Earthworms?

[pumh]

I was just wonderng if it would be alright if I could feed my cichlids some earthworms every once in awhile. To add I to that would here be any nutritional value for the fish that eat this?

Thanks in advance!

 

[star4]

I know you can buy earthworm pellets. So long as there has been no weedkiller etc put in your garden (or wherever you get the worms from) and you wash them and chop them up I dont think its a problem. Its the chopping up bit I cant stand. I feed my texas bluebottles and daddylonglegs if I catch them in the house.

 

[walkers101]

the best thing to do is to put the caught earthworms into a container of sand 2" deep once they have made their way to the surface they are completly clean and at their tastiest then chop up

 

[mossy69056]

i feed them to my cichlids twice a week,they are great for growth and colour
i hang it over the tank and get a scissors and just snip,snip,snip

 

[the biffster]

there is site that sell them i am sure
i used to buy mine from a reptile shop
when i used to feed earthworms cichlids
love them and so do other fish

 

[pumh]

Okay, so I understand that I should cut them before I feed them but about how long of pieces do you think I should cut them for a parrot and firemouth x sajicas? I also have some other questions like how many of the cut pieces should I feed each fish, so I make sure that I don't over pfeed them. Also out of the cichlids in the tank the parrot is the most... Outgoing I guess you could call him, well he's just out on the open more than the others especially when I have food. Is there a way that I can garanty that the others will for surely get some?

 

[mossy69056]

cut it up in about 1" pieces
roughly a 3" worm per fish
when u have the worms cut drop them in all along the tank or both ends at the one time so all your fish gets some

 

[ChilliPepper]

Urgh, sounds messy

 

[shroob]

I used to just gather the worms from the garden, give them a quick rinse under water to wash off excess soil then chuck them in. Obviously if the worm was too big for the fish I wouldn't (I'd leave it in garden or feed to a bigger fish - not many worms an adult oscar can't manage though ).

Nothing more appealing to a cichlid than a wriggling worm.

 

[mossy69056]

Urgh, sounds messy

just cut them up into a bowl and pour them in
very little mess and well worth it as ure fish will really come on for it

 

[fishman1]

Hi here in the uk you can buy worms from your local fishing tackle shop various sizes available and anything from a small pot to several kilos just ask in the shop,also they will order in bloodworm and joker in large quantitys fresh and alive just keep alive for a few days then freeze the rest.

 

[roadmaster]

I used to just gather the worms from the garden, give them a quick rinse under water to wash off excess soil then chuck them in. Obviously if the worm was too big for the fish I wouldn't (I'd leave it in garden or feed to a bigger fish - not many worms an adult oscar can't manage though ).

Nothing more appealing to a cichlid than a wriggling worm.

Fish pictured in your avatar looks stikingly like Paratalapia polleni. I kept one until it began attacking smaller cichlids and am pleased always to see photos of this fish. Am I correct?
If not what species is the fish?

 

[shroob]

I used to just gather the worms from the garden, give them a quick rinse under water to wash off excess soil then chuck them in. Obviously if the worm was too big for the fish I wouldn't (I'd leave it in garden or feed to a bigger fish - not many worms an adult oscar can't manage though ).

Nothing more appealing to a cichlid than a wriggling worm.

Fish pictured in your avatar looks stikingly like Paratalapia polleni. I kept one until it began attacking smaller cichlids and am pleased always to see photos of this fish. Am I correct?
If not what species is the fish?

Yeah its a polleni. Not too agressive, the occasional shunt/nip to my bristlenose and the 'removal' of eight tiger barbs (though my fault really, I thought they would be big enough, I was wrong).