Loopy Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I need some bloodworms but am too lazy to hunt round all the stores for the best price. especially since we have so many great stores to choose from Can any one help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 animates by bunnings has it for $7.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Organism $6.99 :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 yea there cheep at Organism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Wow what brand is that I sell em here cheap but im alittle to far to come and get em Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Im surprised anyone would want to feed their fish bloodworms with all the recent problems with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Im surprised anyone would want to feed their fish bloodworms with all the recent problems with them. eh? Elaborate please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Bloodworms are cultured in large outdoor ponds overseas full of god knows what.. I definitely wont ever introduce whatever nasties they have in them into my tank.. Cracks me up that some people go to the hassle of quarantining new fish, boiling rocks/wood but will happily pour them in.. Also something that soo many people world wide are severely allergic to (sometimes even as far that it almost kills them) cant be good.. I know they have been used for food for years and probably will always be, but to me its just not worth the hassle/risk.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 mmmm, thanks for that Ryan. Interesting points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 yea i n ever knew that :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Life isn't complete without hassle and risk. Things we do everyday are surrounded with risk. Adding one more risk is not going to make a difference lol. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 lol Yeah there is that Ron theres always that.. IMO though its just not worth the hassle with all the amounts of safe food around, commercially prepared food etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I would have presumed that the bloodworms would have been through a gamma ray treatment. No doult MAF would not want 'gods know what' in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Possibly im unsure if they come under the category that needs to be treated like that.. I was looking at getting some food in and it was fine as long as it was sealed in a retail package.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I feed bloodworms and always will. I used to breed 50,000 fish a year and they were mainly raised on LIVE tubifex which we used to get ourselves from the river. You have no idea what they are feeding on. I never had any problems in all those years and every fish keeper in town used to buy them from the pet shops to feed their fish. Maf banned me from sending tubifex to the North Island because they claimed that they would spread whirling disease. Maf thought they came from the oxydation ponds at the sewage works and no one would correct them because we were all making too much money pulling them out of the river. Whirling disease is indemic in this country and is often on some types of fish routinely imported. Te Waihora (lake ellesmere) is full of blood worms and I have never seen any of the locals falling over and I worked in that area for many years. I don't think maf would allow them to be imported if there were viable nasties in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Could someone educate me in what diseases and nasties are spread to fish and humans fom frozen bloodworms. The only disadvantages I find are that some fish are not as keen on frozen food as live food and that any live (or dead) food can increase the nutrient in the water and cause problems with algae. The joys of live food eating killies and plant growing. If I could get a good, continuous and easily obtained supply of live bloodworms or tubifex I would be into it like a proverbial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Yeah, what exactly is wrong with bloodworms? They're basically the staple diet of my fish. And my boyfriends fish for that matter. And we've never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 The nasties in bloodworms are they carry the the worms that look like this $$$$. lol. I feed 4-5 packs each day. If anyone can get live tubiflex worm please let me know. Just need a culture and don't mind where it come from. Cheers, ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Also something that soo many people world wide are severely allergic to (sometimes even as far that it almost kills them) cant be good.. to what are you referring here? It seems unconnected to the rest of your comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I agree with Alan and Ron And also search for tubiflex I feed a pkt a day of frozen blood worms but prefer the "Kong" ones as they are full whereas the other 2 brands have a lot less in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Bloodworms are not a good food for any fish yes they condition a fish up but are they really doing the fish's overall health any good Ive severely allergic to them to the point where I cant even touch the packet http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/food-for-africans-vp226112.html#226112 Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I still don't see what is so bad about feeding bloodworms to fish so long as they are used along with other food to give a balanced diet. No one has yet pointed out what is so bad about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I think people are getting a bit confused here - Tubifex worms imported from asia have had a chequered history, but Blood worms aren't anywhere near as problematic. As part of a balanced diet, they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 No I know exactly what bloodworms are.. I have done research and although I haven't found any scientific evidence (have heard it exists but cant find it wading through the internet) as to why they're bad.. It is a fact that there are many many people worldwide that are severely allergic to them some of them so bad they walk into a shop thats fed them in the last few days and they cant breath... As I said people will keep feeding them as they always have and thats cool I guess everyone has their reasons and to me its just not worth the risk, who knows I could be caught on a fad that someone started but I'm sweet with what I'm feeding at the moment and im sure everyone that uses bloodworms is happy also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I dont think we are confused I dont believe BLOODWORMS are a good for fish A leading vet here in Australia did a study on the effects of fish being feed Bloodworms He found although the meaty substance of the worm was being digested the exoskelton was wasnt This ended up causing blockages to smaller fish and fish with smaller intestines As a whole its not a nutritious diet for any fish Why risk feeding it in large amounts when they are numerous higher quality foods avail.? Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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