Re: [GSAS-Member] frozen bloodworms (was) Re: Was Bulk chemicals - now Salts...and fin rot in guppies...

[Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com>]

I on the other hand ALWAYS hear people refer to Black Tubifex (Blackworms) as
Bloodworms. That's what they call them in Asia. Then the Betta people started 
calling
them that.
Just google Live Bloodworms and see what you get.

Like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixqvDq4ROg

It's almost funny (almost) when you see it on a discussion board and one person 
is
saying that they threw a bunch of them in their tank, and now it formed a 
"carpet" of
long waving worms and another person is talking about midges that might come 
out of the
tank.


Steev



--- matt kaufman <igotadose@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I've *never* heard of tubifex worms referred to as bloodworms. Sometimes red 
> tubifex
> where the blackworms we get in shops are sometimes called black tubifex. 
> Bloodworms
> and tubifex worms are completely different and look different. I've never 
> heard of
> frozen bloodworms being referred to as tubifex, or vice-versa. Sometimes 
> bloodworms
> are referred to as 'red mosquito larvae' esp. by european aquarists, who 
> refer to
> glassworms as 'white mosquito larvae.' All are larvae, but bloodworms and 
> glassworms
> are not mosquito larvae.
>  
> Bloodworms may be harvested from clean conditions, but the processing is the 
> problem
> - they're left out in the sun by the s. e. asian packers, start to die, get 
> frozen,
> get shipped (maybe thaw/freeze a few times,) etc. I've known several 
> long-time killi
> keepers who don't feed bloodworms because of the reactions they (the 
> fishkeepers)
> have to the worms themselves, usually severe allergic reactions.
>  
> It's not like any pet fish food processing is overseen by any regulatory or
> compliance agency. It's 'you pays your money, and you takes your chances.' 
> Some
> manufacturers are better than others, but they vary too.
>  
>  
> One should always check that the frozen food you're buying hasn't thawed and
> refrozen. If it looks 'disfigured' in the packet, avoid it. The only variety 
> I use is
> the Hikari one, and again, only sparingly. I also never thaw them out 
> completely, I
> rinse in cold water till useable and feed - I'd rather not get the bacteria 
> going
> again. And I keep almost exclusively killies, which are small, but robust
> insectivores, so they're used to a bit of bacteria in their food. Plus I 
> always
> acclimate new foods with 'a little a day' and watch for any signs of stress.
>  
>  
> 
>  


      
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