Feeding frozen food

[fadeless]

I got some frozen bloodworms and BS. I have never feed frozen before, how often do i feed them to my fish?

[livingart]

i defrost and wash ffood in a fine net before feeding to tank, helps to remove any impurities

depending on the fish you can make it a treat or feed more regularly

[fadeless]

In my 150lt tank i have 6 fighters, 5 corys and 30 odd (maybe more i havent counted) livebearers.

[Jennifer]

A tea strainer works great (the ones with a little basket with handle that sits in a little bowl). Pop the frozen cube in the basket and fill with warm water. Wait until it defrosts. Then lift the basket out and drop in bits of worms using some tweezers or your fingers. Only feed as much as the fish can eat in a minute or two. I think all those fish will eat about one cube per day.

[Barrie]

Im a little differant in case you han't noticed :oops:

I feed 80 to 90% frozen blood worm to my Killis (keep in mind that I breed most the time)

I chop what I want from a cube for each tank a chuck in... frozen and unwashed

[BikBok]

i use the tea strainer method too and only feed prior to a water change! (once or twice a week)

[Jennifer]

Barrie makes a good point. The reason that you would defrost and rinse the fluid away from the worms is because the fluid contains a lot of phosphate which can cause algae issues in the tank. If you have breeding tanks (usually minimal lights thus minimal algae will occur) this will not be such a problem.

[Barrie]

could also be because Im lazy :oops:

[Nymox]

I feed them out frozen in planted tanks too, havnt had an issue with algae. Feeding them frozen is the only way I can make sure every fish gets its share and others dont pig out.

[fadeless]

I have never had a problem with algae in my tank, its in a corner with no direct light. I will just be lazy and throw a cube in and see how they go .

[Ira]

I got some frozen bloodworms and BS. I have never feed frozen before, how often do i feed them to my fish?

Remove from container, drop in fish tank. I don't see much point in doing any more than that for most people.

[Caryl]

They might get the equivalent of an "ice cream headache" if you don't defrost them first :lol:

[Ira]

They might get the equivalent of an "ice cream headache" if you don't defrost them first :lol:

Only the big fish. The small ones just dart around under the floating cube eating the bits that drop off as it defrosts.