Re: NANFA-L-- Live Culture Options

Patrick Rose (pncwd-in-picusnet.com)
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:30:39 -0500

well now,
I do black worms and walter worms, the walter worms are a tad bit small for
semi adult sun fish. the black worms are easy to culture just a little time
consuming. Also be careful if you try them because if you end up with one
bad culture or one starting to go bad change it out and get rid of it quick
or else you will be sick by the next day when you walk in the room. I can
post more on how I do it if you choose to go that route. The reds are also
fairly easy to culture but they need much more space to be productive.
Confused flour beetles are a good option as well, they seem to be fairly
easy to grow also, although I have not tried these before. Unless you just
want to feed only live food you might want to try to get them taking frozen
or freeze dried foods, and use the live ones for treats or one time a day
feedings.
The above are only my opinions and we all know what opinions are like, judge
mine the way you wish.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jase Roberts" <nanfa_list-in-jaseroberts.net>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:11 PM
Subject: NANFA-L-- Live Culture Options

> Hi All,
>
> I'm curious what live foods various NANFA folks are growing -- especially
> critters that would be big enough to feed to semi-adult sunfish and perch.
> I've tried a couple of red wiggler worm (Eisenia foetida) cultures with
> limited success. I have mealworms going now, but their life cycle seems
> too long for a high production rate without devoting quite a bit of space
> to it. They're rather hard-bodied, anyhow. I had great success with
> mosquito larvae last summer, but Vermont weather makes that an option for
> only 5 months or so (and they're a bit small for my fish now). Finally, I
> just picked up some California blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) that I
> might try to culture (though I see some folks don't feel it's worth the
> effort -- http://www.nanfa.org/archive/nanfa/nanfaoct01/0021.html).
>
> So... what are people out there raising as food? And if you have a system
> that works well for you, what is it?
>
> Thanks,
> Jase
> Montpelier, Vermont
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