Grindal Worms Starter Culture 3 oz
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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.
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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. Their foods must be moist when feeding.
Container: Choose a 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 fiber (coir), top soil (if you prefer), foam, green scrubbie pads, sponges etc. If you use foam, scrubbie pads or similar pads, I would recommend that you give your worms and their bedding a room temperature bath in spring water every 2-3 days. Also, remember to drain any excess water before returning them to their container.
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. Please feel free to try this harvesting method and see if it works well for you.
Sub-Culturing:� It's best to start a new culture every 3- 4 weeks. Prepare your new medium and add part of your old culture to the new one.
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