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Myka 02-19-2012 04:37 PM

Where to find live blackworms?
 
Anyone know where to get live blackworms? I've exhausted my search locally, including the Killifish peeps around here. These are usually used for freshwater fish.

Myka 03-05-2012 12:45 AM

Bump.

Proteus 03-05-2012 01:05 AM

Some bait stores carry them. But they are farmed in feces. Not something I want to deal with or the pathogens they may carry

outacontrol 03-05-2012 01:37 AM

The Edmonton Aquarium Club did a few orders of Black worms not very long ago.
Its too bad the reefers around here are not more interested in being involved in the club, they do some really cool things.

Myka 03-05-2012 02:40 AM

Cool, thanks for the leads guys. And yeah, blackworms are gross.

EDIT: I got a PM on a local lead...woohoo!

imisky 03-05-2012 03:52 AM

what blackworms arent grown in feces.... I used to grow them for my discus and they are far from stinky.

The way I did it was grow them with brown paper towel + fish food....They reproduced fast enough that way to sustain both my FW and SW fish.

thedwightguy 03-05-2012 10:07 PM

Head for the nearest duck farm
 
Blackworms (tubifex) grow in duck crap; run a bucket under water and they clean out pretty quick. Used to get them that way at a duck farm......near Disneyland!

They concentrate into a ball as the feces are removed; you could do it right on the farm, I suppose!

I don't know where or how far down into the ground they go once it freezes, though, considering Saskatchewan is NOT Disneyland.

Veng68 03-05-2012 10:21 PM

Actually California black worms and tubifex are 2 different worms. Google California Black worms.

If you can't find them where you are, Canadian Aquatics out of Vancouver has them http://www.canadianaquatics.com/equipment/equipment.htm (near the bottom of the page).

You can get some and if you have some room you can culture them.

This book will help you.
Culturing Live Foods by Mike Hellweg
ISBN: 9780793806553
Hardcover, 240 pp.

Cheers,
Vic

Myka 03-06-2012 02:25 PM

Thanks for the help Vic. I may look into culturing them, but for the price and what (now) appears to be a reliable source I may just buy them when I need them. They aren't something I will be needing all the time.

Thedwightguy, Vic is correct, Tubifex and Blackworms are not the same thing. http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/lumbriculus

BlueWorldAquatic 03-06-2012 02:36 PM

go white worms, easier to maintain your own cultures.


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