blood worms daily?

[Lunchbox209]

i just want to know if feeding my tropical fish blood worms daily is bad because i read somewhere that they can get clogged up cause of the blood worms

 

[fishiefish51]

i just want to know if feeding my tropical fish blood worms daily is bad because i read somewhere that they can get clogged up cause of the blood worms

bloodworms should be used only as treats not for there main diet

 

[fishiefish51]

in general its not healthy for the fish

 

[Lunchbox209]

what kind of food would you recommend

 

[fishiefish51]

what type of fish do you have? How big is your tank?

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

id recommend a high quality pellet like NLS or omega one but it also depends what kind of fish your feeding

 

[jcolon]

what kind of food would you recommend

Just go with Tropical flakes. There's so many good quality flakes ... yeah I know ... sounds weird ... quality flakes. Some are really jammed with lots of nutrients.

You could also go with pellets I suppose ... and just save the bloodworms for a once or twice a week snack.

 

[Lunchbox209]

its a 29 gal with a 5 blue mickey mouse platty and 3 green tiger barbs and 1 dojo loach

 

[Lunchbox209]

any specific brand of flakes or pellets i should lean towards

 

[fishiefish51]

Yeah pellets or flakes. Anything will do!

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

its a 29 gal with a 5 blue mickey mouse platty and 3 green tiger barbs and 1 dojo loach

im not good with stocking but if space permits up the barbs to 6 they get nippy without a proper school. and id suggest feeding a good pellet and a sinking wafer or blanched veggies for the loach

 

[fishiefish51]

any specific brand of flakes or pellets i should lean towards

Tetramin has always been my choice

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

id go for hikari omega one or NLS its good stuff

 

[TheCrazyFishLady]

New Life Spectrum is a great investment. You can always do a little research. There are millions of different pellets/flakes for you to choose. Flakes can be a little on the messy side and cause some bloating. I prefer pellets.

 

[Lunchbox209]

im not good with stocking but if space permits up the barbs to 6 they get nippy without a proper school. and id suggest feeding a good pellet and a sinking wafer or blanched veggies for the loach

when you mean blanched veggies you mean boiled right

 

[Lunchbox209]

New Life Spectrum is a great investment. You can always do a little research. There are millions of different pellets/flakes for you to choose. Flakes can be a little on the messy side and cause some bloating. I prefer pellets.

floating pellets or sinking ones

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Yes, blanching means boiling them and then stocking the cooking process. Learned that from another member on here, just thought I'd share with you

 

[Lunchbox209]

Yes, blanching means boiling them and then stocking the cooking process. Learned that from another member on here, just thought I'd share with you

what do you mean by stocking the cooking process sorry for all the questions

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

when you mean blanched veggies you mean boiled right

yup but only boil for 20sec to a minute then drop in an ice bath to stop the cooking process

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

floating pellets or sinking ones

floating for everyone the a nice algae wafer or sinking pellet for the loach