Loved your video. I’m going to give the bread a try. I am a 70 year old gramma, and not much bothers me. But my hubby hates the worms, lol. A couple questions. Why can’t you use dry yeast instead of yeast water? Where does all the moisture come from? I have harvested from some of the puddles, which gets media at the same time, but I always rinse my worms a few times. That way you have very clean worms. So, I was thinking, if I do the bread way. Why can’t I just suck up the wet spots? I harvest my worms everyday, as I find if I leave them for a couple days, they dry out and it’s hard to get them off the container. Also, I loved your collecting tool. Where can I get one😏. I use a paint brush to gather mine, although, I have used my finger many times.
Hey Brenda! Love the role reversal between you and your husband lol! You can use dry yeast instead of the yeast water. If you do though you will have to make sure you ad enough of the old culture so that they don't dry out. As the culture ages it gets wetter as the worms metabolize the the bread. You can think of it as worm pee if that helps. The reason why I harvest from the sides and also start new cultures from these scrapings is to avoid adding old culture into the tank or new culture. The old media stinks from their combined metabolism and I don't want to pollute anything with it. Unfortunately my collecting tool comes from my lab days decades ago and I don't know where you can get one now. You could try Amazon. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch one of my videos!
It’s crazy how much time actually goes into these videos 😂.you have lots of patience. There’s no way I can have cultures 😂. Anything smelly is a hard no no from the wife lol. Hope your week is going well my friend. Don’t forget to give yourself time to breathe lol.
Hey Angelo! I fortunately get allot of leeway from my wife because of the business. If it weren't for that things would be different lol! I'm off next week and it's sooooooo close now. You have a great as well
For my microworm cultures I put elastic bands on top of the media. The worms climb up the bands. I just drop the bands into a collecting container containing water and after my harvest just dump the container into my tanks. I don't have to scrape the sides of the culture containers. Good video. Keep it up.
Very nice experiment! I have not tried bread, but have tried the oatmeal vs instant potatoes and yeast vs no yeast. Oatmeal does smell a little more but produces way more worms and doesn’t need to be renewed as often if you make a thick, pasty batch. No yeast made a very slow process and ended up molding before the colony really got going. My fish room is and extra bedroom at the far end of the house, so I’m the only one smelling it, lol! Thanks for doing the investigation for us!
I find the oatmeal cultures last about two weeks where you get good quantities of worms. After that they produce less and smell more. I replace them about then. If the fish are small like guppies, I feed them their whole lives. If they grow bigger than about two inches the worms are too small for the fish to be interested
my wife would never allow me to keep that stuff in the house.... this worsens when i say the word worms. I think i might try this as a DIY project next year...interesting information friend.
It's just so easy to culture and produces so much food that I put up with the all the rest of it. Thanks so much for coming by and you have a Merry Christmas as well.
Thanks,, just got my first culture at lfs, found new Elc Blue ram fry,, about 50 yesterday. Those that say, ewww,,, I;ll use brine,,, well my fry are so small, they can't eat brine,, yet. so these worms are the perfect ticket to get good early growth, and are only a Part of a good diet.
Congrats on the fry! MW are fine when you are feeding other things as well. I use them and lots of other foods. As long as you don't mind the smell lol
Hey Diva. Great seeing you! Unfortunately I think the worms will be a little too big as a first food angel fry. If you start them with infusoria or newly hatched brine shrimp microworms would be great around their second week of life. Thanks for watching
love your work I use these all the time been thinking of a way to auto feed them may be a tube for them so they can march like lemmings any idea's if anyone can solve this it's you + send Mike some I think he would convert with a push from you ☺
Hey Colin. All that would be needed to auto feed these is to give them a ramp where as they climb along they encounter a gentle drip that washes them into the tank. I'll have to give this some thought. Thanks for the idea and for coming by
I accually already have daphnia pond culture for my fry and also my mom said This microworm culture is gross. I accually want to make some just in case but my mom always said "you already have brine shrimp".
Another awesome video! If you need volunteers for the cold shipping of worms, i would like to volunteer. At over 5000 feet above sea level in the Rockies I'm freezing!
Thanks so much Julie. I will be working on that video over the next week and if the little buggers survive freezing I will leave details in that video for all who are interested
I switched to bread, but I cut the soft honey whole wheat bread into small cubes, then mash with water and a fork to make a paste that's more like what oatmeal would be. I warm in MW to 80-100F, mix in a tsp or so of yeast, then smear some worm culture over the surface. Seems to work well and smell much less than oatmeal (more like a stale beer smell).
