Live bloodworms?

[Maj0rFiSh]

Lol its only a tiny cube it will melt within seconds...

 

[delmore]

I toss the whole cube in. The Uarus go wild over it, and the rummy nose tetras and corys eat what the Uarus miss.

 

[Raskolnikov]

I always defrost frozen foods before introducing them to the tank. Every fish in my small community tank loves bloodworms.

 

[Kissofthegorami]

The best way to go for live foods is to culture your own. It's fairly easy, and cheaper in the long run than buying frozen foods. I don't like the idea of producing mosquito larvae though, we have enough as it is around here and with the threat of West Nile I'd rather use alternatives.

I agree its better to culture your own. You can buy cultures of different worm species online if you have time for that. Mosquito larvae grow in any body of stil water you have in your yard from buckets to old tires. Its hard to avoid them. I leave out a small bowl or a bucket for a couple of nights. i harvest them all before they begin to pupate or i just dump the remainder. You do not need a large container because a small one fills up quickly. I have a small pond accross the street so we have no shortage of mosquitos during the summer. I choose to culture my own because i know they have no contaminants.
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