Re: [GSAS-Member] Where do you get Live Blackworms & ......

[macker <macker@gmail.com>]

Be *very* careful on your blackworm provider. I had a client down in
Portland who is a huge discus lover/raiser. He bought 1 bad batch and went
away for 2 days on business, his tank in the office none the less. They got
very ill and 22 of the 24 discus died. The guy lost thousands of dollars of
fish, literally over 24 hours.

Im not familiar with blackworms, but I do know 1 bad batch can take out an
entire school.

- macker

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:

> I get these thin, reddish brown worms especially in outdoor livefood bins
> that have Japanese maple leaves falling into them. They look lots like the
> tubifex worms I used to buy ages ago....but they aren't in 'filthy water
> systems'. I usually have daphnia in the same bins. They are NOT
> bloodworms...and they either came in with live plants or occurred
> naturally in another way because I didn't seed the bins with them.
>
> Betty Goetz
>
> > If they're thin and red, they're tubifex. If they're brown or dark brown,
> > blackworms. I've yet to see tubifex worms (the real ones) sold in any
> west
> > coast state. They're banned in California.
> >
> >
> >
> > Too bad, really. Best food for small fish if you can get them. But,
> > they're a health hazard too, coming from filthy water systems as a rule.
> >
> >
> >
> > If you want a *lot* (pounds) of good quality blackworms, california
> > blackworms (google) is an excellent resource. It pays to go in on an
> order
> > with a few friends.
> >
> >> From: cranegger@msn.com
> >> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> >> Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 04:39:48 +0000
> >> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Where do you get Live Blackworms & ......
> >>
> >>
> >> The new place, "Aquarist World" has live worms ... might be tubifex.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Christine
> >>
> >> > From: mdorward@comcast.net
> >> > To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> >> > Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 21:37:20 -0700
> >> > Subject: [GSAS-Member] Where do you get Live Blackworms & ......
> >> >
> >> > Looking for a source that has the Live Blackworms & Live Adult
> >> Brineshrimp..
> >> > I know Kevin has the Brineshrimp ( place for pets )
> >> > Any others ??
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