CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to clean the red worms after buying them (How to clean the red worms after buying them)

1. How to clean the red worms caught from the river?

First, rinse the mud off the bloodworms, then wash them with coarse salt. Be sure to wash the bloodworms several times with coarse salt. After washing with coarse salt, the dirt in the bloodworms will be spit out, and some parasites can be killed in the process.

When the color of the water is not particularly dark, it means the red worms have been washed.

2. How to preserve newly bought red worms for a longer period of time?

If you want to keep the newly bought red worms for a longer time, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Pay attention to the bugs’ living space.

The density of insects should not be too high. Use a large bucket or basin for the red worms to live in, so that the density of the red worms is not too high or too low. When you put the red worms in, the water should be basically full.

2. Pay attention to water changes and temperature.

The water needs to be changed daily and the bloodworms should be placed in a cool place. Try to place the bloodworms on a shaded windowsill near a window and place a piece of insulation board or foam board at the bottom of the container containing the bloodworms to provide insulation.

3. Clean the container and red worms.

The first step is to clean the container that holds the bloodworms. When changing the water, pour the bloodworms into the sieve and rinse the container thoroughly with clean water. The next step is to clean the bloodworms. You can use water to rinse the insects in the sieve to wash away the mucus and dirt on the insects and keep the bloodworms clean.

Additional information:

Red worms are divided into large red worms and small red worms. Small red worms are usually used for nesting. There are male and female red worms. Usually, male fish hooks are used as bait for fishing. The appearance of red worms is dark red and larger. The skin of the worm is thicker and the color is brighter after entering the water. The female is bright red in color, but the skin is thinner and not easy to hook. Therefore, the red worm bait used for winter fishing also has certain skills in selection, use and preservation.

3. How to preserve the red worms you bought?

The red worms you buy need to be stored in the refrigerator patiently.

The red worms you buy need to be stored in the refrigerator patiently.

First, you need to determine the temperature. Red worms are not easy to preserve, especially when the temperature is high, they will die. You can put them on a wet cloth or in a container.

But it is best to use containers with a large bottom area, so that they are not too thick and can breathe well. Place them in the coolest place in your home (cool but not cold). Don't let them freeze, as it will be difficult to feed the fish if they do.

What's more, fish will grow better if they eat fresh food. Use water once a day and leave it for a while. Don't be reluctant to feed it after buying it. Arowana is a big eater, and to keep it well you need to feed it well.

After you buy it, it is best to find a large mask cloth and wash it clean. Just wet it until it is damp.

Pour the red worms down and wrap them gently. Put them in a box and put them in the refrigerator.

Additional information:

Bloodworms, also known as chironomid larvae, are larvae of the Insecta, Diptera, and Chironomidae families. They are worm-shaped and dark red in color. Bloodworms are widely distributed and are one of the main groups of benthic animals in freshwater waters. They are excellent natural bait for fish with high nutritional value. They are also recognized as the best live feed for tropical fish in the world, so they are closely related to the aquaculture industry.

4. How to remove red worms from the filter?

First of all, when buying red worms, you should judge them by their appearance. Generally, the places where red worms are bred will place them in well-rotted fields or ditches, so that the red worms have a large amount of edible organic matter. Therefore, when the red worms are harvested, there will be a lot of mud or rotten things taken out together with the red worms. Therefore, the breeding farm will clean them, rinse off the mud and rotten things with water, and then put them into prepared boxes and send them to various merchants, and then they will be delivered to the flower and bird market.

So the first step is to buy clean red worms without impurities, because some breeding farms do not want to bother and waste water, so they sell them directly with sludge. The red worms with sludge contain a large number of pathogens, which are much dirtier than those that are rinsed clean.

The second is to wash it repeatedly with clean water after taking it home. This is what I mean by being diligent. The purpose of washing is to clean out the residual impurities. Another purpose is to pick out the leeches in the red nematodes, as mentioned in the previous video. Because they grow in the mud, this also meets the growth conditions of leeches, so you must pick out the leeches remaining in the red worms when washing. Otherwise, some mild tropical fish will not dare to eat leeches, and leeches will reproduce in your tank, threatening the lives of tropical fish. This process must be done carefully, and it is best not to touch the red worms with your hands when washing.

5. What is the correct way to wash red worms?

1. Fill the basin with water and put the red worms into the fishing net. The mesh size should be appropriate to the size of the red worms. Put the net on the water surface and partially soak it in the water. The live red worms may drill out of the fishing net and fall into the water.

2. Filter twice, each time for about two hours;

3. Use potassium permanganate for disinfection, dilute the water to a light pink color, and soak for 20 to 30 minutes. If the concentration is too high, the water will turn dark red or the time is too long, the red worms will die easily.

4. Wash it several times with clean water, then you can feed it to the fish. Take out some and put them in several small plastic bags. It is best to put one day's food in each bag, freeze it, and feed it later.

5. If you don’t freeze it, you can put the disinfected bloodworms on the fish net again the next day for filtering, because there are a lot of filth in the bloodworms. After filtering three times, if you leave it alone, there will be filth vomited from the bloodworms’ stomachs.

6. Use a fish net when filtering; plastic feeders are not very effective.

6. What should I do when I receive red worms?

Wash it yourself. Although the merchant has cleaned the bloodworms, they are still very dirty. In this case, you must wash the bloodworms several times. After washing several times, if the color of the water is not particularly dark, it means that the bloodworms have been washed.

Wash with coarse salt. If the bloodworms have been washed, they must be washed several times with coarse salt. After washing with coarse salt, the dirt in the bloodworms will be vomited out, and some parasites can be killed in the process.

Add an appropriate amount of water. When using coarse salt to clean red worms, you also need to add an appropriate amount of water. Add some water to the basin every ten minutes or so. If there is more water, some empty skins or dead worms can float up. Later in the cleaning process, you can directly pour out the top layer of impurities, which will make cleaning much easier later.

7. How to clean the dead red worms after buying them?

You can prepare a piece of fine net for screen windows and half a basin of clean water, place the net on the water just touching it, and pour the red worms you bought on the net. The live ones will pass through the net and into the water, and the dead ones will remain on the net.

8. How to clean the red worms caught from the stinky ditch?

First, rinse the mud off the bloodworms, then wash them with coarse salt. Be sure to wash the bloodworms several times with coarse salt. After washing with coarse salt, the dirt in the bloodworms will be spit out, and some parasites can be killed in the process.

When the color of the water is not particularly dark, it means the red worms have been washed.