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What do red worms eat? Attached with breeding methods

Red worms mainly feed on organic decaying debris in the mud and like to eat bait with sweet and sour taste. If they are in professional breeding farms, they also eat feed fermented from rice bran, potato chips, sawdust, banana peels, bagasse, pigeon droppings and other raw materials. Domestic sewage and waste from agricultural and sideline products processing are their main sources of bait. Because of this characteristic, they are often used to purify water. Red worms not only have the function of purifying water quality, but they are also excellent natural bait for fish. This is because they have good palatability and high nutritional value, which can promote the growth and development of fish.

1. What do red worms eat?

1. Food Types

(1) Red worms usually feed on organic debris in the mud and like to eat bait with a sweet and sour taste. Their main sources of bait are poultry manure, domestic sewage, and waste from agricultural and sideline product processing.

(2) In professional breeding farms, raw materials such as rice bran, sawdust, banana peels, sugarcane bagasse, and pigeon manure are generally fermented first and then made into feed for red worms.

2. Introduction

(1) Because bloodworms ingest organic debris in water, and their intake is usually large, they have the effect of purifying water.

(2) At the same time, bloodworms have high nutritional value and good palatability, which can help fish grow and develop better. Therefore, they are also an excellent natural bait for fish.

2. How to Breed Red Worms

1. Collection and breeding containers

(1) The late spring and early autumn are generally the breeding seasons for red worms, and they like to live in fertile water with slow flow (the water depth is generally 0.5m), so you can usually use a collection net to collect them at this time.

(2) After collection, they can usually be kept in a container with a larger contact area with the air to ensure that each red worm has enough space to live.

2. Feeding and breeding water

(1) Generally, you can soak the yeast powder in warm water first and then feed it to the red worms.

(2) Generally, you can use river water or tap water to breed red worms. However, when using tap water for breeding, you need to dry the water for 2-3 days first, and then use it to breed red worms after the impurities in the water dissipate. The water should usually be changed once every 1 day.

3. Daily management

(1) When raising red worms, you need to provide them with sufficient oxygen and keep them in a place with air flow to ensure that they can breathe freely.

(2) Although bloodworms like sunlight, their requirements for light are not particularly strict and they can generally survive in an environment with weak light.

(3) When raising red worms, dead worms must be removed promptly. If the number of red worms is found to have increased, they should be harvested promptly and then dried and stored.

How to raise red worms?

Outdoor farming method:

Cement pools or earth pits can be used. Generally, the pool is 1m deep and 10-30m in area. Use bleaching powder or quicklime 10ppm to dry clean the pond, expose it to the sun for 7 days, add 0.5m deep water, and then expose it to the sun for another 7-15 days before fertilizing. Put horse manure or other animal manure 1.5kg/m3 in the cement pool as base fertilizer.

The amount of fertilizer applied to the earthen pond is 4kg/m3, with horse manure or other animal manure and 1.5kg of non-toxic plant stems and leaves such as straw as basal fertilizer. The purpose of basal fertilizer application is to promote the massive reproduction of algae in the water body and provide the necessary material basis for the growth and reproduction of Daphnia.

Catch Daphnia from ponds or small rivers, wash and disinfect them, and then put them into the pond. When the water temperature is 18℃-25℃, Daphnia will begin to reproduce in large quantities after about 3-4 days. Catch them every 1-2 days, and catch about 10%-20% each time. After several catchings, if the amount of Daphnia decreases, stop catching, add new water immediately, and apply appropriate amount of topdressing. The amount of topdressing should be adjusted appropriately according to the changes in water color and weather.

Normally, the water in the pond should be yellow-brown and the water transparency should be maintained at about 30cm. If the water is too clear, more fertilizer should be applied. If the water is dark brown or black-brown, less fertilizer or no fertilizer should be applied. When applying topdressing, multiple fertilizers should be used crosswise (manure, ammonia fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer, etc.), and do not use a single fertilizer, so as to maintain a dynamic balance of various elements in the water.

Indoor cultivation method:

Indoor cultivation is less affected by weather changes and the cultivation conditions are easier to control. The disadvantage is that it can only be produced in small quantities. Wooden barrels, glass jars and other containers that can hold a certain volume of water can be used as cultivation equipment. When cultivating, first inject clean water (natural water or tap water) into the culture container, expose it to the sun for 3-4 days, and add 1.5kg/L of fresh horse manure, 20g of fertile soil, and 2g of straw or stems and leaves of other non-toxic plants.

Manure and soil can be added directly. Cut grass into pieces and boil them before adding. Then stir with a wooden stick and let it stand for 2 days. Finally, introduce the seeds. 8-12 per liter is appropriate. After 3-4 days, Daphnia will begin to multiply in large numbers. Fertilize every 5-6 days according to the fertility of the water.

Additional information:

Nutritional value:

The bloodworm contains a lot of protein, up to 40%-60% of the dry weight of the body. Protein contains all the amino acids needed for fish growth. It is reported that protein bait can only increase the metabolic intensity of goldfish by 20%-30%, but if goldfish are fed with water fleas, the metabolic intensity can be increased by 100%. The fat content in water fleas is also very high, and goldfish will become fatter after swallowing them.

The carbohydrates, calcium and vitamins in Daphnia are also very rich. The nutritional value of Daphnia as bait for goldfish is unmatched by other granular baits.

It not only has high protein content, but also contains essential amino acids, vitamins and calcium for fish. Daphnia is a high-quality bait for freshwater fish such as eels. It is relatively easy to cultivate. For small-scale breeding, bottles, cans, tanks, etc. can be used; for large-scale breeding, earthen ponds and cement ponds can be used.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Red worm

How to raise red worms:

1. Red worms like to live in fertile water with slow flow. The end of spring and the beginning of autumn every year is the season when red worms reproduce in large numbers. They float on the water surface, often making the water surface brown-red. This is a great opportunity for us to collect red worms.

2. When raising a small amount of bloodworms at home, you can take the river pond sludge together with the bloodworms and put them in a basin or glass container. It is best to soak them with river water. If you use tap water for breeding, you should dry the tap water for 2 to 3 days in advance to remove bleach and other substances. Change the water every other day. In winter, you need to prevent freezing and put a wet red cloth on the container to keep it moist.

3. It is best to use a container with a larger area in contact with the air, because the red worms will float to the surface of the water and make breathing-like movements, so if there are too many of them, some of them may not be able to compete for a position and die.

4. Light source is necessary for raising red worms. The light source cannot be turned off at night. You can use a small light source (such as a 5w night light, etc.) at night. Because red worms are too lazy to breathe, if there is no light source, they will die easily the next day.

5. There are specialized breeding farms, most of which ferment rice bran, sawdust, banana peel, bagasse, sludge, pigeon droppings, etc. to make breeding feed. For home breeding of red worms, you can use yeast powder soaked in water to feed them, but the amount must be controlled.

6. When the number of red worms increases, they should be collected and dried in time. In late autumn and winter, the reproduction capacity of red worms is greatly reduced. In winter, when you can't see the red worms in the water tank, don't pour out the water in the tank, because they are hiding in the green algae. We can put the water tank in a sunny room or near the radiator. In spring, when the indoor temperature rises, the red worms come out again. When the room temperature rises above 28℃, the red worms begin to reproduce in large numbers.

How to raise red worms:

1. Red worms like to live in fertile water with slow flow. Late spring and early autumn every year is the season when red worms reproduce in large numbers. They float on the water surface, often making the water surface brown-red. This is a great opportunity for us to collect red worms.

2. When raising a small amount of red worms at home, you can take the river pond sludge together with the red worms and put them in a basin or glass container. It is best to soak them with river water. If you use tap water for breeding, you should dry the tap water for 2 to 3 days in advance to remove bleach and other substances. Change the water every other day. In winter, you need to prevent freezing and put a wet red cloth on the container to keep it moist.

3. It is best to use a container with a larger area in contact with the air, because the red worms will float to the surface of the water and make breathing-like movements, so if there are too many of them, some of them may not be able to compete for a position and die.

4. Light source is necessary for raising potato red worms. The light source cannot be turned off at night. You can use a small light source (such as a 5W night light) at night. Because red worms are too lazy to breathe, if there is no light source, they will die easily the next day.

5. There are specialized breeding farms, most of which ferment rice bran, sawdust, banana peels, bagasse, sludge, pigeon droppings, etc. to make breeding feed. For home breeding of red worms, you can use yeast powder soaked in water to feed them, but the amount must be controlled.

6. When the number of red worms increases, they should be collected in time and dried in the sun. In late autumn and winter, the reproduction capacity of red worms is greatly reduced. In winter, when you can't see the red worms in the water tank, don't pour out the water in the tank, because they are hiding in the green algae. We can put the water tank in a sunny room or near the radiator. In spring, when the indoor temperature rises, the red worms come out again. When the room temperature rises above 28℃, the red worms begin to reproduce in large numbers.

Red worms don't actually need oxygen or anything like that. There are male and female red worms available on the market. Generally, you can find a container that is roughly the same size as the red worms. Then add some clean water and put it in the refrigerator. Change the water every three to four days, but check it every day. If there are dead worms, remove them immediately.

I can't stand the above... Yours is factory farming... You don't need to do that if you buy something for a few dollars to feed the fish... Let me tell you my farming method. Add clean water to the container to a height of about 20 centimeters, put in two oxygen-filled air stones, and keep aerating. It can usually be raised for two or three weeks, and the water should be changed every three or four days. Of course, don't buy too many water earthworms, five or six dollars will be enough. It's not good for fish to always eat this San Na Xu. Water earthworms are a food with high heavy metal content, and they carry bacteria. It is recommended to feed them frozen bloodworms