Frozen Foods?

[Prime Ordeal]

I believe I introduced a disease into my tank which killed several fish, when I fed them frozen Tubifex worms. Anyone else had this experience?

Which disease exactly? Whirling disease?

 

[gforce17]

I'm not really sure. But I lost 6 neon tetras, 2 male guppies and 2 zebra danios all of whom had been fine for months. Might have been nothing to do with worms.

 

[Zikofski]

One thing I would like to know about is about frozen bloodworm, my lfs said all CA/SA cannot digest it properly and die from it, Is it true?

sorry can you tell a newbie what CA/SA stand for?

thnx

 

[gforce17]

Ditto

 

[snake007]

One thing I would like to know about is about frozen bloodworm, my lfs said all CA/SA cannot digest it properly and die from it, Is it true?

sorry can you tell a newbie what CA/SA stand for?

thnx

Lol Central American and South American.

 

[gforce17]

Thanks. They sound like very wide parameters! Doesn't that cover hundreds of species?

 

[Mowbz]

G-Force, in answer to your question, i doubt it was the food.

Most frozen fish food is gamma irradiated, and so carries nothing more than its nutrition value. Its as dead as dead is going to get!

It likely got in elsewhere.

 

[Zikofski]

lol thnx

 

[gforce17]

Thanks Mowbz - I'm really glad to hear that!

 

[Mowbz]

Thanks Mowbz - I'm really glad to hear that!

I doesnt help narrow own what happened, but it does mean you shouldnt be afraid to feed frozen

 

[gforce17]

Absolutely. Thanks again.

 

[jimboshrimp]

I have 3 golden barbs 3 danios 5 neon tetras and a lovely yellow snail could you please tell me how many ( petit pois) frozen peas defrosted I should give them as I don't want to over feed they have a small amount of flake every evening all happy and healthy except my poor zebra danio who got stuck in the filter and part of his tail is shredded but he's still swimming and feeding

 

[fluttermoth]

Start with half a pea for the bigger fish and a quarter for the smaller ones; you can work it out from there
 
If there's lots left over, after five minutes or so, give less next time; if it's all gone in a couple of minutes, you can give a bit more.

 

[jimboshrimp]

Thanks Fluttermoth I'm just soaking some in tank water at minute so will break them up I'm sure my lovely snail will enjoy some too if he hasn't filled himself up on my plants all day lol