Re: Earthworm flakes / Flakes for Dwarfs

["Ade K. Lau" <adelau@uwyo.edu>]

Well, if you really want to use earthworm flakes, I would suggest you buy it from
Angelsplus (Steve Rybicki  steve@angelsplus.com) in New York. It will only cost
you about ~$8 per lb. I bought 5 lb from him last summer and they were excellent.
My discus, apisto resticulosa, african cichlids love it. I am not in any way
associate with him.

Ade Lau

Derek Wingert wrote:

> Lately I have been reading every single section of TheKrib's apisto section.
> I came across a link devoted solely to, of all things, earthworm flakes.
> From
> what I read there, Dwarf Cichlids and other fish seem to really like them,
> but
> unfortunately these flakes are not as common as we'd all like. I was looking
> at the supplier's prices on this section, and I think I found a better one
> with
> better prices.
>
> I don't mean this to sound like a plug, its just that I think these flakes
> are quite neat,
> and I thought many of them would be great for Apistos. If this kind of thing
> is
> "against the rules", PLEASE notify me... I don't like upsetting people.
>
> I've been on eBay for a while now, and upon reading these messages about
> earthworm flakes I remembered that they had once been available from this
> guy on eBay whom I purchased some driftwood from. I emailed him, and here
> are his prices. He does take direct orders via email. You must send the
> money
> through the mail, though... no Credit Cards to my knowledge. But these
> prices
> are worth it I think.
>
> Earthworm Flake:
> 1/2 POUND (8oz) ---   $7
> 1 POUND    (16oz)---- $12
>
> The man selling them is Walt Strand. He tells me these are fresh flakes
> because
> they are stored in a freezer. The only possible downside I can see at all is
> that the
> flakes have no preservatives, so keeping them refrigerated (or putting just
> a little bit
> in a film container and the rest in the freezer like I do). Then again, less
> preservatives
> seems tastier to me, and I have no problem with keeping most of the bag in
> the 'frige.
> It sure smells fresh... wheew! My fish seem to love them. I mean... feeding
> frenzy. The
> little Krib babies even take whole flakes and carry them around the whole
> tank... it's
> really cute.
>
> This guy also has some other interesting flakes. Odd ones. Like, you can
> have
> him custom-mix your own 5-in-one flake mix with (if I can remember!)
> Earthworm, Brine Shrimp, Spirulina, Egg (??is this healthy??) and... um...
> oh
> yeah, Color flakes. I take this to believe you can buy all these separately
> as well.
> The color flakes also seem very healthy... I think the ingredients were
> mostly Krill,
> Brine Shrimp, etc etc etc and then vitamins and minerals... something like
> that.
>
> I thought these flakes were interesting, so I thought the Apistolist may
> want to know
> about this source. His email address is wnstrand@uplogon.com  . I guess you
> email
> him with your queries/orders. Shipping for me was not bad at all and there
> was no
> minimum order.
>
> Just thought I'd let you all know... maybe save some people money or find a
> new
> food or something. With all the variety, needless to say my pocketbook is
> hurting.
>
> ----- Now my questions  :-)
>
> 1.) Is it generally hard to get Apistogramma to eat flake food... even if I
> can get
> it to sink?
> 2.) What is your favorite food (live, dry, or frozen) to feed Dwarf
> Cichlids?
> 3.) What is your Dwarfs' favorite food (as far as you can tell)?
>
> Thanks all... Have a good day.
>
> -- Derek Wingert
>
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