On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 15:59:56 UTC, (TYNK 7) wrote:

Subject: Which is better? Tubaflex/blood
From: "Flyline"
Date: 11/7/2003 11:22 AM Central Standard Time
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Many shops sell blood worms that are actually not worms at all but are red
mosquito larvae.


"Bloodworms" = both Mosquito larvae AND Midge fly larvae.

Whereas tubifex worms are actually worms, rather distantly related to
earthworms.

Gee, it's some time since I saw anyone warning against the use of _live_
tubifex. Has the trade in them died out?

By the way, bloodworms (midge larvae) are reported to be highly allergenic
for some people. Probably not a problem with the frozen kind, but think
twice about the freeze-dried if you're not allergy-proof.


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