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Can marine fish take blood worms? I heard from someone that blood worm is beneficial for marines..is that true?

Bloodworms are recommended often for carnivore or omnivore marine fish, especially for new arrivals that are refusing to eat.

John

I would not reccomend blood worms in a marine tank. They're fatty and protein filled, but they will pollute your tank in a heartbeat.

I'd suggest finding a substitue.

I drop in a small chunk of frozen blood worm once or twice a week. The fish go nuts over it. It should be fine as a treat.





Dan

but is there a "reason" to use them if I am using other frozen food like Mysis and Brine shrimp already?

Variety is the spice of life.

I feed about 7 different foods on a regular basis.

Agreed, as good as a food is, would you really want to eat it every day? I do 4 or 5 different foods.



Dan

but if I mix the food together and feed it everyday, does that count as same food everyday?

for example....morning...dry food including Marine mixed flakes and spirulina flakes...evening...frozen mix of Mysis, Brine shrimp

mmm...just include another question here instead of starting a new thread...since it's a question on feeding as well.

Will fish be "not interested in eating" for a day once in a while like we human sometimes do due to like stress from work...or in bad mood....stuff like that?

Or no, any fish that usually eats and decided not to eat all of a sudden means that there are diseases or poor water quality?

Last edited by Week End at 20-Nov-2004 06:24

I guess it is possible, but if a fish stops eating it is probably not a good sign. A fish will usually eat when fed, natural instenct mostly. In the wildy, they don't know when they will come across food, so when they do they will eat it.

Generally, not eating is not a good sign.



Dan

I feed my fish every few days. They are fat and healthy.

To keep down nitrates, this seems to be the preferred method. Espescially in tanks where a lot of meaty food can be scattered around.

Most of my fish will not let a single blood worm or black worm, ever hit the bottom of the tank. They all get fed daily, and are hogs. The only fish I have that will not take them is my breeder bengii cardinals. So I just don't feed them blood worms any more. They are extremely finiky, only eating brine and plankton.

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There is always a bigger fish...

If you've freaked the fish out recently (like cleaning the tank, lots of activity in the room) they might be shy for a bit. A trick to help them is to leave the tank lights ON but make the ROOM DARK. This makes the tanks glass act like mirrors for the fish so they can't see you moving around outside. This is esepecially good if your tank is in a busy room (like living room) Then you can try feeding a bit and see if that helps. Also if you want to wait on feeding turn the tank lights off for a while and keep the room quiet and dark to allow the fish to calm down.

If your fish repeatedly won't eat or it last 2+ days you might have a problem with your water and/or disease.

good luck