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Thanks very much for your offer that would have been great but I am in Bonny Scotland so they would have to travel overnight again to me , think I will have to give it up as a lost cause , but would have loved to have given them a go
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You'd just about have to find someone here in the States who was traveling to the UK and could get them to you fast. Even here in the States they have to be shipped overnight to have a good chance of surviving. You'd have too look into the laws about importing them, as well. My nephew lives in London. He visited last week but has already left. If the red tape had worked out in advanced I'd have been happy to send a box of worms with him but it's too late for that, now.
If it's any consolation there have been many hobbyists who have tried to culture these themselves. One guy had a plan that sounded excellent, but even it did not work for him. It's a project that is much easier said than done.Leave a comment:
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thanks for the info much app, I have had no luck getting a supply in US to export, maybe beg a US member to post me some over at my expense of course but dont know if it would be feasible or they would survive thanks.Leave a comment:
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Check outbthe articles by Dr.Charles Drewes...http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/...s/#Lumbriculus variegatus
he has all the blackworm info you will ever need. Probably the worlds foremost expert.
hth,
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Lol I had a fish that has not eaten for some time so got some of a chap a pre ordered £15 worth got home checked the bag nearly fell over 25 worms not even enough for the fish lol, what do you mean by mechanicly breaking them up many thanksLeave a comment:
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I am sure they will be expensive as this is lab supply house but,,,
The good thing is they can be easily propagated by mechanically breaking them into pieces..
You may want to search other lab supply houses as these are used in toxicology experiments very often.
Best,
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I have been keeping my cbw in a 29g tank with a sponge filter and little gravel on the bottom. I feed them shrimp pellets every other day, and change half the water once a week. When I first receive the worms I change the water in the tank everyday to clean them out and wont start feeding them to my discus till the water stays clean in the tank. I have been feeding them to my discus for just under a year with no issues.Leave a comment:
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I have been keeping my cbw in a 29g tank with a sponge filter and little gravel on the bottom. I feed them shrimp pellets every other day, and change half the water once a week. When I first receive the worms I change the water in the tank everyday to clean them out and wont start feeding them to my discus till the water stays clean in the tank. I have been feeding them to my discus for just under a year with no issues.Leave a comment:
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Are they still in business? I tried calling/emailing/and messaging them here on simplydiscus but no one has responded to me.Leave a comment:
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My order of freeze dried blackworms came in yesterday. My discus (and cleanup crew) can't get enough of these. I got the cubes, and there's hardly any that will reach the bottom of the tank. It even got my last hold-out on eating (my discus were shipped 3 weeks ago) to finally take a couple mouthfulls! There's hardly any mess, I love that I don't have to store them in my freezer, and I love that my fish love them. So happy.Leave a comment:
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I'm getting ready to order my first CBWs and was wondering how much to order. By comparison feeding - 1lb FBloodWs = x lbs +/- CBWs?Leave a comment:
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Blackworms, blood worms ands tubifex worms are all different..Leave a comment:
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When you say black worms, these are not the frozen blood worms I use?Leave a comment:
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blackworms are wonderful foods and so much cleaner then tubifex no wonder theres a shortage as whole world is buying worms from them.Leave a comment:
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