Paul B
Premium Member
I have used nightcrawlers that I collect in my yard and I have also used saltwater sand worms and salt water blood worms commonly sold as bait for salt water fish.
These worms are fantastic as food as they do not have any fat, just oil but they are large and if you chop them up, you lose most of the liquid inside the worm. I am not sure how much of a detriment this is because the oil in worms is mostly incorporated in the flesh of the worm and not like in a fish where it is concentrated in the liver.
I also have not fed these long enough to come to a real conclusion as to how good they are or if they are as good or better than blackworms. For me here in NY blackworms are very common and sold all over the place. But if I could not get them, I would use the other worms I mention.
Yes, I know, I am worm crazy.
If you use earthworms you should hold them up to a faucet and gently squeeze them their entire length to clear them of the dirt and possably insecticides that they may have in their gut.
I have many times used earthworms to feed bubble corals and anemones.
These worms are fantastic as food as they do not have any fat, just oil but they are large and if you chop them up, you lose most of the liquid inside the worm. I am not sure how much of a detriment this is because the oil in worms is mostly incorporated in the flesh of the worm and not like in a fish where it is concentrated in the liver.
I also have not fed these long enough to come to a real conclusion as to how good they are or if they are as good or better than blackworms. For me here in NY blackworms are very common and sold all over the place. But if I could not get them, I would use the other worms I mention.
Yes, I know, I am worm crazy.
If you use earthworms you should hold them up to a faucet and gently squeeze them their entire length to clear them of the dirt and possably insecticides that they may have in their gut.
I have many times used earthworms to feed bubble corals and anemones.