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    Has anyone cultured whiteworms for food? I think it would be easier than brine, since they dont need a liquid medium, and can be done in plastic containers. I also like the cultures are fed with old bread rather than exotic spirulina. A few questions:

    Do the cultures smell funky?

    Do they NEED to be refrigerated?
    75 planted (Being Renovated)
    Endlers
    gobies
    lots of nanos

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    I use powdered baby food. No refrigeration & no noticable smell.
    They require daily TLC misting and more food. So they are hard to keep going as sooner or later you'll want to take a break.

    they sink to the bottom and like microworms, may be one of the factors that promote belly sliders.
    I used them successfully last year but as my babies got larger I got careless and lost my culture.

    IMHO nothing is easier that brineshrimp
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    • #3
      I think grendels are the easiest. Whiteworms grow well on bread dipped in buttermilk. Not sure what your feeding, but you can also just by nightcrawlers and cut them up.
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      • #4
        I kept them in a refridgerator; they did OK (milk+bread), but they reproduced slowly. I guess they would like a temp of 50 to 60F.
        Maybe some oldtimer could tell us how HAS raised them . I understand white worms were the main source of $ for HAS in the 50's & 60's and ?

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