This is awesome thanks! I've had mosquito larvae cultures for my fish for ages and my latest harvest revealed thousands of baby bloodworms! Going to set up a big bucket now and start doing just bloodworms as mosquito larvae sometimes hide in my tank plants and survive long enough to emerge.
@@Fish-Finger I put in some big leaves as they're easier to take out when trying to harvest blood worms. Mostly they just eat the bacteria/algae film that grows in the containers. I've actually just started collecting mosquito larvae and freezing them in icecube trays. Just don't give too many at once at freezing doesn't kill them, so they will eventually come back to life.
I presume that dragon fly nymph met an untimely end? I know these beasts can be feared by aquarists and righly so but nevermind they are fascinating creatures and challenging pets in their own right. I found one in a LFS-bought live bag but decidex to try and raise it in its own little tank. They have an amazing way of catching and eating their prey that is very similar to the 'xenomorphs' in the 'Alien' movies. I fed mine on daphnia, bloodworm and it would take the occasional bladder snail. The plan was to release it into a local pond if it got so big that it needed prey that was too large for me to provide. They can actually live in this nymph stage for up to 6 years depending on conditions and species so they make a kinda unique pet if you can keep the livefood supplied. They can have up to 12 moults before they reach full maturity. Unfortunately, mine died after it's fourth moult. In fact I think it was a failed moult that killed it. I'm still not exactly sure why that happened. I know it's fairly common in the wild anyway but it still makes me wonder if there was something it needed in it's diet that I was unknowingly failing to provide. Anyway, maybe youll consider keeping one and making a video about it for your viewers.
@jacoobmantra They will basically eat anything that they can catch. Unfortunately, your live food options are fairly limited in local aquarist stores. You could maybe try pond dipping for alternatives if you have one near by. I've never really heard of people keeping them before though so you might have to look at a few natural history books on them. Aquarists knee jerk reaction is to just kill them but I found them to be interesting if you can isolate them from your fish.
Thank you, this was very thorough and useful. I didn’t realise they were midge lava, I’ve been trying to get midges out of my moss gardens/ terrariums tor a while now. But I might just change them to food factories haha
Excellent video, thank you very much! I am curious on what the temperature range is that the fry can thrive in. I'd like to start now, but I'm not sure if it will work well in these current fluctuating Indiana temperatures (50 degrees F to high 70s on any given day lol).. Also would love if you made a tutorial on starting a daphnia culture. I've seen a couple of other vids, but I think yours would be a lot more clear and concise on the topic.
if you were to feed them more and wait longer to harvest, would the worms get large enough to use as fishing bait? or is this not the same type of worm? thankyou!
Great in depth vid. Is it a huge problem if mosquito larvae are in the same container? I left a bucket of discarded aquarium water change out on my garden for a month or so to harvest both mosquito larvae and I've started finding what look like bloodworms in the leaf matter from my aquatic plant trimming in the bottom. It's not covered at the moment so anything can come in and out and I just harvest as needed in the summer months ( never carried in over winter due to temperature) but just curious if the mozzies are any detriment to the bloodworms or not as you mention to keep them out earlier in the video, but my fish love them so I keep them in. Cheers 👍
I do not think they would be too much of a concern. Because the mosquito larvae live in the upper water column and the blood worms live in the detritus. I could be wrong, though!
I noticed reading the comments that several have sub'd because of this video. Everyone seemed to find it very informative and enjoyed your presentation.. I did too, and have sub'd because of it. Thank you.
hi. i have a couple of questions. 1. if i only want to grow blood worms, do i still have to feed them the yeast and soybean? or will they be fine whit the leaves and green veggies? 2. what happens if a mosquito larvae get in the same container? i have 5k tadpoles now and i need something to feed them when they turn into frogs. so this is a big help thank you for making this video.
Thanks for the tip on the dapnea food. I didn't know really what they eat. I wonder if the last batch I tried weren't well fed or maybe got too hot? I'm in the south, things get warm.
