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    Default Blood vs. Black vs. Tubifex

    I have fed my fish all three types of worms all freeze-dried. I am wondering if there is any information on which is more nutritious for discus or if there is any advantage is feeding more than one type of worm? I have some Al's blackworms on order and I have previously purchased them from California Blackworms.

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    Default Re: Blood vs. Black vs. Tubifex

    FREEZE-DRIED FOODS

    Many varieties of freeze-dried foods are available. Freeze-dried foods have an advantage because they retain all the nutrients of live food but with out the hassle of keeping live foods. However do not feed exclusively freeze-dried foods as, like live foods, they lack vitamins that can be provided by a good flake food.

    Australian FDBW protein 59.3
    Hikari Freeze Dried Bloodworms protein 55
    Hikari Freeze Dried Tubifex protein 60
    Hikari Freeze Dried Daphnia protein 55
    Hikari Freeze Dried Krill protein 50
    Hikari Freeze Dried Brine Shrimp protein 50
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    Default Re: Blood vs. Black vs. Tubifex

    Thanks, they also receive a feeding of Tropical Discus Granules D-50 once a day, the fd blackworms that I order are the ones that have added ingredients.

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    Default Re: Blood vs. Black vs. Tubifex

    Tubifex has a (well-deserved?) bad reputation for being dirty and filled with nasties. With so many different foods you can offer, why chance it?

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    Tubifex is considered a dangerous food because the worms will live happily in sewage. These days the worms are grown in farms. Any that are collected wild in sewage can be easily purged. I feed them. They are an excellent quality food that the fish love and they are dirt cheap compared to the ones from Australia.
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    Default Re: Blood vs. Black vs. Tubifex

    Been feeding tubifex worms for a long time now with no issues ... I do prefer blackworms over them. I like to alternate between FDBW, FDTW(tubifex) and FD brineshrimp everyday.

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