Culture of fish food organisms

Unit 7 - Earthworms

7.1.2.Culture method
It can be cultured using box made from wood cement bricks or plastic. Care should be taken that there are no holes in the box and they must be placed in a cool place with plenty of shade. Box dimension should be 1mX1mX0.3m depth. Prepare a layer of saw dust, sand and top soil each of 3cm depth. Add about 6 l water to keep them moist. Add cattle dung: poultry: veg waste: cereal waste in the ratio 10:1:1:1. One kilogram worms feed on 5-10kg feed. Inoculate 100 small worms per box @25 kg wet weight.