It's been so long since you made this video You probably won't even see my comment. I was wondering if you can feed bettas mosquito larvae. I accidentally got a bunch of mosquitoes larvae in this bucket. I was just curious. Thanks for your cool video.
Bloodworms have a severe risk of developing allergy to in aquarium hobbyists and farming settings... Definitely may want to research this. The midge larvae i have are way smaller.
This is awesome thanks! I've had mosquito larvae cultures for my fish for ages and my latest harvest revealed thousands of baby bloodworms! Going to set up a big bucket now and start doing just bloodworms as mosquito larvae sometimes hide in my tank plants and survive long enough to emerge.
Huh. Idk if it's the temperature difference of what, but mosquito larvae for me are like instantly gone where as blood worms are a little smaller
what where you feeding them whit
@@Fish-Finger I put in some big leaves as they're easier to take out when trying to harvest blood worms. Mostly they just eat the bacteria/algae film that grows in the containers. I've actually just started collecting mosquito larvae and freezing them in icecube trays. Just don't give too many at once at freezing doesn't kill them, so they will eventually come back to life.
Very informative & made me realize that i will probably be sticking to frozen bloodworms for a bit longer 😆
Subbed!! Never realised it would be so easy to culture bloodworms, ill be sure to give this a try.
I presume that dragon fly nymph met an untimely end? I know these beasts can be feared by aquarists and righly so but nevermind they are fascinating creatures and challenging pets in their own right. I found one in a LFS-bought live bag but decidex to try and raise it in its own little tank. They have an amazing way of catching and eating their prey that is very similar to the 'xenomorphs' in the 'Alien' movies. I fed mine on daphnia, bloodworm and it would take the occasional bladder snail. The plan was to release it into a local pond if it got so big that it needed prey that was too large for me to provide. They can actually live in this nymph stage for up to 6 years depending on conditions and species so they make a kinda unique pet if you can keep the livefood supplied. They can have up to 12 moults before they reach full maturity. Unfortunately, mine died after it's fourth moult. In fact I think it was a failed moult that killed it. I'm still not exactly sure why that happened. I know it's fairly common in the wild anyway but it still makes me wonder if there was something it needed in it's diet that I was unknowingly failing to provide. Anyway, maybe youll consider keeping one and making a video about it for your viewers.
can you explain everything you fed it or was it only bloodworms?
@jacoobmantra They will basically eat anything that they can catch. Unfortunately, your live food options are fairly limited in local aquarist stores. You could maybe try pond dipping for alternatives if you have one near by. I've never really heard of people keeping them before though so you might have to look at a few natural history books on them. Aquarists knee jerk reaction is to just kill them but I found them to be interesting if you can isolate them from your fish.
Thank you, this was very thorough and useful. I didn’t realise they were midge lava, I’ve been trying to get midges out of my moss gardens/ terrariums tor a while now. But I might just change them to food factories haha
Good idea! Glad it helped
Gonna sneak one of these in the yard. My fam hates me getting bugs and stuff for my critters but it’s necessary man
Subscribed! Will try this for sure. Nice presentation thank you.
did it work for you because i am trying it to and need some help
Great video, getting right to it and a lot of details.
Yooo idk how I stumbled on this video but that was super sick 🙌🤙
Very informative!! Thanks much!!
Hi Im from Indonesia,you can use starfruit or cabbage instead that leaf, that will be more effective to culture Blood Worms.
We use cabbage but I had not heard of using starfruit. Thank you!
@@16handssam239 starfruit more effective, try it 🙌😁
@@richiyanuary5203 Wouldn't cabbage or fruit spoil the water when it starts rotting?
@@KirilYankov Yes , Such water that mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs and become larvae like blood worms.
@@richiyanuary5203 Thanks a lot!
Excellent video, thank you very much! I am curious on what the temperature range is that the fry can thrive in. I'd like to start now, but I'm not sure if it will work well in these current fluctuating Indiana temperatures (50 degrees F to high 70s on any given day lol)..
Also would love if you made a tutorial on starting a daphnia culture. I've seen a couple of other vids, but I think yours would be a lot more clear and concise on the topic.
