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questions regarding tubifex/tubiflex worms & live food

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by Anonymous, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    Tubifex Worms

    OK I'm looking around for live food, and stumble across Tubifex Worms, I having a hard time find out what they are, and stuff like that, does any have experience growing them or feed live ones to you fish???
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Re: Tubifex Worms

    I avoid feeding worms to my fish. They tend to gross me out a bit. :)

    They're exactly as the name implies, worms.

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    Re: Tubifex Worms

    if you don't do worms, do you do any live food??
     
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    Re: Tubifex Worms

    I personally have read mixed things about Tubiflex worms.... MANY say dont feed them to Discus (where my research stays usually) because they tend to carry germs that can kill or make your fish sick.

    Strangely Blackworms are considered OK.

    Even to throw this out, one of my Local Fish Stores sells Discus (in LARGE quantities) and he feeds his Tubiflex worms.

    I prefer to go frozen and "treat" feed blackworms.
     
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    Re: Tubifex Worms

    Live food isn't always necessary IMO. Depending on the fish you keep as long as you give them a quality food, they'll be great.

    Very rarely do I feed live food but when I do it's only brine shrimp.
     
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    Re: Tubifex Worms

    I looking to live food to feed fry, and also if I get my DPs which can't eat flakes and need frozen or live food to eat. because of money I want to grow live food because it a renewable food supply.
     
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    Re: Tubifex Worms

    If your growing your own, as long as you take care of them, I wouldnt suppose that there will be that big of a chance of fish getting sick.

    Yes, live foods produce a higher success rate in fry. (so I have read)
     
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    OK thanks, but do happen to know of to grown them and take care of them, I have found very little on them.
     
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    Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:49 am
    From what I read, they require more care than the fish to keep. You have to waterchange several times a day and also require a constant flow of water 48 hours before feeding to keep clean.

    I personally dont find it worth it. Blackworms are safer and I am sure easier to raise.
     
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    Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:59 am
    OK thanks.
     
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  11. Anonymous

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    Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:05 pm
    live food should be used as a treat, theres a reason pellets are made and its not just to make money, they provide a better range of nutrients than the fish would get in the wild, and also one staple live food does not have this range of nutreints
     
    Anonymous, Dec 10, 2009
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