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

["Tom Watson" <onefish2fish@comcast.net>]

I have gone into a LFS and asked for Tubifex and was met with a blind stare.
When I described them the employee said "Oh, you mean blood worms."  I won't
name the store...

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Steev Ward
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 3:37 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] frozen bloodworms (was) Re: Was Bulk chemicals -
now Salts...and fin rot in guppies...

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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