It's an easy procedure. Make a paste out of whatever starchy food you want, add some yeast and then inoculate with microworms. I've been trying to maximize the output of these with different methods and believe it or not I'm still trying to perfect it. If I finally settle on one I will share it with everyone. If all you want is some worms then almost any setup will work. Thanks for watching!
I use bread to start a culture, then I add dry oats as needed to control the moisture and feed the culture. This way I can keep a culture going for much longer than usual.
Sir I do not have a starter worm culture and we are not allowed to go out of the house because of the curfew my baby Betta fry is dying suggest me an emergency solution pls 😳
That's the great thing about microworms, they're tough and easy to culture. Pretty much any formula will work. I do these experiments for those who need larger quantities of the little buggers. Thanks so much for coming by and sharing your thoughts
Cool! Next week I will post the video for the freezing and if they live I will leave my email and details for those who want some. Thanks for coming by
Loved your video. I’m going to give the bread a try. I am a 70 year old gramma, and not much bothers me. But my hubby hates the worms, lol.
A couple questions. Why can’t you use dry yeast instead of yeast water? Where does all the moisture come from?
I have harvested from some of the puddles, which gets media at the same time, but I always rinse my worms a few times. That way you have very clean worms.
So, I was thinking, if I do the bread way. Why can’t I just suck up the wet spots?
I harvest my worms everyday, as I find if I leave them for a couple days, they dry out and it’s hard to get them off the container.
Also, I loved your collecting tool. Where can I get one😏. I use a paint brush to gather mine, although, I have used my finger many times.
Hey Brenda! Love the role reversal between you and your husband lol! You can use dry yeast instead of the yeast water. If you do though you will have to make sure you ad enough of the old culture so that they don't dry out. As the culture ages it gets wetter as the worms metabolize the the bread. You can think of it as worm pee if that helps. The reason why I harvest from the sides and also start new cultures from these scrapings is to avoid adding old culture into the tank or new culture. The old media stinks from their combined metabolism and I don't want to pollute anything with it. Unfortunately my collecting tool comes from my lab days decades ago and I don't know where you can get one now. You could try Amazon. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch one of my videos!
It’s crazy how much time actually goes into these videos 😂.you have lots of patience. There’s no way I can have cultures 😂. Anything smelly is a hard no no from the wife lol. Hope your week is going well my friend. Don’t forget to give yourself time to breathe lol.
Hey Angelo! I fortunately get allot of leeway from my wife because of the business. If it weren't for that things would be different lol! I'm off next week and it's sooooooo close now. You have a great as well
Fishman you deserve a good break enjoy
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Much appreciated and a Merry Christmas to you and your family
For my microworm cultures I put elastic bands on top of the media. The worms climb up the bands. I just drop the bands into a collecting container containing water and after my harvest just dump the container into my tanks. I don't have to scrape the sides of the culture containers. Good video. Keep it up.
That's a great tip! Thanks for sharing and for coming by.
Very nice experiment! I have not tried bread, but have tried the oatmeal vs instant potatoes and yeast vs no yeast. Oatmeal does smell a little more but produces way more worms and doesn’t need to be renewed as often if you make a thick, pasty batch.
No yeast made a very slow process and ended up molding before the colony really got going.
My fish room is and extra bedroom at the far end of the house, so I’m the only one smelling it, lol!
Thanks for doing the investigation for us!
That's so cool Barbara! Your results match up with mine. Thanks so much for coming by
How many days this microworms will be alive and how many days we can feed the fry's
I find the oatmeal cultures last about two weeks where you get good quantities of worms. After that they produce less and smell more. I replace them about then. If the fish are small like guppies, I feed them their whole lives. If they grow bigger than about two inches the worms are too small for the fish to be interested
my wife would never allow me to keep that stuff in the house.... this worsens when i say the word worms. I think i might try this as a DIY project next year...interesting information friend.
Hey Raliegh! Great seeing you as always. My wife definitely does not like them, but puts up with it
Same but in my case its my mom
Cool stuff but gross, I'll stick yo brine shrimp. Merry Christmas to you and the family!
