Re:NANFA-L-- walter worms

Steffen Hellner (steffen-in-hellner.biz)
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:17:46 +0100

Sure, but they cant grow on these spaghetti. Finest brine shrimp are costy
but let smallest fry explode lieterally.

Steffen

Am 28.02.2005 19:07 Uhr schrieb "Bob Bock" unter <bockhouse-in-earthlink.net>:

> fry of some of our native species will only eat moving food. The microworms
> and vinegar eels can keep them going for a week or two, until they're large
> enough for baby brine shrimp.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steffen Hellner <steffen-in-hellner.biz>
> Sent: Feb 28, 2005 1:01 PM
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>
> Thanks, wondered if it could be something of interest to me.
>
> I personally don't feed microworms or vinegar-worms as they don't give
> progress to the fry but just keep them busy.
>
> I use artificial fluid food and have way better results from that.
>
> Steffen
>
>
> Am 28.02.2005 18:26 Uhr schrieb "EELReprah-in-aol.com" unter
> <EELReprah-in-aol.com>:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 2/28/05 11:41:36 AM, steffen-in-hellner.biz writes:
>>
>> << I know microworms, but what are walterworms?
>>>>
>>
>> This is from the AKA mailing list archives
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/29/04 2:46:03 PM, bill-in-killi_net writes:
>>
>> <<
>> The Walter Worms were from Helmut Walter, of Germany, who gave them to
>> us-in-the May 2002 BAKA meeting (see http://sfbaka.net/ news minutes of
>> 5/18/02 meeting). Then they were given to AKA members from many
>> different parts of the country-in-the May 2002 AKA convention, so that they
>> would be immediately and widely circulated.
>>>>
>> and
>>
>> They are totally different -- also called mini-mikro worms by Herr Walter,
>> they are supposedly a bit smaller than microworms and live longer under
>> water.
>> The jury is still out on those claims, but I think Don Greig has studied them
>> a
>> bit and could find no distinguishing feature from microworms. I'll let him
>> correct that statement, as he sees fit. :-)
>>
>> Wright
>>
>> Lee Harper
>> Media, PA USA
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