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hii frnds,
i've collected some worms from stagnant water and fed them to my fighter.it ate all of them..is it healthy to feed such kind of stuff.. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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IMO those aren't worms you got..... They must be mosquito larvae..... No issues to feed them to your Fighters They would love that deleicious treat and is healthy for them!  |
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goldfish5
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| Manish wrote (View Post):
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IMO those aren't worms you got..... They must be mosquito larvae..... No issues to feed them to your Fighters They would love that deleicious treat and is healthy for them!
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thanks manish..
i've lot of em..
how many can i feed at a time..? |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| feed 3-4 at a time..... repeat that under 2 minutes if betta is eating them up! |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| Manish wrote (View Post):
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feed 3-4 at a time..... repeat that under 2 minutes if betta is eating them up!
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alright..thanks again manish.. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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give picture to get the proper response.
I believe there are lot of worm like things that grow in stagnant water |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| My betta ate at least 30 at a time and ws completely healthy. |
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goldfish5
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| jabba wrote (View Post):
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give picture to get the proper response.
I believe there are lot of worm like things that grow in stagnant water
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..i'm sorry jabba..betta ate everything..i'll post it on monday.. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| but they looked black..around 4-5 mm in length and 0.05-0.1 mm in diameter.. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| but they looked black..around 4-5 mm in length and 0.05-0.1 mm in diameter.. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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Make sure you dont overfeed your bettas....bettas like all fishes have natural instinct of eating a lot.
Since in wild or in natural habitat, food is not available all time...they eat max wen offered.
As you identified, those worms are found in water , black in color and of same dimensions.
Even I have too found them and purposefully kept a small tub to feed my bettas.
I feed mine twice in a week, They are not mosquito larvae. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| Vinod_Uthaiah wrote (View Post):
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Make sure you dont overfeed your bettas....bettas like all fishes have natural instinct of eating a lot.
Since in wild or in natural habitat, food is not available all time...they eat max wen offered.
As you identified, those worms are found in water , black in color and of same dimensions.
Even I have too found them and purposefully kept a small tub to feed my bettas.
I feed mine twice in a week, They are not mosquito larvae.
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how to grow them..do they need any food..how long wil they survive after catching?? |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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In my case, I leave them on the terrace, it attracts a lot of insects, that lay eggs.
You can drop one or 2 leaves and it will attract insects and invite them to lay eggs...
I dont feed them anything...
If you can catch them and put it in water without any fishes...they might survice for a day or 2.
I usually catch them aand feed them immediatly |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:19 am Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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| goldfish5 wrote (View Post):
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but they looked black..around 4-5 mm in length and 0.05-0.1 mm in diameter..
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they could be blackworms. one of the popular live foods used worldwide. once u get the pics, we will know for sure. see pictures of Lumbriculus variegatus in google images, to confirm if these are the same worm or not. |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:28 am Post subject: Re: worms in stagnant water.. |
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The most amazing live food lives around us, if we respect nature and look hard!
i found native white worms in Delhi in 2008 and in 2009 i found microfex> Because of the internet, i was able to identify each, and not only used them successfully, but distributed to others. now when i lose my own culture, i get it back! |
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