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

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

tubifex are usually sold freeze dried.  They come in little cubes that  
almost never absorb water unless you smoosh them.
On Jul 28, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Tom Watson wrote:

> 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-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [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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