Live black worms soaking in selcon and vita-chem

[splix]

I'm curious what your thoughts are on feeding live black worms that I've had selcon and vita-chem in the water with. I got a small amount of them from the LFS the other day to try out. Around 5-6 feedings worth. Since I'm not feeding them solely, I decided to drop about a ml of selcon and around 10 drops of vita-chem into the bag with the worms while they sit in the fridge.

I just fed them today after they sat in the bag for 2 days in the fridge. The fish loved them.
I've read a lot of conflicting opinions already on live black worms. I just wanted to know if they're actually providing any nutritional value to the fish, or are they just basically icecream for them haha. I like to keep a lot of variety in their diet so giving these a shot in the mix. Let me know what you think.

 

[vhuang168]

Make sure they are actually black worms and not tubiflex. Many lfs can't tell the difference


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[splix]

Make sure they are actually black worms and not tubiflex. Many lfs can't tell the difference


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What would happen if they were tubiflex?

 

[Dmorty217]

What would happen if they were tubiflex?

Those are sewage worms and I would not recommend feeding them to your fish

 

[Dmorty217]

California blackworms is the only place in the US you can get live blackworms from that I'm aware of. Google them

 

[lespaul339]

You can get them a www.easternaquatics.com too. I get mine though them because shipping is cheaper compared to california live black worms.

I only feed live black worms. They provide more nutritional value than feeding frozen or flake. I soak mine in selcon once in a while just like you did. Doesn't seem to affect the worms at all and the fish sure love it.