Live Meal Worms?

[monkeyman]

Just wondering can i feed my yellow labs live meal worms & how often is good? What do u guys and gals feed yours?

 

[mamafish68]

Hey monkeyman!!

I always saved the mealies for the lizard and my frontosas but give flake, pellet (soaked), frozen shrimp (thawed & kinda torn up) all that is mixed up with Spirulina & seaweed, some greens from the grocer

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

Don't use it as a staple food for your fish, Chiclids are prone to HEXAMITA. Live meal worms are very good source of protein and you can see chnages in a week or so.

If you really wanted to feed them with meal worms, here's what you want to do.

Morning - Meal worms

Afternoon - Pellets


Brian

 

[monkeyman]

thanks v much! Now, i know im in the wrong section, but... Do the same rules apply to my Jack Dempsy and Green Terror??

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

thanks v much! Now, i know im in the wrong section, but... Do the same rules apply to my Jack Dempsy and Green Terror??

Yeah ....

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

For Bigger fish I feed Super worms like this ....

 

[mamafish68]

Hexamitiasis is not caused by mealworms.
Stress, particularly caused by poor water conditions/quality or inadequate nutrition is what brings about an infestation.

 

[monkeyman]

Hexamitiasis is not caused by mealworms.
Stress, particularly caused by poor water conditions/quality or inadequate nutrition is what brings about an infestation.

I done a Google there on Hexamitiasis and i did wonder how mealworms did (or didnt) cause this disease! Thanks folks... I love yas all

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

Hexamitiasis is not caused by mealworms.
Stress, particularly caused by poor water conditions/quality or inadequate nutrition is what brings about an infestation.

I done a Google there on Hexamitiasis and i did wonder how mealworms did (or didnt) cause this disease! Thanks folks... I love yas all

I just didn't elebotrate it. MEal worms makes the water dirty as to compare with pellets. And some chiclids will have a hard time digesting the worms especially in colder places so heater is a must and frequent water change.

 

[monkeyman]

Hexamitiasis is not caused by mealworms.
Stress, particularly caused by poor water conditions/quality or inadequate nutrition is what brings about an infestation.

I done a Google there on Hexamitiasis and i did wonder how mealworms did (or didnt) cause this disease! Thanks folks... I love yas all

I just didn't elebotrate it. MEal worms makes the water dirty as to compare with pellets. And some chiclids will have a hard time digesting the worms especially in colder places so heater is a must and frequent water change.

Thank you. I live in Northern Ireland so a heater is a must. My tank temp is 25/26c. I have a juwel vision 260l (uk). I change 15% of my water weekly. Thanks again.