Is the chlorine bad for live blackworms? Should water be taken from the aquarium? or does this not matter?
Will alive blackworms live in chlorinated water?
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Just use tap water and treat it with the same water conditioner you use on the fish tank. Water conditioners work instantly.
thanks. I put in water conditioner with my water and it killed all my worms nearly instantly. great advice.
Pallen81 said:
Sorry.
I've never had that problem, I just mix a drop of conditioner in with a gallon of water (what I use treats 1 drop per gallon), and then pour that treated water right on the worms with no wait. You didn't cover them completely in water, did you? They need to be able to crawl up the sides a bit or they'll die off.
yeah, don't store them in tap water, it will kill them. I do, however, rinse them in tap water once a day. I think the chloramines help kill germs and stuff (but it could be in my mind 
). That short exposure doesn't kill them. But to store them, I keep a bucket of treated water as webcricket does 
). That short exposure doesn't kill them. But to store them, I keep a bucket of treated water as webcricket does Chlorine kills living organisms. That's what it's used for.
It's actually quite poisonous. Like when there is a chlorine spill I believe the area evacuated is something like 5 miles downwind. It attacks rubber and plastic and eventually destroys it.
I wouldn't think anything would live in chlorinated water very long.
It's actually quite poisonous. Like when there is a chlorine spill I believe the area evacuated is something like 5 miles downwind. It attacks rubber and plastic and eventually destroys it.
I wouldn't think anything would live in chlorinated water very long.
Just scoop some water out of your tank, swish the worms around a bit....pour out most of the water without loosing the worms....then put some water from your tank in. Better if you do this right after a water change.
I always have change water sitting around that's been dechlorinated..so that's what I use for my blackworms. I also put a few drops of vitamins in the water with the worms.
I always have change water sitting around that's been dechlorinated..so that's what I use for my blackworms. I also put a few drops of vitamins in the water with the worms.
CaptnDan said:
Ferrous metals, too.
However, in most ares, the amount of chlorine left in water when it leaves the tap is pretty minimal, and here, I have rinsed blackworms hundreds of times in untreated cold tapwater with no appreciable harm....but, it would be best to used filtered or aged, chilled water for your blackworms.