Earthworm powder as extra fish food.

Earthworm powder as extra fish food. The optimization of protein content in earthworm-based fish feed formulation was investigated in the study Full factorial design (FFD) and central composite design (CCD) were used as a statistical tool to screen the range of the selected parameters and to optimize the process respectively Three components were combined in the fish feed formulation namely earthworm powder chicken guts and soybean waste as the protein source The optimum nutritional values were obtained at 25% 25% and 595% for earthworm powder soybean waste and chicken guts

by Dave Ball President of the Southern Colorado Aquarium Society Aquarticles Summer is just around the corner and I’ve got a real bad case of Spring fever. It seems to get worse every year. This is the time of the year when cheap fish food becomes available. What I mean by “cheap” is free food. All you have to provide is time and the containers. Grasshoppers, crickets, and earthworms are starting to show up in the yards, parks, and fields. We’ll get to the first at a later date, the good old earthworm is the subject of the day. How many of you want a fish food that is good for your fish? I

Using insects as an alternative to the conventional animal feed has been researched for quite some time now, ranging from flies to insect larvea, this new alternative could be the answer to the ever increasing price of animal feed. Now earthworms are being bred as an alternative feed source, and the waste is being seen as a rich fertilzer. A win-win some would say. Most farmers apply fertilizers and all kinds of manure such as human waste and animal urine on their farms to improve production. They also mulch as an agronomic practice to improve on productivity. Those engaged in dairy,

Red wiggler worms (Eisenia species) can be used for composting kitchen scraps and organics. This species of worm “red worms” or “red wriggler” is hardy and reproduces quickly. One pound of worms consumes up to 1/2 pound of food scraps per day. Worm composting is an odor-free way to dispose of your kitchen waste. Another benefit of “vermicomposting” or worm composting is that it produces worm castings that are excellent plant fertilizer. Worm composting can be done indoors or outdoors. Where we are located near Vancouver BC, our climate is mild enough for outdoor worm composting most of the ye

From 2012, Anphu earthworm Co.,Ltd has launched campaign to help poor farmer along river to take water-hyacinth to raise earthworm. By collecting water-hyacinth from river then put into pp pack, after 10 days, bring home and keep in dry and lean-to. Then put vermiculture (earthworm) into pack about 5kg. after 40 days the worm eat all food, this time we can harvest worm and casting. The result, after 6 months apply, each family has over 40 bins, every month they collect 30kg of worm to feed fish, chicken, duck, pig.. otherwise, the casting they got then can fertilize plant to give very