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Shoebox Grindal Worms Culture- Free Shipping
Item #1274406002

Current Auction Time: Sat May 18 04:42:57 2024


Final: $32.99 First Bid $32.99
Time left 00:00 # of Bids 1 (bid history)
Started May 19 2010 - 08:40:02 PM Location Alexandria VA 22312 United States
Ended May 20 2010 - 08:40:02 PM
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Seller Malaysiantrumpetsnails (322/329) 101-500JustMe
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High Bidder Biskees (142/142) 101-500

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Description

Shoebox�Grindal Worms�Culture- Free Shipping
This is a�Shoebox�Size Culture.
Shipping Info:
Shipping is�FREE by US Priority Mail. I will send an invoice at the end of the auction. Please update your mailing address if needed or include special instructions for shipping.



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I accept paypal. My paypal address is dlffshop@aol.com

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Deb's Live Fish Food Shop

www.debslivefishfoodshop.com


Culturing Instructions:

Grindal�Worms�(Enchytraeus buchholzi) were�first isolated�by a lady named Mrs. Morton Grindal from Sweden who stumbled across them as she separated them from their cousin, the White Worms which are larger in size.
Which Fish Will Eat Them :�Most�fish that start at 1/2" to adult�like Killifish, Bettas, Guppies, Angelfish, Discus, Gouramis, Corydoras, Apistogrammas etc.
Environment: Select a dark area in your room to keep your culturing container.
Temperature: Room temperature.
Size: They grow up to�1/2 inch�long.
Food: You can feed finely ground dried cat food, instant baby cereal (oatmeal), instant mashed potato flakes (plain), fish food flakes and�white bread. Thee foods must be moist when feeding.
Container: Choose an�heavy duty�container with a secure lid. You'll need to make tiny air holes on the upper sides of your container so that your culture can breathe.
Medium:�� There are many mediums that can be used. I prefer a worm bedding that doesn't contain soil/ dirt because soil quickly sours and turns to mud. You may also use coconut fibre (coir), top soil, foam, sponges etc.

Harvesting:�Use a popsicle stick, q-tip�or similar tool to gather the worms that are crawling up the sides of your container and lid. I will sometimes deliberately put food on the sides of the container and lid so that the worms will congregate there.�Then I will collect as many as I want and leave the ones that I don't need.�Then�I'll dip my�worms into a small portion cup filled with clean room temperature water. I prefer to use spring water instead of tap.�Gently stir to mix the worms and water. Using an eye dropper,�I can feed the worms to my fish.
Sub-Culturing:� It's best to start a new culture every 2- 3 weeks. Prepare your new medium and add part of your old culture to the new one.

Helpful Hints:
If your culture starts to smell bad, immediately start a new one by using worms that have crawled up the sides of your container.
If your culture becomes to soggy, add dry medium or�start a new one if the worms have started dying.
Use clear/�see-through containers so that you can easily check the status of your culture without having to open the lid.�
It's best to keep more that one container of�Grindal�Worms going just in case one goes bad.


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Bid History:

Bidders Bid Time Bid Comments
Biskees (142/142) 101-500 May 19 2010 - 10:11:17 PM $32.99 

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