RE: Aquatic Foods Blackworms

[Victorea Earnest <victoreae@yahoo.com>]

A lot of places sell blackworms and claim they are
bloodworms, bloodworms are not worms they are midge
larvae. 

Aquatic foods has their worms tested by a university
(forgot which one, I was emailing them a while back)
for parasites and other nasties.  I had asked them a
while back for store in the area that sells their
worms, but I guess they go through distributors before
they get to the stores so they did not have an answer
for me.

I purchased the worms directly through them once, but
even 1/4 pound, which was the smallest amount they
sold was just way too many worms for me to deal with.
Particularly since you have to keep them refergerated
and they recommend that you keep them uncovered. You
also have to rinse them daily.  yucky yucky, but the
fish love them.

I have yet to find a good source of blackworms in
Seattle, the two places I know of who have them, call
them bloodworms and I do not know their source.  The
worms don't look nearly as healthy and black as the
worms I got straight from Aquatic Foods.  I'd buy from
them again if I didn't have to get so many of the ugly
things.     




--- Cichlidqueen <cichlidqueen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Holly and Susan, the price of your free coupon
> may be the life of your fish.  Live  black worms
> carry the same deseace and parasite conditions as
> the blood worms and tubaflex worms.  Also Blackworms
> can be another name for bloodworms.  Now if the
> coupons are for frozen black worms, great go for it!
>  As an alternative live food try white worms or
> small earth worms or live brineshrimp for freshwater
> fish. I do have enough earthworms and food to set up
> a earthworm bin for anyone who can bring me a
> container and peat moss.  I have never had a fish
> die from earthworms.  You would be surprised at the
> size of the fish that can eat the earth worms.  Two
> of the red and blue tetras that I won from fish of
> the month were fighting over the same medium size
> earthworm.  And they are barely an inch long.  One
> inch cichlids can eat earthworms, granted the worm
> hangs out of thier mouth for an hour but they won't
> give it up either.  I just had to pass along the
> facts I would not want any!
> one else
>  to watch their fish die a slow wasting death due to
> blood worm contamination as my large beautiful
> discus did.
>  
> Anyone interested in earthworms please give me call
> at 206 444 4943.   Thanks Sandy
> 
> Holly <holly@ourglasshouse.com> wrote:
> I have the same coupon I printed out last summer. I
> keep forgetting to look
> into it.
> 
> Holly ~
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gsas-member@thekrib.com
> [mailto:owner-gsas-member@thekrib.com]
> On Behalf Of Susan Welenofsky
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:08 PM
> To: GSAS
> Subject: Aquatic Foods Blackworms
> 
> 
> Does anyone know where I can get Aquatic Foods
> California Blackworms? I have
> a free coupon for them off the internet. 
> 
> Susan W
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