Which is better? Tubaflex/blood

I shop tomorrow and I want to buy freeze dried worms. What's the
difference between tubeflex and blood worms? (I know I can buy them
frozen)

Thanks, in advance

"Boris" wrote:

I shop tomorrow and I want to buy freeze dried worms. What's the
difference between tubeflex and blood worms? (I know I can buy them
frozen)

I don't know the specific difference - probably depends a lot on the
manufacturer. My recommendation would be to get both, and alternate
them with some flake as well. More variety is a Good Thing.

Unfortunately, I've got a picky little puffer fish that won't eat
*anything* except frozen bloodworms. PITA fish.


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Depends what you are feeding... I know cichlids do not do well with tubifex,
and have had some of my guppies do poorly with them. I use blood worms to
induce my guppies to produce, but sometimes they end up bloated and die
because of them.. I will feed my cichlids them but as a treat once a month
but no more ( Malawi bloat seems to happen even with the BW's if feed
more ).. My GF and Koi seem to do alright with eithier...

Timmer..


"Eric Schreiber" eric (at) ericschreiber (dot) com wrote in message
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"Boris" wrote:

I shop tomorrow and I want to buy freeze dried worms. What's the
difference between tubeflex and blood worms? (I know I can buy them
frozen)

I don't know the specific difference - probably depends a lot on the
manufacturer. My recommendation would be to get both, and alternate
them with some flake as well. More variety is a Good Thing.

Unfortunately, I've got a picky little puffer fish that won't eat
*anything* except frozen bloodworms. PITA fish.


--
www.ericschreiber.com

try soaking all food in tank water before giving it to fish

Many shops sell blood worms that are actually not worms at all but are red
mosquito larvae.


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flyline

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whatever a body is not obliged to do." - Mark Twain



"Eric Schreiber" eric (at) ericschreiber (dot) com wrote in message
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"Boris" wrote:

I shop tomorrow and I want to buy freeze dried worms. What's the
difference between tubeflex and blood worms? (I know I can buy them
frozen)

I don't know the specific difference - probably depends a lot on the
manufacturer. My recommendation would be to get both, and alternate
them with some flake as well. More variety is a Good Thing.

Unfortunately, I've got a picky little puffer fish that won't eat
*anything* except frozen bloodworms. PITA fish.


--
www.ericschreiber.com

None of my many fishes have ever liked freeze dried tubifex. The only
f/d stuff they'll reluctantly eat is daphnia. Even the piggy guppies
refuse f/d tubifex. They all love frozen foods, though.

Cris


On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 21:29:58 -0800, "Boris"
wrote:

I shop tomorrow and I want to buy freeze dried worms. What's the
difference between tubeflex and blood worms? (I know I can buy them
frozen)

Thanks, in advance

Subject: Which is better? Tubaflex/blood
From: "Flyline"
Date: 11/7/2003 11:22 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

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.

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
Message-id:

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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