Red Wiggler Worm Prep

[Second Hand Pat]

Freshly harvested
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Worm sizes, smallest is about 3/4 inch.
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Washed and each tank gets they own cup. I swirl with water in a cap and pour into my hand using it like a collender to drain the water. I pour the worms between my hand and the cup to remove the dirt.
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Ready to feed the fishes. The wet papertowel in the second picture tends to keep the worms in the cap and nice and moist.
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[Melissa]

Those lucky fishes! haha Thanks for sharing your routine... im looking into getting started with red wrigglers now too :)

[ZX10R]

I need to start doing this also I am having a hard time getting one of my small rays to eat home made food but he loves worms.

[seanyuki]

Hi Pat.....where did you order yr red worms?

[Second Hand Pat]

Those lucky fishes! haha Thanks for sharing your routine... im looking into getting started with red wrigglers now too :)



I need to start doing this also I am having a hard time getting one of my small rays to eat home made food but he loves worms.

Melissa and Sean, I am starting to get all sizes of worms now. Some of them are tiny but have all sizes now.


Hi Pat.....where did you order yr red worms?

Francis,

Here's you go, I got the 2 lb bag.

http://www.wormman.com/cat_redworms.cfm

[Keith Perkins]

Yum, yum. I tossed a small earthworm in one of my pairs tanks last weekend expecting the fish to chomp it up. I was rather surprised when the female just sucked down the whole thing. Worms seems like an interesting option, but somehow I just can't imagine my wife letting me raise worms in the house.

[Second Hand Pat]

Keith, if she is green minding then composting is a great thing. The worms are a side benefit :) and the discus happen to like them...even better.

[Keith Perkins]

We live in Janesville, not Madison! :D Green is one thing, worms in her house is another. It might have helped had I told her about those last live worms I got from Bill that were in the frig in the salsa jar full of water. Who knew she'd look at that jar hidden on the door.

[Second Hand Pat]

Keith, she found your worms. oops. What did she do with them??

[Keith Perkins]

Nothing, just asked what they were. Followed by are those things alive? It loses a lot without the proper tone though.

[Second Hand Pat]

Oh, I have a good idea :) of how that went.

[Keith Perkins]

Well it's not like she dipped a tortilla chip in them or something...geez. Touchy, touchy, touchy. :D

[Second Hand Pat]

Some guys are like that with snakes. I am a little surprised how often a guy will back away when I have a snake.