Microworms

Live Microworm Culture $5.99

S&H $7.85 without insulated box or heat/cold pack

Microworms are great food for betta fry. We use them as first food for our bettas in most cases. Please order by using the Buy Now at the bottom of the page for an insulated box and heat/cold pack if temps are below 65 or over 80. 

Microworms are very simple and inexpensive to raise.  All you need is some unsalted oatmeal, a disposable sandwich container or very clean butter container with lid, and a little dry yeast. One container and packet of each will get you set to raise microworms for quite some time. Of course you will also need a microworm starter culture.

You can buy a microworm culture from GetaBetta.com or get a starter culture from a friend. Of course there are other alternatives. Remember, if you purchase a starter culture, to share with a friend who can benefit. That way, if your culture crashes for some reason, you will have a back-up plan, and sharing will make you feel good. So, once you start mass producing microworm cultures, think about your fish breeding friends or friends in your fish club.

Cultures can crash but, if you are careful, you should have no worries. The first rule is to keep at least 2 cultures going. Once your first culture gets established start 1 or 2 new cultures. You can even put a small culture in your refrigerator for a few weeks at a time. Just remember to replace every few weeks and you will be good as gold!

To start a culture boil some water and follow the recipe on the box of salt free oatmeal to make a single serving with water. Starting with quality water is always a good plan. Once the oatmeal has cooled to room temperature put in a pinch of Fleischmann's Dry yeast or similar product.

Now take the mixture and spread it evenly 1/2 inch thick across the bottom of your container. Don't overdo it as 1/2 inch is all they need since the microworms live on the surface of the oatmeal. Put a few nice size holes in the container lid with a nail or something and place lid on container. The holes must be big enough that the worms won't clog it up and suffocate the culture.

Make sure to keep the culture moist with uncontaminated water if it begins to dry in the beginning. We use water that has been boiled or bottled water. Once the culture takes off, you shouldn't need to add water unless it is very warm. Try to keep your microworms at or near room temperature for maximum production. Microworms are very prolific and in no time at all they will over take the container if not maintained.

Collecting microworms is very simple. An eye dropper and a dixie-cup with a small amount of water and a Q-tip is all you need. Simply take the Q-tip along the side of the container where there worms are congregating. Dip the Q-tip in the dixie cup of water until the Q-tip is clean. Tilt the dixie cup at a 45-degree angle or so. You can see the worms collecting in the corner of the cup on the bottom. Let the worms settle for about 45 seconds or so. Now insert the eye dropper into the yellow cloud in the corner and suck up the microworms. All you have to do is look into the eyedropper and you can see thousands of microworms.  At this point you can either feed your fry with the eye dropper full of microworms or drip them into the tub of oatmeal and yeast you just prepared!

Live Microworm Culture $5.99

S&H $12.00 with insulated box and heat/cold pack

If you are NOT ordering fish but you do want to order microworms and/or additional products other than fish, please use the Buy Now button above or at the top of the page. 

One culture is usually enough unless you need to produce a whole lot of microworms real fast.  Remember, when the worms cover the sides of the container, it is a good time to begin making backup cultures!  If you order more than one culture, they will be sent in bags, not culture cups, due to shipping costs,