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    Microworms as live food for fish fry

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    Hi

    I have used microworms and they are clean live food for your fries. It's useful for feeding fries of small fishes like betta, guppies, dwarf cichlid.




    Here are 2 interesting link for those wanting to find out more and culture them.

    http://www.ehow.com/how_2002277_crea...m-culture.html

    http://www.cbsbettas.org/microworms.html
    Last edited by benny; 7th Nov 2007 at 12:55. Reason: Split thread

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    zhiz22,

    Do we just scoop out of the tub and feed? Need any washing like live tubifex worms? Any other pre preparation need?

    Do you have a culture going that we can get from you regularly or we have to buy a tub and start our own culture?

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Benny,

    Just need to scoop from the side.

    You can actually start a new sub culture from it
    Nicholas

    Newbie en el cichlid enano

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    You can use a tooth pic when the worms climb up onto the wall. only use those on the walls as they are cleaner (free from the mash)

    Then i would dip the toothpick of worms into a little bit of water so it cleans them. the worms will sink to the bottom of the water and i would use a dropper and you can use a dropper to pick up the very clean, safe, live worms.




    if you put in some effort to start new culture, you can keep the culture going and going and going. I have been keeping the cultures going on for a number of years.
    Last edited by benny; 7th Nov 2007 at 13:03.

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    zhiz22,

    I've copy this thread into the nutrition section as well since it contains 2 good links. Hope you don't mind. The members here can certainly benefit from the good information you shared.

    Here's a list of tips from one of the links for those interested in culturing them..

    • The warmer you keep your culture the faster it will grow.


    • You can put your Microworm culture in the fridge if you want to slow the growth.


    • Disposable Tuperware makes a great Microworm culture container


    • Keep your Microworm culture in a dark place if possible


    • Keep more then one culture container going at once, this way you lessen the chance of your entire culture crashing.


    • An aged Microworm culture will smell bad when the container is opened.


    • Do not keep your culture near food products and do not wash your culture container in the kicthen sink.


    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    No problem benny.

    Remember to 'air' your worms once a day, just by removing and replacing the lid. They need fresh air too. it doesnt smell as long as the lid are closed.

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    will they creep out of the lids??

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    haha
    will not lah. lid is seal, how to crawl out. the worms are very very tiny, hardly visible to naked eyes.

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    Hi zhiz22, sent you an email regarding microworms. Need some of them.

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    Could we feed these worms to CRS too ?

    Thanks,

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    I dun see why not....as long as your current not too strong and suck all the worms into the filter before they reach the bottom

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    I've got a question. I'm currently working with C. elegans, which are basically a kind of worm about 1mm long. Can I feed these nematodes to fish fry?
    Cheers,
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    Quote Originally Posted by PlAnTaNoOb View Post
    I've got a question. I'm currently working with C. elegans, which are basically a kind of worm about 1mm long. Can I feed these nematodes to fish fry?
    i believe so, but please ensure that no one notices that you are carrying petridishes of worms home, esp the mutant strains.

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    No worries bro. C. elegans are found naturally in the soil. The lab has no issues with me bringing them out. Of course, I won't bring mutant strains! We must be responsible for our environment and ecology. Thanks for your advice nevertheless.
    Cheers,
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    So... anyone wants c. elegans for your fries? Properly bleached and washed 5 times to ensure cleanliness.
    Cheers,
    Sean


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    Anyone know where to get starter culture?

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    get from zhiz22. he selling them. i got one culture from him.

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    Re: Microworms as live food for fish fry

    hey zhiz22,
    can i buy some micro worms from you?
    email me at [email protected]
    thks

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    Re: Microworms as live food for fish fry

    Quote Originally Posted by zhiz22 View Post
    Hi

    I have used microworms and they are clean live food for your fries. It's useful for feeding fries of small fishes like betta, guppies, dwarf cichlid.




    Here are 2 interesting link for those wanting to find out more and culture them.

    http://www.ehow.com/how_2002277_crea...m-culture.html

    http://www.cbsbettas.org/microworms.html
    Hi there bro, if you are still selling microworm starter cultures and you dont mind, pls email me the detail , the price, collection point etc at [email protected]

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    Re: Microworms as live food for fish fry

    Do any LFS sell microworms or a starter culture? Anyone bought from any shop?
    LIFE IS UNBEARABLE WITHOUT A FISH TANK!!!

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