Mal Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi all, I thought it may be a good idea if I joined your group after two members mentioned it to me. I use to breed over one million fish a year but these days I just breed about 20 tons of black worms every year. My hobbies are fishing [for fun and food] and since I live in the country, shooting rabbits also for eating. I like to sail model boats by remote control and usually drive down to Melbourne once a month to do this. I have kept fish in the past but at this stage have none. Since I have been breeding black worms for over 20 years now, I thought I may be able to pass on some of the knowledge I have gained over that period. Cheers, Mal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Welcome Mal. You must be the Mal from Aussie Blackworms. I love the freeze dried product. Such a relief when it first came out and I found my fussy fish would eat it. Would love to hear your thoughts on the best way to keeps serve of blackworms clean and alive until the fish can eat them all. Mine never do so well and I usually end up chucking them out after a few days. I've tried various methods eg in a bucket under a dripping tap (haven't done that in a while), very little water kept in the fridge, rinsing every day, etc. Some people here have had success keeping a culture going but I haven't tried it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Good to see you here Mal :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Welcome Mal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Good to see you on the forum Mal. I am sure we can learn a lot about BW Cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhong89 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yes love your freeze dried stuff too! You know people have the weridest ideas when it comes to breeding blackworms. A sales assistant at one of the very well known aquariums once told me that blackworms can't be cultured they're caught from the "wild". I'm so glad we now have an expert on this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Welcome Mal! Glad you are here. I think everyone figured out by now that I get my blackworms off you. Because of you I am going to run out of fishtanks soon with all the fry that I am getting! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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