when you buy live food do you have to use all of it at once or what? If not, what kind and how do you store it
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I kept brineshrimp and blackworms. For brineshrimp, I put them and the water they came in inside a tuperware container and put them inside the fridge. I hear above the crisper is ideal, but I dont have one. As for feeding with them, use a fine mesh net to get them out of the tupperware and give em a quick rinse in the sink before releasing them in the tank. Be careful not to overfeed cuz they only live for about an hour or so.
For the blackworms, I store them in a tuperware too, with a little bit of tap water, in the fridge next to the brineshrimp. I rinse them and drain the old water every couple days. For feeding surface feeders, I bought a feeder comb which floats on the surface. The worms wiggle through the holes on the bottom and the fish pick em out. For feeding bottom dwellers, I use a plate or something similar that will stay on the bottom and put the worms on that. The purpose of all these blackworm feeding methods is to stop them from immediately burrowing into your substrate, dieing, and fouling up the water
For the blackworms, I store them in a tuperware too, with a little bit of tap water, in the fridge next to the brineshrimp. I rinse them and drain the old water every couple days. For feeding surface feeders, I bought a feeder comb which floats on the surface. The worms wiggle through the holes on the bottom and the fish pick em out. For feeding bottom dwellers, I use a plate or something similar that will stay on the bottom and put the worms on that. The purpose of all these blackworm feeding methods is to stop them from immediately burrowing into your substrate, dieing, and fouling up the water
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
I like storing my Daphnia and scuds outside in large containers. A 55 gallon drum barrel would be ideal for Daphnia and the scuds. Just as long as you have old vegetation rotting inside it, is perfect for some of those critters. I usually will order mine online and them place them outside and keep an eye on them.
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tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
info on Black worms..
http://aquaticfoods.com/
This site also has blackworm containers. I am thinking on ordering some of these for my future tanks and newt setups.
http://aquaticfoods.com/
In the past 2 years or so, I've been sustaining a "worm farm" in my garrage that is more than enough to feed my black ghost and a predatory marble goby.
I started out with a couple of dozen redworms from bait shop, threw them in a 1 ft x 1ft container with peat moss, some dirt and with drain in the botton. I keep it moist, sprinkle water if necessary, and feed the worms once or twice a week with corn stark (sprinkle lightly). Once in a while I throw in a banana peel which last them for awhile. The worms seem happy in there and multiply a lot, enough for me to "havest" a few of them every couple of days for more than 2 years. This is a much quicker way to get worms and don't have to worry about insecticite. I supplement the fish with freeze dried tubifex and chicken meat, shrimps from the kitchen.
Of course you won't be popular with the wife about a worm factory inside the garrage
I started out with a couple of dozen redworms from bait shop, threw them in a 1 ft x 1ft container with peat moss, some dirt and with drain in the botton. I keep it moist, sprinkle water if necessary, and feed the worms once or twice a week with corn stark (sprinkle lightly). Once in a while I throw in a banana peel which last them for awhile. The worms seem happy in there and multiply a lot, enough for me to "havest" a few of them every couple of days for more than 2 years. This is a much quicker way to get worms and don't have to worry about insecticite. I supplement the fish with freeze dried tubifex and chicken meat, shrimps from the kitchen.
Of course you won't be popular with the wife about a worm factory inside the garrage
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my stingrays eat blackworms, lots of em so they dont generally last that long however. I keep about 4-5 days worth in a shallow container and replace the water with fresh water everyday...I never knew about the 40-50 degrees thing 0.o never had a problem before. as for feeder fish I used to keep a very established/stocked feeder tank but I rarely feed live feeders anymore. I now just buy feeder fish for my oscars as a once a week treat. The feeder tank now runs as a hospital tank with a few goldfish to keep it running.
that wormkeeper sucks because the worms go between the mesh and die there. i tried cleaning them off but the whole thing was going to fall apart so i just keep them in the bottom blue tray and threw the rest of it away.
I have very good results with the blackworm keepers pictured in an earlier post. Yes, some do get into the groove holding the mesh, and some of those do make it through to the lower section of the container. But none of them seem to die from this for me. I just pour the bottom liquid and worms back into the top before I do the daily rinse with chlorine-free water. I'm quite happy with that product.
Lets not forget, tis the season for mosquito larva. Anyone have a good way to harvest them. right not I just use glass container left outside and suck them up with an eyedropper one at a time. It's a little tetious. Anyone got a better way?