Live Fish Food - Culturing WHITE WORMS for my bettas

[@jamesbryan1285]

You know you are a serious fish breeder when your family's food gets shoved to the side so your fish's food can have a nice play to stay. "Don't tell my family" cracked me up! Well done.

[@wilsoncalhoun]

The smell of rain on dry earth or stone is called petrichor, which I think translates to something like stone blood.

[@grave_posiedon3666]

“Worms being ... wormy” your adorable lmao

[@SimplyBetta]

I'm pretty good at stating the obvious

[@JeremyGoneWildPets]

Your family must be shook watching this back, you used the refrigerator, the microwave, a casserole dish, and a fork, all from your kitchen where their food comes from. Don't get me wrong, my kitchen has been repurposed for my fish too, but I live alone.

[@silverapple3986]

I do this too. XD My family gets mad and grossed out. What she said is real though. If you raise betta fish you have to raise their food too. I really didn't want to but realized its really useful because you have so many options of food to feed your fry.

[@conanruisi]

I like when you say not to tell your family about stuff. Reminds me of demolition ranch

[@rolandrees6965]

That laugh just slays me. Then your eyes do your thing, and I Am scared. I don't swear, but you are a hoot.

[@ibeanzz]

"don't tell my family," same though 😂

[@professorm4171]

You can buy a wine cooler fridge if you need a separate cooling place. You can dial it to what the worms like too 57F - 70F and not worry about spoiled food. As for the daphnia, they can be easy and hard. I raise snails with the daphnia. The snails help clean up any excess food. I don't bother doing any water changes. I put in a handful of crushed coral for Calcium. If and when the daphnia crash, just leave it alone and they'll come back in a month.

[@geckomorphsusa4032]

Hi Taylor ,thanks for taking the time to do this video .Were watching to get educated on Betta care right ,who cares about any other options but that!We should be grateful Taylor even does this for Us!!!

[@PriscillaMKArt]

Duck tape always works and also could possibly seal it. 😁

[@Tropicalfishcrazechannel]

Work nicely done

[@legna21390]

I love the new intro

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks!

[@BortLicensePlates]

You have much worm knowledge. SUBSCRIBED

[@SimplyBetta]

And I’m happy to share

[@fossphur]

I was having trouble with my grindals, I was feeding cat kibble and switched to cereal based on your vids and for a short while they went berserk! But then they seemed to decline again; just by coincidence I thought about feeding them some blended up veg scraps like you would for earthworms (no citrus, no onion) and they went berserk again. So I've found if I vary between protein food, grain food and vegetable food grindals seem to do a lot better, they seem to love the variety.

[@loafystube1803]

YES, QUEEN! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL SO MUCH!❤

[@SimplyBetta]

Haha thanks Loafy

[@larrytrischetti9460]

how do i get a culture to start???

[@MegaMindyLou]

Feed them? What do they eat?

[@williamamely7038]

Thank you for sharing this video with us. I hope I can use it to develop my own live food cultures. Microworms and Whiteworms would be the ones I'd most focus on. Happy Holidays, Taylor.

[@hammerson8748]

That one person who has disliked this video is annoying me ! Grrrrr

[@chrismiller12341]

Don't let it bug you. Some people are just d/ck$. Just think of them as thumbs up they just hit the wrong button. :)

[@bobs5596]

believe it or not it counts a a clik and adds to the popularity rating. if she had 10,000 thumb downs that would be 10,000 people looking. looking is what generates the revenue.

[@chocky88]

Thanks for posting more videos again :)

[@brettkreider18]

Relly wish you sold these ! I just ordered some off eBay. Hopefully they produce more then my grindel worms.

[@fatimaslamdien8631]

Hi, I am from South Africa and want to switch to feeding my fish worms. I have looked around and cant seem to find the "culture" every presentation mentions. Thanks, much appreciated.

[@SimplyBetta]

Try ebay maybe?

[@Thongchanhsay]

You forgot too add food for the worms. Dog food is ok but I find that useing wheat bread spread with 100 percent yogurt and yeast on top of it sliced in small pieces work a lot better the worms go after the yogurt and the yeast helps with the bacteria needed for the worms try it works faster than dog or cat food

[@brunofttt]

Any recommendations on where to purchase a culture? I got one off of eBay and it was filled with mites and they never took off. Thanks!

[@SimplyBetta]

Oh darn! That is the risk. I'll probably offer cultures once mine becomes strong and healthy

[@brunofttt]

I’ll be staying tuned! Thanks!

[@happynursemama]

@@brunofttt In this meantime, you can check out your local aquarium club.

[@someguy3186]

Never had much success with daphnia either. Black worms I found to be very easy to get and keep, but to be fair, I live right in California, the source of all black worms. I also don’t have a lot of fish, and small black worm cultures are easy to maintain. The easiest inadvertent cultures I’ve had though were detritus worms and seed shrimp.... happened by accident, but the fish love them all the same.

