bloodworms

sly

sly

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Yes... however I'm a purist. I don't feed my fish anything that doesn't originate from the ocean. Freshwater gets fed freshwater stuff and saltwater gets fed saltwater stuff.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

Active Member
Originally Posted by Sly
Yes... however I'm a purist. I don't feed my fish anything that doesn't originate from the ocean. Freshwater gets fed freshwater stuff and saltwater gets fed saltwater stuff.
I agree. Bloodworms are definitely more for freshwater fish.
 
snapperboy

snapperboy

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Uneaten or any that escape and die can murk up your water. They are pretty 'dirty' worms and unless you are having major problems trying to get a fish to eat i wouldn't add them. Ive saw a pet store add them to a tank and within minutes we heard an 'overflowing' noise, and the protein skimmer had gone nuts and was overflowing. just my 2 cents :happyfish
 
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nereef

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it's always good to have variety. i even feed brine every once in a while. there are definately better choices for daily foods though.
 
debbie

debbie

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I just thought I would ask, but I know that bloodworms are for freshwater fish so are mysis shrimp that everyone says are way better for the fish over brine. So I guess the "freshwater" thing does not apply all the time??
 
nicetry

nicetry

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As an occasional treat, bloodworms are fine for SW fish. I've been using them for years and have had no problems. I use frozen, and soak in selcon or zoe. Variety is key and there are a lot of good foods to choose from, but blood worms are usually taken with gusto.
 
hatessushi

hatessushi

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If you look in the top of the Disease and Treatment forum, Beth posted a recipe for making your ouwn fresh SW fiswh food. I tried that and it is the best thing I have done. The fish love it better then anything I could overpay for at the LFS.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Debbie
Can you feed saltwater fish bloodworms??

If you are looking for live worms to feed your salt fish, black worms are a much better choice.
 
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nereef

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i don't know if anyone else knows or cares, but i just read today that bloodworms are red misquito larvae. that sounds like a pretty natural part of a diet for many freshwater fish.
 
debbie

debbie

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Yes it is a freshwater diet. My Bettas and my Discus both get these. But I was just wondering if they were okay to feed the odd time to the saltwater fish too.
Mysis Shrimp is a freshwater shrimp and many people feed that to their saltwater fish.
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nereef

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i have a couple of people that come into the store to buy bloodworms for their sw tanks. i've never seen a discus tank, by the way. do you have pics?
 
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