Feeding Live Black Worms

[jackson6745]

What's your take on live black worm feeding? My fish go crazy for them but that's all I know

https://youtu.be/nArkO6z6AqI

 

[Dre]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...0791-possible-new-way-enhance-blackworms.html

 

[Paul B]

I have only been using them for about 50 years so I am not sure yet.

 

[tunicata]

I've feed them before and my fish liked them. However, they like whatever I put in the tank honestly.

I started feeding them when I had a finicky copper band. Everyone ate EXCEPT for the CB.
I stopped buying them afterwards because the worms gross me out. Also, I had to refrigerate them and my wife was very upset when she found out that I had kept them in there....

 

[jackson6745]

You see any color/behavior change in fish from feeding them?

 

[oh207]

I get a portion every 2 weeks from LFS and it lasts about a week and a half. I feed a good amount and rinse out the portion remaining with RODI after each feeding. I was told that doing so will make them last longer.

The fish loves it, I love feeding it, but the wife didn't like it in the fridge. So I used to wrap the container in foil so that no one can see the worms crawling up the side.
Now I have my own fridge in the basement, so it's packed with all sorts of fish goodies.

My clowns spawn regularly, my ruby red dragonnets dance every night, and every other fish smiles when they see me.

 

[oh207]

You see any color/behavior change in fish from feeding them?

I think I read somewhere that feeding live food such as black worms will cause your fish to become more aggressive.
I've been feeding live black worms a few months now and haven't notice anything different in color or aggressive behavior.
And I should clarify that my clowns were spawning and dragonnets were dancing at least a year before I started feeding live black worms.

 

[tunicata]

no, i saw no noticeable difference. Although, my main efforts were to get the cb to eat. My fish were otherwise healthy and pretty.

 

[greenstreet.1]

All three of my tanks plus qt love them.

 

[Paul B]

You see any color/behavior change in fish from feeding them?

Yes, all of my paired fish are spawning including mandarins, watchman gobies Bangai cardinals, clown gobies and fireclowns and I have not had to quarantine or had any diseases since about 1977 or so and my fish basically die of old age

 

[gobywon]

Paul where do you get white worms to grow ?

 

[Paul B]

I ordered them online. Whiteworm culture. I don't remember the site

 

[Zuska]

cool video! Your fish look super healthy!

 

[gobywon]

Thanks!

 

[Paul B]

That's because they take Zumba classes and don't smoke

 

[zenfish]

archer fish will probably be carrying black worms and lots of other weird live food.

 

[greenstreet.1]

Total have them for a few months now AV just started carrying them.