Feeding GSP Worms?

laauurreeennnn · Post by **laauurreeennnn** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:12 pm

Hi all! It's me again. I was told that I can feed my GSP earthworms for a little filling dinner for him. I haven't fed him for two days because I have been away from school. Is there a special way to prepare the earthworms? Should I freeze them first then thaw them out in aquarium water like how I was informed to do with fresh seafood? Or can I just let the earthworm soak up in a separate cup of the aquarium water with the earthworm in it and feed it live to my GSP? THANK YOU ALL!

Post by **bertie 83** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:20 pm

When i feed earthworms i do so live. The wiggle will really get your puffer going lol. Wash thoroughly and soak in a vitamin supplement

laauurreeennnn · Post by **laauurreeennnn** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:26 pm

bertie 83 wrote:When i feed earthworms i do so live. The wiggle will really get your puffer going lol. Wash thoroughly and soak in a vitamin supplement

Thank you very much!! What kind of vitamin supplement should I use and can I get it at a local walmart?

Post by **bertie 83** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:29 pm

Most reasonable aquatic stores hold fish vitamins here so most likely

laauurreeennnn · Post by **laauurreeennnn** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:34 pm

bertie 83 wrote:Most reasonable aquatic stores hold fish vitamins here so most likely

Thank you again! I live in a pretty um "ghetto" city for school so I'll have to look around for sure because hey really don't ahve many stores here haha thank you again!

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:11 pm

You can order vitachem online affordably, I don't have anything like that in my area either.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:50 pm

One of the only foods I don't soak in vits are live Earthworms. They're vitamin-packed meaty goodness!

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:24 pm

I rinse them off under the Pur filter tap, but I don't soak them either. Everything else I do, but earthworms don't seem very absorbent either way.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:30 pm

I just shake the dirt off & toss them in.

GBobNorth · Post by **GBobNorth** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:37 am

Sounds like a new thing to add to the menu.

Pufftastic · Post by **Pufftastic** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:39 pm

Are the worms sold at bait shops or sporting goods stores OK to feed like this?

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:18 pm

Yes, that is where I get mine.

laauurreeennnn · Post by **laauurreeennnn** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:27 pm

Thank you all for your input! I just got mine from my backyard at home if that makes a difference. I didn't want to cut them in half so I just gave him a decently small one yesterday. I also just washed the worm out in water and then dropped him in. Chewy loved it

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:40 pm

Walmart has them cheap, too.

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:18 pm

I feed my puffs red wigglers worms once a week. My worms are small, so they can fit into my small puffer's mouth easily. I once threw in a large worm from the bait shop. My puffs shred it to pieces, which caused pieces of worms to spread throughout my tank. I had to do a water change the following day.

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