JDogg
Aquarium Advice Addict
Is it safe for my fish to feed them wild caught earthworms?
see sigDeathWarp said:I guess the first question should be, what kind of fish
it rained last night and they are all lover the sidewalksand why earthworms?
Is there anyway to make them safer? like let them live in clean soil for a while, or does the pesticides accumulate in there tissue?BrianNY said:Earthworms are a terrific food for fish. They can be fed live to larger cichlids or chopped to smaller ones. Deathwarp is correct in that pesticides are an issue.
I'm such a geek. LOL. I used to collect them from my garden after a rain. My cichlids just loved them.
thye should be safe then, the snow just left a few weeks ago and I do no think the grounds crew at my apt has done anything yet, there is still trash all over that was frozen in the snow banks! :? but i will wait a few days just in case! thanksBrianNY said:I pretty much knew when I was treating for grubbs and wouldn't collect worms within two weeks of that. I rinsed them very well and kept them for weeks in a container with damp soil kept in a dark closet. If they're living after a few days they're safe to feed to your fish. JMO
checkvalve said:About 10 years ago we had a wild cought catfish about 10" and fed it earthworms out of the vending machine in front of the bait shop
tbonem91 said:earthworms out of a Vending Machine?!? 8O