dino Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I thought I could start a discussion about free live foods fetched from the compost bin. I know its has to be purely organic etc. Currently I am using it as a source for white worms, (even the odd maggot!). I am sure there is more. If anyone can post photos of what we should or should not avoid, or treatment before introduction. I am sure we will all profit from it. So far I have not noticed any bad side effects like deaths or disease (last 5 years),I do not use cooked food, meats, bread, citrus or strong vegetable matter such as onions, garlic etc. Purely peelings, coffee, tea bags, fruit etc all organic. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hey Dino that's a good idea. I read somewhere that if you put a potato cut side down on a heap and turn it over a few days later there are usually white worms but I've never tried it. How do you harvest your worms? Alan was that you with the potato trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Guilty your honour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I find it a lot easier to culture the whiteworms. You can get a load of worms once you get them going without all the bits you don't want. They don't like the heat of the summer down this way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 can someone tell me what these are? and is it safe to feed my cichlids or goldfish with these Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 can someone tell me what these are? and is it safe to feed my cichlids or goldfish with these Thanks They're called bugs, and yes. They're some kind of beetle larvae, you'd probably need to let them change into beetles to ID them more accurately. Not important, toss them in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I agree 100% with Ira... Yes They are Bugs!! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peet Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I've been getting the really small tiger worms from my organic worm farm... discus love them and hasnt seemed to be any problems so far... I always wash them first in fresh water.... Anybody else using worms from their worm farms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Hey Pete I use newly hatched tiger worms and eggs for my tropicals, my goldfish eat adult ones, sometimes my fish even eat the debris from the worm farm, I keep it very organic. Slug eggs are also a favourite, white worms are so far the best though. Also since I have been doing this, I found my aquarium plants flourishing, could slight traces of vermiculture be doing this? Fish are not in the slightest bit ailing. (I do not keep discus) Dino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I rang my local worm farmer the other week to get worms for my compost for this very reason, he told me the tiger worms were poisionus for fish, can anyone confirm or denie this for me please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghaz Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4807 just asked my mate(Google) and its a bit of a mixed view. But from what i can gather they aren't really "poisonous", but rather the secretions they give off when attacked give a nasty taste, in turn the fish will not eat them and they will rot in the tank, and the rotting/excess secretions in the tank is the part that kills the fish. So going from that if ya fish likes them, they should be fine as there wont be any left overs. and eggs would be fine as they have not developed the necessary glands(right terminology?) that secrete the "poison". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I have fed compost worms from the compost heap without any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I feed the tiger worms to my kokopu and bullies, although they seem to like the red worms better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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