Also, aren't tubifex growing in poluted areas? I remember hearing concerns about that and also that they concentrate some of the crap (toxins, heavy metals?) in their bodie (tail end). Therefore you c an wash them as much as you want and freeze them: even if you kill possible bacterias they might contain, you won't get read of chemicals bounded to their bodies. Someone as an opinion on this? have a great week On Tue, 27 May 2003, Mike & Diane Wise wrote: > Tom, > > I've never used Hikari's brand, but I once used frozen tubifex from someone else. The fish loved them. Then one day is saw a couple of tubifex sticking out of the sand. I > stopped using frozen tubifex from that day on. If the tubifex survived freezing I imagine that the bacteria in them did, too. > > Mike Wise > > Thomas Wilkinson wrote: > > > I noticed that Hikari is selling frozen tubifex worms. They advertise that they are sterilized so no bacteria or parasites. Does anyone have any experience with these? > > Tom > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For > > instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email > > apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at > > http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For > instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email > apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at > http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader