I've got an african butterfly fish which I LOVE. I feed him crickets and frozen bloodworms which are all he'll really eat, but it's getting to be kind of a hassle to keep going to the petstore a few times a week for crickets. The petstore's kinda far and I've got a busy schedule. I don't want to get a bunch of them at the same time because I'm worried that they'll be noisy and keep people awake. Could I freeze the crickets and then thaw them just before feeding? Would this harm the nutritional value? Frozen bloodworms are obviously...well...frozen, so same concept, right?
Freezing crickets
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hennaartist
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Mine also eat small meal worms, which stay alive for quite a while in those little tubs.
I also feed crickets and frozen bloodworms on a regular basis.
I also feed crickets and frozen bloodworms on a regular basis.
I'll definitely try meal worms, but I like to have plenty of variety in my fish's diets. Most of my fish are on a rotation of about 4 different foods or even more depending on the critter 
So I'd love to be able to add a food like meal worms, but I'd still like to keep the crickets. He really loves the crickets! It would be great if I could just buy like 50 of them at a time and freeze them.
So I'd love to be able to add a food like meal worms, but I'd still like to keep the crickets. He really loves the crickets! It would be great if I could just buy like 50 of them at a time and freeze them.
jetajockey
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I don't see why you couldn't do it that way.
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