Best Quality Freeze-Dried Bloodworms?

[webcricket]

I've got my dwarf puffers to the point where they will eat freeze-dried bloodworms, but the ones I've been using (Tetra brand) to train them are a bit too large and seem to release a lot of dust/waste into the water.

Any recommendations for another brand that might be better quality? I normally use frozen bloodworms for these guys, so I don't want to be buying a whole bunch of cans of freeze-dried product I'll only be using in an auto-feeder 2 or 3 weeks a year (when I'm away on vacation).

I've considered drying my own worms in a food dehydrator for short term use, but I'm not sure how well it will work.

 

[icecubez189]

i've been using San Francisco Bay Freeze Dried Bloodworms for a while now, its pretty good quality stuff and the fish love it. it floats very well so as long as you feed it slowly, im sure your DP's will eat them all before they sink.

 

[pl*co]

Ditto on the SF Bay brand icecubez189. My DP's scarf 'em up.

 

[webcricket]

Thanks, I'll check that brand out!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Try here: http://www.kensfish.com/fishforsale.html

Good food good prices.

 

[WeeNe858]

i dont think dehydrating your own worms will work.. they turn into worm jerky

 

[J double R]

yeah... freeze drying is wayyy different than just dehydrating it. freeze-drying freezes the product, puts it under an almost complete vacuum, and heats it up, which turns the frozen water directly to vapor, bypassing the liquid stage. the result is perfectly preserved items, with no moisture whatsoever that can keep for years!

the reason this works so well is because when the item is re-hydrated, it regains its natural form, texture, taste, etc, almost as if it had jumped in time.

manually dehydrating doesn't remove all the moisture, only about 95% of it, hence jerky and dried fruit being chewy and not crumbly and crunchy.