[@AquariumThoughts]

My daphnia are doing great in 10 gallon buckets of green water with a light diffuser sock over it so far. But I haven't had them for a hot Southern California summer yet. I just started a blackworm culture myself.

[@JimHanleyfishing]

Nice touch, adding your name to your into!! Always makes it a bit more personal.

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks, I kind of forget about that sometimes

[@josephkrug8579]

Have you gotten one of those point and shoot thermometers yet? I have found them really useful and it helps you avoid burning fingers as well as taking quick tank temps. Fun video.

[@SimplyBetta]

Yes and I use it daily!

[@Domisgreater]

This camera quality and sound quality, sis... we love production value

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks! I've been getting better :)

[@happynursemama]

Do you add any moisture to your soil? Any trouble with feeding and mold?

[@GrandchiefBetta]

I just culture daphnia with green water,yes i agree if Betta like life food.Sometimes easily i put pellet to my Betta.😁

[@19Suzy100]

That thumbnail was amazing. And I love the topic too :)

[@jupanjr7176]

Hi 🤗 My betta fish is bitting it tails really bad. You have any idea why? What can i do to treat my betta tails. Currently its looks like he's in bad condition.

[@silverapple3986]

He is a tail biter. His fins must be heavy so he gave himself a fin cut (hair cut). XD Mine has the same problem. He was very beautiful when I bought him but now he hardly has any fin left. I recommend using Indian almond leaves. You can find them in a local fish store or online. They sell cheap if you buy a pack. Just add it to his water and his fins will heal over time. He will never look the same like he did before but he will be healthy again. Plus the leaves will prevent infection. Hope this helps. P.S. This weather is pretty bad too (COLD). I recommend if you haven't already. Add a heater to his tank.

[@jupanjr7176]

@@silverapple3986 tq bro. Just bought almond leaves online. Wait for it to be ship. Theres no local fish store sell it here in malaysia. tq so much.

[@kimberlygardner6145]

❤️

[@FatherFH]

Live food is great. Trick is to have a bunch of cultures at different stages. For daphnia, get a culture of green water going first.

[@BigJuan1313]

Thumbnail perfection!

[@SimplyBetta]

haha thanks!

[@charondamotley9275]

good luck tfs😌

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks!

[@chAKI.Newt.Frog.Shrimp]

GOOD👍👏😄

[@vampgaia]

Where do you get the worms to start the culture? My fish store has baby brine eggs, but not live worms. Also, off topic, have you ever had a Betta with a growth on it's fin? Water parameters are good, his tankmates are fine. It doesn't really look like a parasite. Can they get tumor growths on their fins? If it is a parasite, how the heck do I remove it? Thanks for any help you can give.

[@SimplyBetta]

I started a year ago with a started culture from a friend. Hmm, a growth on the fins huh? Is it by the base near the body,on the actual thin fin tissue, or on a ray? I'm not sure

[@vampgaia]

@@SimplyBetta It's by the base near the body, but not attached to the body. I can't tell 100% if it started on the fin tissue or the ray, I think it's the ray. I've been watching him for awhile. His behavior hasn't changed, but the growth has gotten bigger and it looks like he is getting another one. Thank you for taking the time to help.

[@sherimoen617]

I'm going to get just one adualt betta, and not planning to breed them. If I want to feed the betta. How can I make a culture without having way to many. I'm wanting white worms, black worms and grandal worms

[@SimplyBetta]

If you want one lovely betta, you could do pellets for convenience :) If you wanted an awesome live food source, white worms are a good size for adults

[@sherimoen617]

@@SimplyBetta I want my betta to be very healthy. How often can I feed my 1 betta live food without making him fat or deformed. Are brine shrimp to small for adualt betta's?

[@sherimoen617]

@@SimplyBetta I will do white worms. I don't gave my betta yet how soon should I start my culture oc whire worms. Thank you. I love your video's by the way. You are silly.

[@gangrabadon3806]

where white worm came from?

[@SimplyBetta]

I started a year ago with a started culture from a friend

[@MELODYMUNRO]

Couple of questions: 1) Do you have to keep the soil moist? (Tap water or fish tank water?) 2) What do you feed the worms? Thanks.

[@vb2377]

You are the reason I have grindal worms.

[@SimplyBetta]

Yay!

[@gabee3946]

Thanks for the videoooo

[@jarelledye]

do you sell live worms or know anyone who does?

[@SimplyBetta]

I will once I get my cultures going really well.

[@jarelledye]

Simply Betta okay. Thank you for replying I love watching your channel!

[@reidsorensen4634]

What do you feed the worms?

[@SimplyBetta]

dog kibble, bread with yogurt on it, cereals - lots of options!

