herefishiefishie Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Doing some research on another matter & came across some material that answers some questions previously raised on some sources of food. Earthworms... http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA016 Microworms... http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA022 Finally an answer to how much protein..... The nematodes are 76% water and 24% dry matter; 40% of the dry matter is protein and 20% is fat. Not bad aye? If I find more, will post up later. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Good sites Frenchy. Lookout, wormfarm on the way. Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 It would be good if you could find a similar analysis of the trusty white worm, I've tried with no success. 9.6% protein and 20% fat, thats a lot of fat and not much protein. But being nematodes I bet the fat content is high in fatty acids rather then saturated animal fats, it's a shame that factor is not broken down more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Whiteworms (Enchytraeus albidus Henle, 1837) are probably one of the most popular form of live food cultured by aquarists. They are highly nutritious and especially valuable for conditioning rainbowfishes before spawning, or for young fast growing fish. Fed two or three times a week; they'll give your fish a nutritional boost. The actions of your fish will change dramatically when they see the movement of live struggling worms in the aquarium. Some aquarists feel that fish fed exclusively on whiteworms become obese due to the fat content of the worms. However, the problem may lie more with overfeeding with the worms, rather that the fat content of the worms. Whiteworms generally contain less than 2.7% body fat in contrast microworms contain 4.8%. taken from http://www.amidchaos.com/cakc/articles/tappin_05.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 9.6% protein and 20% fat, thats a lot of fat and not much protein. Your calculations are a little off. If you worked out protein to be 9.6% then on the same principle fat is 4.8%. Thanks Alan. Opps, my bad too. I should of typed microworms. Don't know how I wrote whiteworms. I have used microworms, that is why I went, goody. :lol: Will edit now. :oops: Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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