[GSAS-Member] feeding frozen bloodworms (was) Re: fin rot in guppies...

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

>BUT I think that bloodworms that sit in the tank for a while before being
eaten can give the fish problems - that would be true of any food, but
more so for some. Occassionally a fish has a digestive problem (like a
blockage) after eating a lot of bloodworms, but that is usually only in
small fish.

I'm extracting whatever I think may apply to my own situation here with
Dario dario <G>: When I feed frozen bloodworms, I pop out one of the
cubes, put it in a custard cup with water, and swirl it around until
thawed. Then I take a eye dropper and suck up 2-3 small pieces that aren't
too big for a Dario dario and squirt them in front of the fish. They are
so used to taking frozen brine, that they eat them right up. Nothing is
laying around. And I try to make sure they get small enough pieces so they
go down easily. I wasn't as careful with honey gouramis size-wise. I can't
feed a whole cube of frozen bloodworms to Dario dario, so I take the rest
of the custard cup with floating wormies and feed them to my downstairs
tanks. Whiteclouds will scarf them up in no time and the loaches love them
as well. Time from frozen to in-a-fish-stomach is usually no longer than
10 minutes (especially if this is in the morning before work). None of
those guys bloated and died (sigh).

Betty Goetz

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