I'm getting an Elephant Nose fish and I know some people have success weaning them onto frozen Bloodworms and such, but I'd like to start off feeding him/her live and gradually switch over to frozen. Are there any online websites that sell live blood or tubifex worm?
Where to locate live bloodworm online?
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From what I know tubifix and Bloodworms are a great idea but sometimes they can carry diseases like feeder fish that can pass onto your fish. I myself had a scare when my fish got anchor worm from one of these batches of live feed. Frozen or freeze dried seems the way to go with bloodworms in my opinion. If you do manage to find a good dealer online which I'm looking around for you make sure to clean the water like never before that they come in.
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I wouldn't want live bloodworms ... I hate mosquito.
Tubifex are a treat only because of limited nutritional value.
Try blackworms and redworms
HarleyK
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Tubifex are a treat only because of limited nutritional value.
Try blackworms and redworms
HarleyK
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Be aware that alot of people who regularly handle bloodworms are either immediately allergic to the proteins in the worms or may develop allergic reactions several years after starting to handle bloodworms. Even FD worms can cause allergic reactions from contact or inhalation of the dust and worms. These allergic reactions are not isolated to the worms themselves. Allergic reactions may also develop from aquarium water where live, frozen, or FD worms are fed. It's recommended to rinse bloodworms prior to feeding out in fine mesh nets (like the ones used to net up artemia larvae) or coffee filters. This will remove much of the worm's slime and reduce their ability to cause reactions. It's also recommended to wear gloves when handling bloodworms. Also, do not shake FD bloodworm cans and use a plastic spoon to portion out the food from the container to the aquarium. Frequent water changes will reduce allergic reactions from aquarium water containing bloodworm components.
BTW, the midge fly species bred to produce bloodworms for pet trade is Chironomidae tetans which is a non-biting species of midge fly. Although, I'm sure having a bunch of adult midge flys can be annoying whether they bite or not.
BTW, the midge fly species bred to produce bloodworms for pet trade is Chironomidae tetans which is a non-biting species of midge fly. Although, I'm sure having a bunch of adult midge flys can be annoying whether they bite or not.
Oddball, that scares me a lot. Is there a safe alternative to Blood Worm? I have really bad allergies and wouldn't want to chance it..
Elephant-nose fish are carnivores that can be fed an assortment of live/fresh foods. They can be fed chopped red-wiggler worms (one of the smaller species of bait worms available), gammarus (scud) shrimp, wax worms, brine shrimp, fairy shrimp (looks like brine shrimp but are freshwater), chopped earthworms, chopped FW mussels, chopped FW clams, mayfly larvae, mosquito larvae, etc.
The species usually develops to learn their keepers and can be taught to feed from your fingers. Once this happens, it's easy to move them to a wider variety of foods since they'll trust that whatever is between your fingers will be edible.
The species usually develops to learn their keepers and can be taught to feed from your fingers. Once this happens, it's easy to move them to a wider variety of foods since they'll trust that whatever is between your fingers will be edible.
