Frozen Blood Worms

[ilovejack]

So I bought Jack some frozen blood worms. They come in small cubes, but are too big for just him. How do I feed him just a small portion of the food? And do I leave it frozen or do I thaw before feeding? I thought Jack deserved a treat a few times a week, and I was just wondering how to feed this stuff to him.

Thanks a bunch!!!



Also, I found the COOLEST new betta on aquabid. I want to get him, but since I hardly have room for Jack at school, I cant. He's pretty cheap, and I fell in love when I saw the picture . I even pre-named him Gunther, pronounced GOON-ter, like in German. What do you think of him?
http/www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...tasd&1153879215
I'm angry I cant get him, because he is such a good price, and he's so beautiful. If I had another tank or some money to get another tank I would go behind my mothers back and get him. But since I live in her house some(not all) of the year, I cant without a reason. Plus I would be using the money she gave me, since I dont have an income, which would get me into trouble.

Just wanted to share my find with you all!

 

[Tolak]

Just cut a portion of the frozen cube off with a sharp knife, & return the rest to the freezer.

 

[ilovejack]

Thanks!

I tried to feed some to Jack, there were way more than I thought there were in the piece I cut off for him, so I had to throw the rest away. Anyways, Jack swam over by the frozen chunk, and pieces started to fall off. He didnt eat any of it. Is that normal? And are they supposed to drop to the bottom that quickly?
Thanks

 

[Tolak]

Sometimes it takes fish a little bit to become accustomed to new food. I thaw bloodworms in a little tank water first, then squirt them in with a large medicine dropper.

 

[OhMyDog]

I take a piece, put in a smidge of hot water, then either let it cool down or add a bit of cold water if I'm feeling impatient. Any excess worms are poured through the net and put back into the container to be frozen again.

 

[BWBettas]

Can you re-freeze them? i was always told not to

Bret

 

[bamboo]

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When I feed my Bettas frozen blood worms, I break the cube and put half back in the freezer. I put the other half in a small plastic cup filled with about 2 oz of water. I let it sit in the cup for a at least 15 mins to defrost. I use a plastic spoon and if I feel some are too big I cut them with the spoon while in the cup. I use the spoon to put about 4 to 6 pieces in and I watch to make sure they are eaten. Just keep the rest in the cup to feed later on. At first my Bettas did not know what to do with them, many fish need to get use to the food when it is introduced. Now they seem to love them more then they seem to love every thing else I feed them I have also been lazy at times and did not break the cubes. I just covered the cup and froze the water, took it out the next day added a little more water and let defrost. I don’t know how you feel about doing that? but I have been doing it at times for a long time now and so far it has been working well.
I hope this helps

 

[ilovejack]

Cool. Thanks everyone. I am going to try to feed him some more tomorrow.

 

[OhMyDog]

Can you re-freeze them? i was always told not to

Bret

Oh really? Ah well, I guess I should stop doing that. I don't do it much anymore anyways.. since extra bloodworms spreads out quite nicely over 25+ bettas. =P

 

[kali426]

i freeze them once.after that you can see the color is drained from them and they are no good anymore.

 

[thelastbetta]

I just chip a chunk from the cube, place it in luke warm water to thaw then use a pair of tweezers to feed the worms one by one so they don't fall to the bottom of the tank and get wasted. Plus if you wiggle it in front of the fish it'll interest them more.

 

[ilovejack]

So I tried thawing them and feeding with a tweezer. In fact I'm attempting that at the moment. I got him to eat a worm, and he followed up by spitting it out. Now he wont acknowlegde that I am dangling the worms in front of him. I have tried short and long pieces, but he's being stubborn, just like his mommy(me). He's just like me . It's either learned or I am very good at picking out those like me when I am completely wasted.
Anyways, did any of your fish refuse the bloodworms at first? I tried to tell Jack that if he didnt eat them he wouldnt get to eat until he does. I think he's calling my bluff, since he knows how much I dont want to not feed him, even though I know a fast once in a while is good. But he doesnt know I know that.

I'm going to keep trying until they are all gone. The ones I thawed that is. Then I am going to do a full tank water change as there are a lot of worms at the bottom. I dont want them to dirty up the water.

-E

 

[Rediahs]

At first mine didn't know what to think of the new food, and some wouldn't acknowledge that I was dangling it in front of them. My Agrias was really stubborn and wouldn't eat them, only pellets, for about a week. Even if I left the worm on the top of the water for hours, I'd come back to see it still laying there.. What a weird guy... but he eats them fine now.

I think bettas pretty much universally hate change. They hate new food. But if you persist, they'll realize it's yummy and jump for it for you

 

[3nafs.souls]

i just throw a bit into the tank. it usually melts before they go after it