Bloodworms vs freeze-dried bloodworms

[agp]

How long do bloodworms stay alive? And how long are freeze-dried bloodworms good for? And where do you guys buy them other than your LFS?

 

[HN1]

No idea how long they stay alive... I've never seen live blood worms sold, but I'm sure they are probably out there somewhere. Freeze-dried are a good food to add into a well varied diet. Frozen are the best and a "treat" for the fish.

Check out your local aquarium club for group buys. Other than that, your LFS is probably the best source. JMO.

 

[jestes]

"Bloodworms" are midge fly larvae. I have no idea how long it takes them to mature though. Probably a few days, if I had to guess.

 

[Mark Hewitt]

We just keep the bloodworms in our freezer and give them to the fish maybe once a week, they totally love them! We don't feed them for 3-4 days after that.

 

[mgamer20o0]

dr foster and smith have great prices but unless you are ordering a bunch its best to get it at the lfs. not sure the exact life span. i believe most is 6 months.

 

[BillD]

Live blood worms are a great food, but keep in mind that they are 90% water, so their nutrition content by volume is only about 10% of an equal volume of dry food. this is true for pretty much all commonly used live foods. Frozen bllod worms tend to have a fair amount of crap frozen with them so I rinse them first. They don't look as appealing as the live ones. Apparently, Britain has people who collect and sell live ones.

 

[logansmomma1228]

Freeze dried foods can cause bloating/constipation in your fish,so make sure you soak it first.

 

[Crepe]

I have live bloodworms that I harvest from my pond filter. My fish enjoy them. Ask around for people with ponds. Their filters will be chock full of em.

 

[agp]

My parents' new house will have a little pond/stream in the backyard, hopefully I'll be able to get my own bloodworm soon!