Feeding Red Worms

[hauntedoblivion]

I currently have 2 pim pictus catfish and 1 peacock eel. I have not had any luck getting the peacock eel to eat freeze dried foods and there aren't any stores around here that sell frozen food. So, I sent my fiance on a quest for worms (bloodworms or earthworms) and he came back with red worms. I have never heard of red worms so I am concerned about feeding them to my fish. Does any one know what they are and if they are safe to feed? The catfish will eat anything I give them, but would the eel eat them (if they are okay to feed, that is)? Also, I know that nightcrawlers are a type of earthworm, but are they safe to feed as well? Would I just be better off ordering some frozen food offline? Any advice would be appreciated..

(Sorry if this is in the wrong forum..)

 

[ncjharris]

What do the red worms look like? Presume as you mention bloodworms elsewhere that they are not bloodworms? Any chance of a picture?
Where did they come from? - shopwise?

 

[hauntedoblivion]

What do the red worms look like? Presume as you mention bloodworms elsewhere that they are not bloodworms? Any chance of a picture?
Where did they come from? - shopwise?

I haven't seen them yet. My fiance says that some of them are pinkish-red with tannish areas and bright red towards their head, but some of them only looked red when they stretched out. They are kind of thin. I know it isn't a very good description.

He got them from a mini-mart that sells bait and tackle. The lid of the container they are in just says "Red Worms" along with the company information. I suppose that they could be bloodworms or some type of bloodworm, but I really have no idea.

 

[ncjharris]

A lot of flies and insects have their pupa stage as a water bourne creature which are tasty to fish.

Chances are, if it was sold at a fish/bait shop it would be safe for fish to eat, however, I am no expert and wouldn't like to put my neck on the line without seeing if I recognised them first.