NANFA-- cherry worms = tasty morsels
Jeremy Tiemann (jtiemann_at_inhs.uiuc.edu)
Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:47:11 -0500
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My wife and I picked cherries off a neighbor's tree this weekend. I
decided to do a little yard work while she cleaned and pitted the
cherries. When I came into the house, she had a small pile of white
worms (I did not look at them that closely so I do not know what they
were). Excited that she saved them, I decided to dump the worms into
my community tank where a violet explosion of activity instantly
occurred. My bluntnose minnows, slender madtom, and sunfish
(bluegill, longear, and orangespot) went on a feeding frenzy. I
have fed the fishes maggots, small grasshoppers / crickets, blood
worms and various other water insect larvae before; the fishes become
more excited over this live food than over the standard food in a
can. However, I have never seen anything like what I saw this
weekend. Has anyone ever placed fruit worms in their aquaria before?
After the activity subsided in the tank, a similar feeding frenzy
occurred when the cherry pie and ice cream were placed on the table.
--
Jeremy Tiemann
Biological Field Assistant
Illinois Natural History Survey
Center for Biodiversity
607 E. Peabody Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
Telephone: (217) 244-4594
Fax: (217) 333-4949
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