Re: NANFA-- live foods/ elassoma

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:1:53 -0500

I'v kept them in chlorinated water, rinsing daily, and don't recall any
blackworm-related diseases.

> [Original Message]
> From: jake levi <jlevi_us_at_yahoo.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Date: 12/19/00 7:29:20 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- live foods/ elassoma
>
> Anyone here ever have success culturing a 'clean'
> colony of blackworms?
>
> I have started several in the past and had some
> progress in reducing pathogens, but each time had to
> give it up before I got them 'clean'. I like them
> better then the red tubifex, hardier, but still a
> repository for bad beasties. Its been postulated that
> they can be clensed over some generations but never
> had the time to devote to the project. It would be
> quite a product to sell if it could be done.
> jake
>
> --- "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net> wrote:
> > My personal favorite live food for fry fish are the
> > easiest to culture as
> > well. Euglena and paramecium. They are aquatic, and
> > freshwater, so they
> > don't foul your tank up. I think they probably help
> > water quality, since
> > they are protozoans, and if I remeber right, they
> > eat bacterias. Next step
> > up would be grindal worms, also easily cultured, but
> > not aquatic. Fruit
> > fly, both fly and maggots work good for those fish
> > that are too big for
> > grindals. Next step up would be white worms ( a
> > little harder, they need to
> > be kept cool) ,glass worms ,blood worms, black worms
> > larval flys ( mosquitoe
> > drain fly etc.) and daphnia .
>
>
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