Composting Worms for Aquaponics

Most aquaponics systems benefit significantly from being stocked with composting worms. When the worms eat the fish waste and vegetative matter in your grow bed, their digestive process unlocks a tremendous amount of nutrients that would not otherwise have become available for the plants. This results in significantly faster, lusher, and more productive plant growth. On top of this, the activities of the worms help to keep the growbed flowing smoothly by reducing the risk of clogging.

I stocked my high tunnel aquaponics system with red wrigglers (eisenia fetida), which are especially well suited for media-based aquaponics grow beds (gravel, clay hydroton, etc) due to their small size and big appetites.  I don't raise and sell composting worms, but you can order them online from sources like this:

Composting Redworms (Eisenia fetida) - 1 lb - $26.50

Retail Price: $36.50

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from: CompostMania

Composting Redworms (Eisenia fetida) - 2 lbs - $49.50

Retail Price: $59.50

You Save: $10.00

from: CompostMania

Composting Redworms (Eisenia fetida) - 5 lbs - $99.00

Retail Price: $109.00

You Save: $10.00

from: CompostMania