Bilbo Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I been reading articles about red worm cultures. A pure cardboard culture is one of the easiest and best apparently. The worms will eat the cardboard and the vegetable based glue if no other food is avaliable. One of the local companies has just started to promote the green image and was giving away tubs of worms (Eisenia foetida and Lumbricus rubellus) so I rung a document shredding company and asked if they could run a few cardboard boxes through there big shredder a few times to get small bits (roughly 25mm strips) I also got a bit of coir (coconut fibre) from a landscape company that had more than they needed for a job and were going to throw it out. I have got 2 worm farms to start up and will try a comparison and let people know which one give the best results. Trust me. If its free then I am there with both hands out :-) If anyone else has a worm farm, other than white or grindal, for fish food please post experiences or tips. Red worms are supoosed to cure HITH and many other diseases for discus, oscars etc and are one of the best foods around. Awsome information here http://www.jetcompost.com/burrow/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 what size are the red worms? are these the garden type worms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I think you will find the Eisenia fetida, at least, are commonly called tiger worms. The next Aquarium World has an article by Stuart Lord regarding composting habits and the feeding of these worms to fish. If you would like to do an article on what you are up to there bilbo it would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 tiger worms poisonous or just yuck? lol something tells me tiger worms arnt as good as the red earth worms remember reading something about tiger worms not so good for feeding to something..turtles maybe? does this ring a bell with anyone else or just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 That is what Stu's article is about. Many fishkeepers claim that tiger worms are unsuitable to feed to fish as they appear "bitter" to the taste. Stu found this was not necessarily so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I have lots of worms in my compost heap and my turtles love them. Tiger worms are what are sold for worm farms and are not the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 i have been told tiger worms excrete a bitter tasting compound when under stress and would not be suitable for my frogs. ordinary earthworms on the other hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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