Surprising discovery

Last night I put some new filter pads into my filter (Thanks Henk)
I left the tub in which rinsed the sponges and this morning while getting ready for work i made a surprising discovery.

Microworms.... I recognized the pattern on the sides of the container from clips i have seen on Youtube and took a closer look.

How do i identify if these are suitable for farming in a microworm culture?

 

mmmmmmm..... yummy! i hope you are feeding those to your fish

 

Now that is very cool!!!

 

Those are NOT microworms, but cool never the less. Probably some or other tubificid worm. If you look at your substrate you will probably find them there too.

Anyone out there have a microworm culture?

tt4n

 

Check with TASA sponsors first, but if you can't get from them, go to Wetpets Kuilsriver....they always have cultures available.

 

Do you have a number for WetPets????

 

Unfortunately not I just know how to drive there. Will explain to you on Saturday

Cheers
Dale

 

Thanks Dale. I've been there before but just wanted to check what he has before taking the drive there to find out that he doesn't have anything at the moment :bigsmile:

 

That oake always has microworms....he keeps his cultures going because he once lost all his cultures and he was struggling to find again. So when he got one culture back, he keeps at least 3 different cultures in his store (and a few where he stays)

BTW, what fish do you want the microworms for?

On the research I've done, basically all Betta breeders in the world believe that small live foods are a MUST to raise Betta fry on. Well I beg to differ on that statement because since I changed over to frozen rotifers, my betta fry survive and grow quicker than usual. I'll still give them BBS, but I scrapped microworms as their first food completely.

Cheers
Dale

 

Cool - I wanted them for my Angelfish fry. But then the parents decided to eat the eggs - I didn't get them out the tank fast enough as they were laid in the morning (peak hour time at my house) and by the time I'd come home and finished making dinner etc they had eaten them! Well at least they got some protein

So basically I just want a starter culture and I'll keep them going for my next batch. Then I'll alternate between microworms and BBS perhaps. Watcha think?

Bettas - aaah, I remember those days when I was breeding them (part time)- lots of work and I had LOADS of little tanks multiplying and taking over my house! It seemed as though they had a mind of their own!

 

The angels will eventually stop eating their eggs, so rather let nature take its course. Your pair will spawn in no time at all again and eventually stop chomping their egg/fry

Microworms are okay'ish as a starter food, but BBS is where the real nutrients lie. I'll show you tomorrow what & how I feed my fry...maybe you'll switch

Well as soon as my bettas start to grow bigger, I start selling or trading them....I definitely don't have the space to raise them all to full adulthood. I normally keep my females longer, but it's the males I get rid of quickly.

Cheers
Dale