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Feeding Live Black Worms to Fish
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This page contains Customer
Comments and our Replies about feeding Live Black
Worms to Fish. Click
here to go back to the first page in this discussion
about feeding live black worms to tropical fish.
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Customer Comments
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I am
a Professor of Zoology and Genetics
at Iowa State University. For
many years I have done research
and published articles about
the biology of blackworms.
I read with interest the information
included in the article "Feeding
Live Black Worms to Fish."
http://www.aquariumfish.net/information/black_worms.htm
The article contains
sound and sensible advice about
maintaining blackworms for purposes
of feeding to fish. Of particular
importance are your suggestions
about the importance of keeping
the worms cool, changing their
water, avoiding chlorinated
water, and examining them before
feeding to fish.
My only comment and clarification
about the information in that
article is that the scientific
name for blackworms is, in fact,
Lumbriculus variegatus, not
"Tubifex". Taxonomically speaking,
tubifex worms are quite different
from blackworms. You may find
more information about the biology
of blackworms at the following:
http://www.carolina.com/tips/worm/worm.asp
http://www.zool.iastate.edu/~c_drewes
Sincerely,
Charles Drewes
University Professor Zoology
and Genetics
Charlie Drewes
Zoology & Genetics
Dept 339 Science II Building
Iowa State University Ames,
IA 50011 |
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Reply. Hello Professor Drewes.
Thank you for the additional information about Blackworms.
I clicked on both of the links you sent.
The first link goes to an interesting
article written by you with more good information
about Blackworms.
The second link is to your wonderful
website that's full of lots of interesting information
about invertebrates and how to study them. I enjoyed
your website and highly recommended it!
Thanks again.
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Customer Comments
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I just wanted you to know
that my Betta and shrimp
arrived and are in their
home well happy and eatting.
I was so supprised to be
able to have fish shipped
one night and have them
here the next day.
I'll be sure to come back
to get more fish. but could
you please tell me where
I can get the black worms?
I can't find a site that
sells them. I live in a
out laying area that has
no stores near by.
Thank you so much.
Laura
Montello, Nevada
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Reply. Hello Laura. Thank
you for notifying us that your fish arrived safely
in Nevada. It sounds like they've found a very good
home.
We don't know of anywhere on the
internet to buy Live Black Worms. But they are not
essential. Just a treat. Since the worms are not
readily available anywhere near you, don't worry
about them. But do feed your Betta and your Ghost
Shrimp some BettaMin and some Freeze Dried Blood
Worms.
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Customer Comments
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i bought black worms from
the pet store for the second
time recently. The
first batch that i bought
i had to throw away because
they smelled really badly.
When i first buy them, they
don't stink like that but
the longer i have them the
more they smell. i
change the water but it
doesn't seem to help.
Is it normal for them to
smell? or are they
sick?
Thank you for your help.
Casey
Fredericksburg VA
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Reply. Hello Casey. Black
Worms should never stink. You made a good decision
to throw them away and not feed them to your fish.
Are you sure they were Black Worms?
There are also Brown Worms, and they are more difficult
to keep alive. If you are sure the worms are Black
Worms, the method of keeping them alive on this
web site should work for you, because Black Worms
are easy to keep. Click
here
for information about keeping Live Black Worms.
I suggest that you go back to
the store, where you bought the worms, and discuss
the problems you had. Someone working in the store
may offer to replace the worms or make some other
adjustment.
Whenever you have a problem with
something you buy, go back to the store and explain
what happened. Sometimes a store will have a problem
with something that they sell, but they not
be aware of the problem.
Give them the benefit of the doubt,
and gently inform them about the problem. Give them
a chance to make an adjustment. If they don't volunteer
to make an adjustment for you, then ask them for
an adjustment.
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Customer Comments
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Greetings,
I read your article on keeping
blackworms. What should
they be fed? Can a person
establish/keep a culture of
them? Do you know what
their breeding cycle is?
Do you know of any other informative
sites on them? (Yours was about
all I could find.)
Thanks in advance for your time
and help.
Shelley |
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Reply. Hello Shelly. We have
never raised any worms, and we are reluctant to
discuss things that we have not done. We buy Black
Worms and keep them using the methods described
on this web site. Click
here
now for more information about how to keep Live
Black Worms.
We do not know of any sources
of more information about Black Worms.
We do not sell or ship Black Worms,
but sometimes you can find them for sale in your
local fish store. In my experience a fish store
that sells Live Black Worms is often a good place
to buy fish.
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