Harvesting blood worms for aquarium feeding

Is there much of a danger from getting bloodworms from old standing
water in buckets left outside, and feeding these to fish in an
aquarium? I'm unsure if there is a high potential of disease transfer
or some other risk I may not know about. Any advice would be
appreciated. Well, most any advice. I'd like something better than
"If you are in any doubt, then you should not do it."

Thanks
Ron

"Ron Clon" wrote in message
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Is there much of a danger from getting bloodworms from old standing
water in buckets left outside, and feeding these to fish in an
aquarium? I'm unsure if there is a high potential of disease transfer
or some other risk I may not know about. Any advice would be
appreciated. Well, most any advice. I'd like something better than
"If you are in any doubt, then you should not do it."

Thanks
Ron

I do it but it's only the odd few
hard to raise zillions of the things!
I breed snails to feed me puffer and these buckets often have lots in them.

I also breed snail....Apple sail I think they are called.
Any suggestions on raising the snail? I have some in a tank,
some in a bucket. Would really like to hear some advice.
Ron



On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:17:04 +1000, "swarvegorilla"
wrote:


"Ron Clon" wrote in message
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Is there much of a danger from getting bloodworms from old standing
water in buckets left outside, and feeding these to fish in an
aquarium? I'm unsure if there is a high potential of disease transfer
or some other risk I may not know about. Any advice would be
appreciated. Well, most any advice. I'd like something better than
"If you are in any doubt, then you should not do it."

Thanks
Ron

I do it but it's only the odd few
hard to raise zillions of the things!
I breed snails to feed me puffer and these buckets often have lots in them.

www.applesnail.net
is a goldmine of advice
i use vege's, chookfood pellets and fish food
screens for the tank tops to keep them in there
for my toadfish I am breeding ramshorns, pondsnails and malaysian cones
easy peasy
with apples tho you need to make sure you have a pair!!
trickiest bit



"Ron Cliiborn" wrote in message
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I also breed snail....Apple sail I think they are called.
Any suggestions on raising the snail? I have some in a tank,
some in a bucket. Would really like to hear some advice.
Ron



On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:17:04 +1000, "swarvegorilla"
wrote:


"Ron Clon" wrote in message
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Is there much of a danger from getting bloodworms from old standing
water in buckets left outside, and feeding these to fish in an
aquarium? I'm unsure if there is a high potential of disease transfer
or some other risk I may not know about. Any advice would be
appreciated. Well, most any advice. I'd like something better than
"If you are in any doubt, then you should not do it."

Thanks
Ron

I do it but it's only the odd few
hard to raise zillions of the things!
I breed snails to feed me puffer and these buckets often have lots in
them.

Ron Clon wrote in
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Is there much of a danger from getting bloodworms from old standing
water in buckets left outside, and feeding these to fish in an

I'm not certain. You would probably be safe if used in moderation.

If you want a more controlled option you should buy a culture of white
worms and raise them indoors yourself.

"dc" wrote in message
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If you want a more controlled option you should buy a culture of white
worms and raise them indoors yourself.
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White worms are too small for many fish unless there are now a new variety
that a average size fish can even see. They're not the most pleasant things
to raise either.
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Köi-Lö $##$$@$##$$.#$$ wrote in
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variety that a average size fish can even see. They're not the most
pleasant things to raise either.

Yes... dirt and moist bred... what a nightmare.

"Ron Clon" wrote in message
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Is there much of a danger from getting bloodworms from old standing
water in buckets left outside, and feeding these to fish in an
aquarium? I'm unsure if there is a high potential of disease transfer
or some other risk I may not know about. Any advice would be
appreciated. Well, most any advice. I'd like something better than
"If you are in any doubt, then you should not do it."

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I've fed them to aquarium fish with no problems at all. They're not exposed
to fish diseases unless you also have "sick" fish in the same water with
them. I've also used mosquito larvae I found in standing water outside.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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Köi-Lö $##$$@$##$$.#$$ wrote in
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I've fed them to aquarium fish with no problems at all. They're not
exposed to fish diseases unless you also have "sick" fish in the same
water with them. I've also used mosquito larvae I found in standing
water outside.

That is not a correct assumption Koi-Lo. There are plenty of parasites and
viral diseases that use an indirect transmission route through multiple and
radically different hosts. Just because the mosquito larva themselves have
not had direct contact with an ill fish does not mean they are perfectly
safe.

"dc" wrote in message
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Köi-Lö $##$$@$##$$.#$$ wrote in
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I've fed them to aquarium fish with no problems at all. They're not
exposed to fish diseases unless you also have "sick" fish in the same
water with them. I've also used mosquito larvae I found in standing
water outside.

That is not a correct assumption Koi-Lo. There are plenty of parasites
and
viral diseases that use an indirect transmission route through multiple
and
radically different hosts.

That would also apply to any of the natural foods you bought at the store,
fresh or frozen. Freezing and drying doesn't always "sterilize" a product.
Transmission of fish disease from a lake or river to a vessel of water
sitting in someone's yard or on their porch would be rather unlikely. Where
would that midge or mosquito have had a chance to bite or come in contact
with a diseased fish? Has it been shown that they can and do carry fish
diseases from one body of water to another? I have hundreds of outdoor fish
(koi, rosy reds and goldfish) and no diseases or parasites in YEARS now.
You can see all kinds of insects and bugs around my ponds and prop' pools
and no disease is brought in.

Just because the mosquito larva themselves have
not had direct contact with an ill fish does not mean they are perfectly
safe.

Nothing is "perfectly safe." Even the pellets and flakes you buy at the
store can be contaminated with insecticides. They can be rancid from poor
storage and handling. Who knows? Mosquito larvae carrying fish disease in
clean fishless water is something I have never even heard of.
In all the years I've made good use of natural fish food I never once had a
problem with fish developing disease in my indoor aquariums.
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-- KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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