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mattmctyre · 11-01-2009, 02:15 PM

how do you feed fish frozen blood worms? do you just drop the frozen block in there? or do you let is defrost in a cup of water or something?

stlouiscards8 · 11-01-2009, 04:35 PM

What I do is thaw the block out in a little cup and then I use a turkey baster to suck them up and drop them into my tank. I don't have enough fish to eat the whole thing so I just usually freeze the rest that they didn't eat.

Newman · 11-01-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by stlouiscards8

What I do is thaw the block out in a little cup and then I use a turkey baster to suck them up and drop them into my tank. I don't have enough fish to eat the whole thing so I just usually freeze the rest that they didn't eat.

Same exact thing here, except i use an oral srynge instead of turkey baster. i cut the block into thrids cuz i only feed it to two fish... you on the other hand might need the whole block.

Be careful not to feed this everyday. I feed with these two days a week.

mattmctyre · 11-01-2009, 05:53 PM

ya im just try to branch out my fishes diet and maybe make there colors brighter

epond83 · 11-01-2009, 06:58 PM

I have a well stocked 40 gal. full of tetras and i just toss the cube in... then it's feeding freenze time. They all gather around it pecking peices off as it melts, reminds me of sharks

it's there sunday treat...speaking of which

Newman · 11-01-2009, 09:01 PM

Sundays are bloodworm days here too

OrangeCones · 11-01-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mattmctyre

how do you feed fish frozen blood worms? do you just drop the frozen block in there? or do you let is defrost in a cup of water or something?

I use a razor blade to scrape off what I want to feed from the frozen block and let it thaw in a small cup of tank water. Once thawed, I strain the contents through a brine-shrimp net (finer mesh than a regular fish net) and just swish the worms into the tank, minus the liquid they were frozen in.

lynx336699 · 11-02-2009, 11:18 PM

i thaw out my bloodwoorms in a shot glass of warm water and dump in the corner so my ghostknife can get some before my discus and angels eat all lol. U don't want to throw cubes in frozen can give the fish mouth rot.

epond83 · 11-02-2009, 11:36 PM

Is it the coldness of the cube that gives them mouth rot?

Newman · 11-02-2009, 11:39 PM

i would say so. it damages the mouth...cells. you try kissing ice cubes for 5 minutes. jk xD

11-01-2009, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 118	feeding with bloodworms? how do you feed fish frozen blood worms? do you just drop the frozen block in there? or do you let is defrost in a cup of water or something? __________________ 40 gallon tank... 2 gold dust mollys 4 giant danios 2 swordtail kois 2 red swordtails 2 platys 1 common pleco 2 lyretail mollies. 3 hatchel fish and 5 ghost shrimp

11-01-2009, 05:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 118	ya im just try to branch out my fishes diet and maybe make there colors brighter __________________ 40 gallon tank... 2 gold dust mollys 4 giant danios 2 swordtail kois 2 red swordtails 2 platys 1 common pleco 2 lyretail mollies. 3 hatchel fish and 5 ghost shrimp

11-01-2009, 09:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 815	Sundays are bloodworm days here too __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

11-02-2009, 11:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
lynx336699 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicagoland area Posts: 36	i thaw out my bloodwoorms in a shot glass of warm water and dump in the corner so my ghostknife can get some before my discus and angels eat all lol. U don't want to throw cubes in frozen can give the fish mouth rot. __________________ 20 Gal. with 6 redwags, 1 platinum lyretail mollie, 1 betta, 1 neon sword, 1 redwag sword and pleco. 37 Gal. with 2 angelfish, 1 yellow marlboro discus, 2 german blue rams, 2 neon gouramis, 1 black ghostknife, and 1 pleco. 40 Gal. with 4 firebelly toads. 55 Gal. 2 redhook silver dollars, 2 bala sharks, 2 rainbow sharks, 2 rosy barbs, 1 blue channel catfish and 1 pleco. 75 Gal. 1 red earred slider turtle w/ shell 9 1/2"x6 1/2"

11-02-2009, 11:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 815	i would say so. it damages the mouth...cells. you try kissing ice cubes for 5 minutes. jk xD __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

11-01-2009, 04:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
stlouiscards8 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 18	What I do is thaw the block out in a little cup and then I use a turkey baster to suck them up and drop them into my tank. I don't have enough fish to eat the whole thing so I just usually freeze the rest that they didn't eat.

11-01-2009, 06:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
epond83 Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 424	I have a well stocked 40 gal. full of tetras and i just toss the cube in... then it's feeding freenze time. They all gather around it pecking peices off as it melts, reminds me of sharks it's there sunday treat...speaking of which

11-02-2009, 11:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
epond83 Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 424	Is it the coldness of the cube that gives them mouth rot?