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DaguppyBreeda123
12-08-2021, 04:20 AM
So, i've read online that wild-caught specimens of California Blackworms can be up to 4 inches long, & 1.5 MM in diameter...
I have been keeping a colony of them in a 20 gallon aquarium for 6 months now and while collecting some for Betty (a female Banjo Catfish), I found a 4 inch long one that wasn't there when i started out with a quarter-pound of them. (At least, I think it is one.)


...Now I just have to figure out how to post an image of it on here.

DaguppyBreeda123
12-08-2021, 04:30 AM
Here is a link to the photo I took after isolating it into what used to be the container my Glo-betta came in:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=17d991fa59d8565c&attid=0.1&disp=attd&realattid=17d991f9777a0ab196c1&safe=1&zw
(It should automatically download the photo, but I couldn't figure out any other way to link the photo since Im using a phone).

Willie
12-08-2021, 09:42 AM
Blackworms grown in a large aquarium can grow up to 4' long (yes, that's 48").

Second Hand Pat
12-08-2021, 09:48 AM
Hi DaguppyBreeda123, your google link does not work. Google wants you to create an account using the link.

I have bought both Ca and Australian blackworms. Both sources are breed domestically. I prefer Australian blackworms because they are harvested when the worms are smaller and the fish seem to prefer the smaller worms.
Pat