[@syedshah8426]

this looks so tasty

[@clamskaboo5120]

Nice, my blue marble hmpk fry seem to be growing so slowly, they only grew 0.45 mm in 2 weeks:(

[@SimplyBetta]

feed a few times a way, make sure the water is clean and warm. You will see growth!

[@usamachaudhri7993]

What about brine shrimp??

[@SimplyBetta]

Brine shrimp are great, but they're pretty small to be feeding adults

[@usamachaudhri7993]

Can you feed them to the fry?

[@SimplyBetta]

@@usamachaudhri7993 Depends on the age of the fry. I could feed some smaller white worms to fry that were not tiny anymore, but grindal worms would be better because they're smaller

[@rachela2727]

You look so pretty! 💓💓

[@SimplyBetta]

Aww thanks Rachel

[@fischliebe8967]

👍💞💞💞

[@mandylynn5278]

I never did get my grindal worm culture mite free. 😩😩 I ended up chucking them.

[@SimplyBetta]

Dang! I would just make a new culture. Take some grindals out, rinse them to make sure they're mite-free, and make a new container of sterilized dirt and pop them in. I guess its too late for that though

[@mandylynn5278]

I just had a bad stretch like you did too really. I don't have any babies right now anyway. I enjoyed keeping them, and the mircoworms as well. I only have vinegar eels left now.

[@robertjamesgallardo]

I have detritus worms and I just can’t touch the water now 🤮

[@dancurry3730]

Soil my dear, you are sterilizing soil. Dirt is what you sweep up in the garage and soil is is what plants and white worms live in,

[@SimplyBetta]

I found the gardener!

[@sunflowersundry8147]

Actually this is soilless media. Soil is what is outside, soilless media is what you buy to put in pots to plant in. There's no soil in it at all.

[@yanjijay6752]

Intrestitnever used white worms might think about it .

[@maritfishgirl7357]

You forgot to show what you feed them 🤪

[@user-ro2cv4yb9f]

Im scared of worms

[@manojtamu1696]

I love your teeth hehehe

[@SimplyBetta]

lol thanks

[@jaseparker8220]

First

[@thalaquatics8712]

I like that you really didnt show what to feed them, or talk about the actual temp range or harvesting of the worms. Overall, not very informative.

[@jacksherlock2342]

Dude....the circles in your eyes are very distracting.

[@thethingwithfins]

"Don't tell my family" ... posts on the internet for everyone to see...

[@SimplyBetta]

Maybe my husband won’t see this video? ;)

[@SimplyBetta]

uh oh

[@someguy3186]

Hope you don’t use that pan to make lasagna.

[@sharimagnetti3257]

Lol I put mine in bottom of the fridge in vegetable bin definitely no one checks there

[@joselinefaith]

Your looking at the camera like your gonna eat it 🤣

[@haywardurbangarden7153]

Can I honestly thank you so so much, I breed goldfish, and the around the clock brine shrimp cultures, trying to keep them warm, not hatching in time OMG...the thought of cultures I could take place of a lot of the brine shrimp cultures and they LIKE cold?? Seriously why am I just finding out about this now!

[@MELODYMUNRO]

I have a worm farm (red wigglers) that I feed my goldfish, oscar, severums, angelfish and a variety of other tropical fish from. The most nutritious, easiest and cheapest fish food.

[@samanthaatwood6561]

"I love white worms ! I feed them to adults!" If someone didn't know you were referencing fish 😂😂😂

[@LindenEdwards]

"You know the smell of concrete dirt just after it rains? This does not smell like that." Bahahaha. It's like im right there with you not smelling it. :)

[@Myfishtankcreations]

Great ,

[@dediir2604]

I can't imagine if I breed betta in your country , it must be difficult.. lucky here in my country INDONESIA we can easily find live food for our fish , soon i will upload my betta farm and various types of fish that I have like Emerald, Galaxy koi. Fancy, Marbel, Candy, And Halfmoon.

[@SimplyBetta]

Its hard to find live foods - you have to carefully keep cultures or buy

[@abyskariah3506]

Could you send white worms to India,,,starter culture pls 🥺😅

[@Paganiteam4]

Great, where are you from... I like it betta... I have betta can you share with me.. I'm lovers betta community indonesia.

[@sandygibson6747]

No worries girlfriend you're not alone I love me some worm cultures too. It all stems from how much we love our fish. I 😂 Really liked your video.

[@SurroundedByIdgets]

Should score the plastic lid. Rough sand paper works. Rough it up really good and the hot glue will stick better.

[@maximchan3127]

Just mutiplying them. Should show the very begining of how to get them

[@keenanhaith1259]

"just in time for Christmas haha" don't know why that was sooooo funny

[@FakhriaNoori]

You are adorable lol

[@karthikkumar7267]

How to control microworm smelling

[@kishorupadhya2079]

hey ,are these similar to grindal worms?