Great video, learned a lot
Gave you a like because it was pretty informative. However, I really wanted to know how you clean all the gunk away from the worms.
if you were to feed them more and wait longer to harvest, would the worms get large enough to use as fishing bait? or is this not the same type of worm? thankyou!
No, they stay this size over time.
Great in depth vid. Is it a huge problem if mosquito larvae are in the same container? I left a bucket of discarded aquarium water change out on my garden for a month or so to harvest both mosquito larvae and I've started finding what look like bloodworms in the leaf matter from my aquatic plant trimming in the bottom. It's not covered at the moment so anything can come in and out and I just harvest as needed in the summer months ( never carried in over winter due to temperature) but just curious if the mozzies are any detriment to the bloodworms or not as you mention to keep them out earlier in the video, but my fish love them so I keep them in. Cheers 👍
I do not think they would be too much of a concern. Because the mosquito larvae live in the upper water column and the blood worms live in the detritus. I could be wrong, though!
@@16handssam239 do the mosquito larvae eat the blood worms? i dont get why its a big deal
I noticed reading the comments that several have sub'd because of this video. Everyone seemed to find it very informative and enjoyed your presentation.. I did too, and have sub'd because of it. Thank you.
Will they survive in drainage(sewage) water or not ??
Thanks for sharing 💙❤️
hi. i have a couple of questions.
1. if i only want to grow blood worms, do i still have to feed them the yeast and soybean? or will they be fine whit the leaves and green veggies?
2. what happens if a mosquito larvae get in the same container?
i have 5k tadpoles now and i need something to feed them when they turn into frogs. so this is a big help thank you for making
this video.
Using dry leaf is enough for blood warms or you have to add yeast also
Does the water need aeration? Or can it be stagnant?
Is breeding of blood worms and daphnia smelly?
Thank you for the information
Why prevent mosquito larva?
Thanks for the tip on the dapnea food. I didn't know really what they eat. I wonder if the last batch I tried weren't well fed or maybe got too hot? I'm in the south, things get warm.
Hey, Great video. Please start making videos again. Subscribed.
It's been so long since you made this video You probably won't even see my comment. I was wondering if you can feed bettas mosquito larvae. I accidentally got a bunch of mosquitoes larvae in this bucket. I was just curious. Thanks for your cool video.
Can i use bread to feed them?
Thanks for sharing nice info
Excellent video thank you !
Wow nice amazing
Awesome information love it
What yeast and soybean powders you recommend?
Any of them are fine! We bought the soybean powder from a local Asian market and the yeast is just Fleischmann's, but we have also used generic
Is that the same type of blood worm that people use as fishing bait?
Only if microfishing - I believe the bait ones are a bit larger.
Those are earth warms you cannot use blood warms as bait if you use it u can guppies only
Could anybody link me them online? Thanks
Don't feel bad. I found 4 waterbugs, proboscis and all, in the bucket I use for guppies! That was a close one.
Why not cultivate mosquito larvae also? They can be frozen if there are too many.
Bloodworms have a severe risk of developing allergy to in aquarium hobbyists and farming settings... Definitely may want to research this. The midge larvae i have are way smaller.
what you mean
@@Fish-Finger ppl who handle blood worms can become allergic ive read about it. And there are warnings on some products.
Is there any alternative to yeast like wheat?
I would not use anything else, because the yeast is a live, active culture while wheat is not.
Please,i could not found any yeast please help any Alternativ ?
@@asokdey1292 Try with well rippen curd...
Thanks this video helped
My home blood worm culture water Snells a lot
i just keep mine in a big pickle jar cuz i only have one fish that eats them-
and what do you feed them?
Do you feed yeast every day?
Every few days!
@@16handssam239 why do you have to feed them yeast. or is the yeast and soy bean powder only for the daphni
My challenge with be to keep out mosquitoes.
A midge is a term for non-medically important flying insect.
The obvious question: Don't the females need blood to lay more eggs?
They do not! The adults don't need to eat in a few species and the water is adequate for them to keep populations going