Re: apisto with intestinal worms

[mickey3@intergate.ca]

I guess I should have stated I also only purchase brand name and good
quality frozen foods, such as Hikari or Jack Wattley products.Better to
spend a little extra than have to replace a hard to get fish do to
contaminated foods.

At 02:28 PM 4/15/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Seeing as how blood worms (midge larvae) are raised in China in a slurry of
>either chicken or duck manure, they are definitely not 'clean'.  I stay
>clear of 'no name' brands because they seem to contain a lot of midge larvae
>that had died prior to freezing.  I don't know the value of the claim on
>Hikari frozen food regarding three step sterilization, but I only feed that
>brand to my fish.  I do know that last summer when the weather was extremely
>hot in southern China, Hikari did not utilize any midge larvae.  There was a
>temporary shortage in the stores.  The blood worms from San Francisco Brand
>are huge and hairy.  Makes me wonder if they are not a different species.
>Also, my fish won't eat them.
>
>I think we've gone through this before in regards to ensuring that frozen
>food stays frozen.  These soft bodied bugs decay ultra fast when thawed out.
>
>Gabriella
>
>
>>Frozen ones are OK!!!...I've never had an infestation of anything from
>>frozen anything, nor have any of the other people in my area I've talked
>>to..as I understand it frozen food is raised under controlled situations,
>>I'm sure a purveyor of frozen food wouldn't be in business for long if they
>>were known to carry nasties in their frozen food...especially with the way
>>the word can spread today, thanks to the net...live worms or any other food
>>taken from a lake or pond could be disasterous in my opinion.
>>
>>At 10:18 AM 4/15/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>>Pete,
>>>
>>>Aren't blood worms chironomid larvae? Not good news for those who use them
>on
>>>dwarfs.
>>>
>>>Mike Wise
>
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