[@tristenharper5142]

I just love your personality

[@SimplyBetta]

thanks for the kind words

[@krystamaclean2222]

I love your videos

[@fisharefriends598]

I just bought a beta, love your vids

[@amcluesent]

Eugh:)

[@erniethomas3179]

Grimy gobs of eugh.

[@andakara27]

I love the thumbnail! You look really cute

[@SimplyBetta]

lol thanks I was about to snack on some

[@sherimoen617]

Can 2 diffetent cultures be cultured in the same culture. Like white worms and grindel worms.

[@SimplyBetta]

Nope, white worms need cold temps, and grindals do better in warm temps : )

[@coolfrog4366]

My fishy bied😭

[@aussiejjdude3066]

Have you thought about doing a soil-less grindal worm culture. Currently have a both soil and soil-less grindal cultures, and I find that its very easy to maintain a soil-less culture!

[@SimplyBetta]

I've never tried one!

[@Lauritsen24]

If the plate in the microwave is standing still. It not working properly you dont starilize the whole bowl. Because of how the microwave send out the microwaves. Sometimes when you heat something and the plate is standing still some of the food is warm en some of it is still cold. Thats Because microwave dont move the plate inside the microwave take care of the food hitting all of the waves. Hooe you understand what i mean. Like your videos

[@SimplyBetta]

I see! Well hopefully nuking it for like 5 minutes helped lol

[@michellegibson3899]

❤💚💛💜❤💙💗💖💕

[@MidnightGeekSS]

Good for the bettas but eeesh for me

[@SimplyBetta]

Haha jsut wait until my next video about live foods. Its something way more gross and I love it

[@MichaelEugenio]

Excellent tutorial! I might need to try this

[@dbachelorsplantedaquarium4711]

I also have grindal worms :)

[@christinasgarden7759]

Do you sale any live food culture?

[@propergait]

I ate my lunch while watching this video.

[@SimplyBetta]

A fellow not-squeemish person!

[@propergait]

@@SimplyBetta Yep it's me. The guy that also has been guilty of drunken fish purchases. Amongst other things. : /

[@chazzmcmeat5216]

I am curious how much do you sell for your bettas I want a betta and just wanted to know

[@SimplyBetta]

$20-50 online depending, and of course less to my local pet store

[@chazzmcmeat5216]

@@SimplyBetta thank you so much

[@christinasgarden7759]

I hope you also list where you buy live food.because I’m having a hard time finding live food.even a start culture.

[@darciefrazer3393]

Ebay

[@bk2pla]

Ah the lovely scent of big piles of steaming dirt. Did that once in the oven for growing seeds...just...once. Because of that jewel of a memory I went with Coconut coir substrate when I did worms. Two questions; I bought a culture that was called "Room temperature white worms", what do you think that would be, regular white worms or Grindle worms? They do keep well at normal room temps. 2. How bad are the mites for your worm culture. One tub has some mites, but the fish eat them also. Great video, I really appreciate the info! And don't worry, I won't tell them. ; )

[@fossphur]

Has to be grindals I think, they like it a bit warmer!

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Hi Simply betta My best advice for culturing whiteworms is to invest in a wine cooler. You could check Craigslist for cheap and affordable one. Additionally in your video you didn't mention foods you feed them. If you can use whole grain bread and kefur or plain yogurt with some nutritional yeast flakes seems to work best. As for sterilization of the soil imo its best to do it dry with no added water. After microwave or oven dry i then would but in fridge or wine cooler to allow it to get the temp as cultures. When I'm starting cultures i add spring or tank water with spray bottle. Best to have multiple cultures as you can harvest from 1 and let the others mature and have constant supply. Hope this helps .Goodluck

[@joshsekel]

You mention that your garage is nice and cool, but how cool is that? I’m thinking here in Ontario (CANADA not Cali) might be a little too cool in February! What is the right temp for the culture?

[@hollydawsonjames1999]

I started my white worm culture two weeks ago, feeding, whole wheat bread topped with yogurt and fish treat mix, I change out my food every two days, make sure my soil is damp. I already see slot of growth in my culture, I don't have refrigeration for my worms yet. But its working

[@icanstillfight6265]

Thank you for making these videos! I'm planning on breeding my betta over the summer and these videos are really useful to prepare me

[@backyardaquatics6138]

I use coco fiber for reptiles as my substrate with Grindal & White worms. I also have cultures that do well at room temp and stay out in the fishroom floor year round.

[@SimplyBetta]

Nice, I use that sometimes too. I have a few bricks, I should use it more

[@charlescox2840]

Yea, I have a large space where I want to put Daphnia as soon as spring comes just have to find a boy and a girl.