CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Will earthworms pollute water quality? (Will earthworms pollute water quality? Why?)

1. What are the dangers of putting earthworms in fish tanks?

It will pollute the water quality and affect the health of the fish in the fish tank.

Earthworms can be used to feed fish, and they are good fish food. However, earthworms grow in unclean places. They carry a lot of bacteria and viruses, so they cannot be used to feed fish directly.

Because the fish we raise are ornamental fish, they are relatively delicate. If we feed them directly, it is easy to cause the fish to get sick and have indigestion (commonly known as rotten intestines).

The best way is to take the earthworms home and don't feed them anything, so that they can excrete the dirt and mud in their stomachs. Then soak them in salt water, clean them and chop them into small pieces before feeding them. This is what I did when fish food was scarce, and the fish turned out much prettier than those fed with grain.

2. Why are earthworms not allowed in fishing?

The fundamental reason why earthworms are not allowed to be used in general black pits is that too many fish are caught. In fact, earthworms are more attractive to fish than most commercial baits. This is welcome to anglers, but it is not friendly to black pit pond owners. Originally, they could only catch 10 kilograms of fish, but now they catch 20 kilograms. If you were the black pit pond owner, you would not be allowed to use it either. However, the black pit pond owner cannot say it clearly, and can only prohibit the use of earthworms and other live baits on the grounds that "earthworms pollute the water quality."

3. Is it good to feed earthworms to butterfly carp?

No. Butterfly carp is a very beautiful ornamental fish. It looks very good in the living room at home. But they cannot eat too many earthworms. Their favorite food is their special feed. So when we raise them, we can't feed them earthworms. They won't eat earthworms. Putting multiple earthworms in the fish tank is likely to pollute the water quality in the fish tank.

4. Will earthworms pollute the water by eating fish feces?

Water earthworms eat fish feces and will not pollute the water.

It can purify water quality and basically can play the role of purifying water quality, except for some pathogens and protozoa.

The equipment for artificial earthworm breeding is simple and easy to manage. Generally, you can use the open space in front of and behind the house, the courtyard, old wooden boxes, waste barrels, pots, bamboo baskets, brick pools, seedling hotbeds, etc. to cultivate medicinal earthworms. You can also use vegetable fields, orchards, nurseries, etc. to combine earthworm breeding, which can benefit from dual utilization.

5. Why are earthworms not allowed in fish ponds?

The fundamental reason for not allowing the use of earthworms is that there are too many fish. In fact, earthworms are more attractive to fish than most commercial baits. This is welcome to anglers, but it is not friendly to black pit pond owners. Originally they could only catch 10 kilograms of fish, but now they catch 20 kilograms. If you were the owner of a black pit pond, you would not be allowed to use it either. However, the black pit pond owner cannot say it clearly, so he can only prohibit the use of earthworms and other live baits on the grounds that "earthworms pollute the water quality."

6. Why does the water in the fish tank become smelly when feeding earthworms?

Of course not. Feeding fish should be done at regular times and in fixed quantities. Feed them as much as they can eat within 10 minutes. Too much will pollute the water. When feeding the water worms you mentioned, make sure to turn off the filter. I don't know if the person above really understands it. If you turn on the filter, the water worms will not be sucked out. How is it possible not to change the water for a month with filtration? Who raises fish without filtration? Regular water changes are a must. Don't throw out too much water at once. It is recommended to freeze the excess in the refrigerator.

But you have to soak it in water for a few days first, otherwise it will be very dirty.

7. Do earthworms eat fish feces?

Earthworms eat fish feces and will not pollute the water.

It can purify water quality and basically can play the role of purifying water quality, except for some pathogens and protozoa.

The equipment for artificial earthworm breeding is simple and easy to manage. Generally, you can use the open space in front of and behind the house, the courtyard, old wooden boxes, waste barrels, pots, bamboo baskets, brick pools, seedling hotbeds, etc. to cultivate medicinal earthworms. You can also use vegetable fields, orchards, nurseries, etc. to combine earthworm breeding, which can benefit from dual utilization.

8. Does earthworms rotting in water affect water quality?

Yes.

Any aquatic organism will have an impact on the surrounding water quality environment, but the degree of impact varies.

Earthworms, also known as earthworms, are terrestrial invertebrates of the class Oligochaeta in the phylum Annelida [1].

Earthworms are one of the annelids. There are more than 3,000 species of earthworms in the world, and more than 200 species in my country [2]. The most widely distributed species in China include Pheretima annelidum, Echinochloa spp., Heterocephalus spp., and Dura earthworms [1].

9. Can earthworms be put into fish tanks to purify water?

Putting water earthworms into the fish tank cannot purify the water. Because there are a lot of bacteria and pathogens in the living environment of water earthworms, if they are not handled properly, they will cause various diseases in fish, especially when the seasons change. The water earthworms on the market are only cleaned of the mud and impurities of the red nematode group with tap water before being sold. However, there is still some mud in the living water earthworms. You can feed them in a basin of clean water for a period of time, and they will spit out the mud (the red nematodes that have spit out the mud can be used to feed fish, even if there are some surviving live bodies, there is no need to worry about water pollution).

Of course, old goldfish keepers all liked this thing. There is a saying that "fish and worms retain water". Although water earthworms are dirty, they can strengthen the physique of goldfish to a certain extent, and they are rich in nutrition.

10. Why not feed ornamental fish with earthworms?

At the current price of water earthworms, if you feed them to goldfish, it is estimated that the fish food cost is more expensive than feeding them to dragon fish, which is a bit uneconomical, unless you can catch them yourself, but now in the wild, this thing is very rare. The most critical problem, which is also the most worrying for fish lovers, is too many bacteria and parasites.

In addition to the above-mentioned reasons why fish lovers are reluctant to use earthworms to feed fish, more factors are that earthworms contain more bacteria and parasites. Especially at present, water pollution in various places is generally serious, and many fish lovers dare not feed their ornamental fish easily.