[Bill Little]

The latin name for Black worms or California Black Worms as we sometimes refer to them is Lumbriculus variegatus. This species of worm live in shallow water marshes, ponds, and swamps, feeding on microorganisms and organic material. They live throughout North America and Europe from what I understood. We bring them in from California in large quantity and sell them by the pound or half pound to club members. I was told very early on that I could not feed them to the Parosphromenus species so I have never considered attempting to do so.