Microworms are often given as a living food for small fishes.
The biggest advantage of microworms is that are very easy to
grow, there biggest disadvantage is that they smell.
how to start
Use mall plastic or glass jars to cultivate them, do it
at room temperature. Start with a very small amount of microworms.
The whole cycle can be done in one week.
microworms produce living offspring, and live for three weeks.
what you have to do
You have to add a mixture to your starting set of microworms,
after one week the worms crawl against the wall of the jar,
collect them by using as small brush . they stick to the brush
and can be given to youre young fish.
the mixture
There are very many recepts to make a mixture, the easiest are:
- add half a liter hot water to four spoons of maizena, to produce
a mixture, if its cool , youre ready.
- add hot milk to Brinta or oatmeal, if its cool again , youre
mixture is ready.
- add beer to milk, and you have youre mixture.
- baker's yeast and water.
- cornmeal, baker's yeast and water
- baby oatmeal cereal, baker's yeast and water
alternatives
If you dont want a smelling culture of microworms you can use vinegar eels.
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