Even the smallest of current day aquarium power heads can circulate more than that. The pump should at the least circulate 20 litres per hour.pH changes have less effects on them, though the body size may change based on salinity. Tap water is best suited for this setup.Alternatively, containers of height 2-3 inches (smaller than the Water Holding Tank) can be placed above the holder and water can be cycled through them, one after the other. When water is let into one chamber, it flows through the other chambers and flows into the Water Holding Tank finally. The worms can be kept in a large tray with some compartments.This will be the tank that holds the water that needs to be pumped to containers that hold the worms. The basic setup contains a 2 x 1.5 feet tray of 6 inches height.They consume oxygen and leave out carbon-di-oxide through their body. The worms consume their feed from the flowing waters and oxygen from the flow is very important for them to breathe. Water flow is very essential for culturing tubifex worms.Substrate or media for the worms to hold onto.Holder Container to collect and pump water back.

CULTURE REQUIREMENTS:īased on the conditions that needs to be given for growing tubifex worms, the culture setup needs the following: Image Courtesy: Thanks to Matthias Tilly (From Wiki Commons) for allowing us to use this image ( link) based on Create Common License.

Since the size of a guppy fish is a quality parameter, tubifex is a good food source for your guppy. Though there are other other protein rich foods that can make your guppy colorful, tubifex worms can produce healthy fishes and increase the rate of growth. This is done by forcefully washing them in running water. They can be used only after cleaning their gut. They may be infected with various diseases. There is a problem with tubifex worms harvested from natural resources. Usually these structures have 2 to 3 inches of sand sediment with decaying organic vegetable matter, on which the worms grow. Tubifex can be easily cultured on mass scale. They can also survive in waters with heavy concentration of organic substances, where most of the other organisms cannot survive. They can also absorb substances through their body walls. Commonly know as sludge worm or tubifex worm, Tubifex tubifex are found in the bottom of lakes, rivers, and occasionally sewer lines and outlets (Place where the ditch joins fresh water reservoir.

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