about good protein from worms for my fish boys, just not my HUMAN boys! They were both smart enough to only eat one.

 

We live on a farm, and you can always find redworms in the spilt silage, ad fishies LOVE them. Fishing or aquarium !

 

Who ever thought that worms would actually be an interesting topic to talk about!!

 

I know I have been looking for worms for my oscar you got to be very carefull to make sure u get worms chemical free..

 

Does anyone know where you can buy 1 inch worms?

 

I have no idea as to where I should place this post, so I'll do it in the manner that I play golf, playing it were I would like the ball to be, and having no idea where it will end up when I strike it again.
Anyway.
I was wondering if anyone has any experience culturing earthworms as a food source for larger fish--I know that the are fantastic nutritionally, but the only ones that I can buy in sort of bulk are generally picked from parks or golf courses, meaning that they have been exposed to pesticides, etc.
There is all sorts of info on the web about culturing them, but it is most often posted by people selling starting kits, so is likely somewhat biased.
What I would like to find out are the drawbacks, such as odour, just how easy is it really to culture them, that sort of thing.
Anyway,
Thanks for any thoughts on the matter, rick

 

HI Rick

Moved this to the fish food section.

I'm sure there are members who use earthworms and give some input.

Good luck!

 

Thanks Lucy, sorry to cause you the bother, and I honestly didn't see a fish food section-anyway, thx-rick

 

Do you have an organic garden out back? That's a great place to grow them. Lots of plant nurseries here have home-grown earthworms you can purchase for your garden, and I suppose they'd make great breeder stock.

 

Look at composting wormeries. They're easy to keep, and they don't smell if you do it right.

 

Try an earthworm flake! A great alternative.

They have them at angelsplus.com if you're interested.