It's just so easy to culture and produces so much food that I put up with the all the rest of it. Thanks so much for coming by and you have a Merry Christmas as well.
How long does it usually takes to get it established???
A few days. Thanks for watching!
Thanks,, just got my first culture at lfs, found new Elc Blue ram fry,, about 50 yesterday. Those that say, ewww,,, I;ll use brine,,, well my fry are so small, they can't eat brine,, yet. so these worms are the perfect ticket to get good early growth, and are only a Part of a good diet.
Congrats on the fry! MW are fine when you are feeding other things as well. I use them and lots of other foods. As long as you don't mind the smell lol
Interesting. That is something I never know. Got to ask my daughter since she is the expert.👍15
Thanks for coming by John. What kind of fish is your daughter into?
I'm hoping to have angel fish fry one day soon. This is good to know because the bread looks a lot more manageable.
Hey Diva. Great seeing you! Unfortunately I think the worms will be a little too big as a first food angel fry. If you start them with infusoria or newly hatched brine shrimp microworms would be great around their second week of life. Thanks for watching
love your work I use these all the time been thinking of a way to auto feed them may be a tube for them so they can march like lemmings any idea's if anyone can solve this it's you + send Mike some I think he would convert with a push from you ☺
Hey Colin. All that would be needed to auto feed these is to give them a ramp where as they climb along they encounter a gentle drip that washes them into the tank. I'll have to give this some thought. Thanks for the idea and for coming by
@@FishmanEricRussell that's what I thought great minds think alike I've had a few ideas just not sure I don't think any one has done it
I accually already have daphnia pond culture for my fry and also my mom said This microworm culture is gross. I accually want to make some just in case but my mom always said "you already have brine shrimp".
Eww, gives me the heebies. I know it's Great food but I'd have nightmares if they were in my house. Thanks Eric for a great video.
Thank so much as always for coming by and sharing your experiences
Another awesome video!
If you need volunteers for the cold shipping of worms, i would like to volunteer. At over 5000 feet above sea level in the Rockies I'm freezing!
Thanks so much Julie. I will be working on that video over the next week and if the little buggers survive freezing I will leave details in that video for all who are interested
I switched to bread, but I cut the soft honey whole wheat bread into small cubes, then mash with water and a fork to make a paste that's more like what oatmeal would be. I warm in MW to 80-100F, mix in a tsp or so of yeast, then smear some worm culture over the surface. Seems to work well and smell much less than oatmeal (more like a stale beer smell).
Yes bread works well. I found the culture got very soupy, quite fast. How has your experience been? Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch
What is the procedure?
It's an easy procedure. Make a paste out of whatever starchy food you want, add some yeast and then inoculate with microworms. I've been trying to maximize the output of these with different methods and believe it or not I'm still trying to perfect it. If I finally settle on one I will share it with everyone. If all you want is some worms then almost any setup will work. Thanks for watching!
cool
I use bread to start a culture, then I add dry oats as needed to control the moisture and feed the culture. This way I can keep a culture going for much longer than usual.
That would work very well. Thanks for watching!
I cant find any videos where they compare baby cereal with oats
There is a video where several were tested at one time. Let me see if I can find that video for you.
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I did that at one time and the results were comparable. I found the cereal to get runny sooner.
Sir I do not have a starter worm culture and we are not allowed to go out of the house because of the curfew my baby Betta fry is dying suggest me an emergency solution pls 😳
That's a lot of worms!
Yup! Crazy little buggers
Can i do this without yeast
Yes it's just less productive
This is very interesting but it makes my skin crawl
That seems to be the consensus from all of the ladies leaving a comment. Thanks for coming by and hope you have a merry Christmas
Fishman and a merry Christmas to you and yours 🎁 🎅
She is a mgr at a pet store. She had all kinds but I couldn't tell you the names.:) She loves all kinds.
Well if she is a fish lover then you've definitely raised her right John lol!
i have mash potatoes micro worms that i have been using since aug. if it they get to wet i just add more insant mash potatoes
That's the great thing about microworms, they're tough and easy to culture. Pretty much any formula will work. I do these experiments for those who need larger quantities of the little buggers. Thanks so much for coming by and sharing your thoughts
I'm willing to be a test subject
Cool! Next week I will post the video for the freezing and if they live I will leave my email and details for those who want some. Thanks for coming by
gross but interesting
Hey Aaron! Lol for sure