Feeding live bloodworms - how? - Aquarium Advice

lmw80 · 10-23-2005, 04:09 PM

I have never fed live food to my fish, but I would like to try, especially since I am hoping my kribs breed.

A wonderful [acronym:fbf804f2bc="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:fbf804f2bc] close to my house sells them - a bunch in a bag...

How do I get them out of the bag and how do I know how many to feed, and what do I do with any unused ones?

Thanks.

Jchillin · 10-23-2005, 05:12 PM

I have just the thing for you Lori...a worm feeder. It's a plastic cone shaped cup that attaches to the tank wall.

I brought mine at the [acronym:fcaadeb423="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:fcaadeb423] store...it's manufactured by Lee's. Pull the squiggler's out and place in a cup or pan and rinse them down with room temp water. Then place in the feeder. Depending on their size (and how long you wish to keep each worm), a couple of worms each is fine.

Tiffi · 10-23-2005, 06:17 PM

You can keep the worms in a small plastic container and just change the water they're in every few days.

greenmaji · 10-23-2005, 07:38 PM

Ive read that you can place worms in a container of cornstarch for a (unknown by me amount of time.

) to incorge the worms to relese the mud they have in them.. just a thought.

Tiffi · 10-23-2005, 08:32 PM

Yes, but in the wild they don't sit in buckets of cornstarch. Don't you think it will be fine just like that, greenmaji?

czcz · 10-23-2005, 10:12 PM

I use a turkey baster as it lets me spot feed the slow fish, and also to change water in the bloodworm container, which is small tupperware.

**Fluff** · 10-23-2005, 11:13 PM

I use a worm keeper, makes rinsing them a breeze, then I have a pair of plastic tongs that I use to feed them out. Gives me the ability to drop them where I want, or to target feed.

lmw80 · 10-24-2005, 10:51 AM

great methods everyone, thanks!

FawnN · 10-24-2005, 11:18 AM

Hi Lori,

Put them in a tupperware container with just enough water to cover them and place them in the fridge. Be sure to rinse everyday to keep them fresh.

Other then that, I use a medicine dropper to feed them.

greenmaji · 10-28-2005, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiffi

Yes, but in the wild they don't sit in buckets of cornstarch. Don't you think it will be fine just like that, greenmaji?

the artial was refering to earthworms and the like.. others may not be so messy.. [acronym:bd1300d9f2="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:bd1300d9f2]

10-23-2005, 04:09 PM	#1
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	Feeding live bloodworms - how? I have never fed live food to my fish, but I would like to try, especially since I am hoping my kribs breed. A wonderful [acronym:fbf804f2bc="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:fbf804f2bc] close to my house sells them - a bunch in a bag... How do I get them out of the bag and how do I know how many to feed, and what do I do with any unused ones? Thanks. __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

10-23-2005, 05:12 PM	#2
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	I have just the thing for you Lori...a worm feeder. It's a plastic cone shaped cup that attaches to the tank wall. I brought mine at the [acronym:fcaadeb423="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:fcaadeb423] store...it's manufactured by Lee's. Pull the squiggler's out and place in a cup or pan and rinse them down with room temp water. Then place in the feeder. Depending on their size (and how long you wish to keep each worm), a couple of worms each is fine. __________________ _________________________________

10-23-2005, 06:17 PM	#3
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	You can keep the worms in a small plastic container and just change the water they're in every few days. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-23-2005, 08:32 PM	#5
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	Yes, but in the wild they don't sit in buckets of cornstarch. Don't you think it will be fine just like that, greenmaji? __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-23-2005, 11:13 PM	#7
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,170 Images: 29	I use a worm keeper, makes rinsing them a breeze, then I have a pair of plastic tongs that I use to feed them out. Gives me the ability to drop them where I want, or to target feed. __________________ ~Cindy

10-23-2005, 07:38 PM	#4
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Ive read that you can place worms in a container of cornstarch for a (unknown by me amount of time. ) to incorge the worms to relese the mud they have in them.. just a thought.

10-24-2005, 10:51 AM	#8
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	great methods everyone, thanks! __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

10-24-2005, 11:18 AM	#9
FawnN Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 978 Images: 19	Hi Lori, Put them in a tupperware container with just enough water to cover them and place them in the fridge. Be sure to rinse everyday to keep them fresh. Other then that, I use a medicine dropper to feed them. __________________ Regards, Fawn

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