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Syncopex2
07-30-2013, 06:48 PM
Anyone use them for growing out? Always thought they were not very nutrious but my fish like them a lot more than beefheart. Any thoughts?

warblad79
07-30-2013, 07:00 PM
I used them once in a while, like 1 or 2 cubes a day but I feed my grow out beefheart flakes and Freeze dried blackworm most of the time.

Tazalanche
07-30-2013, 07:25 PM
Anyone use them for growing out? Always thought they were not very nutrious but my fish like them a lot more than beefheart. Any thoughts?You are correct about them not being nutritious. They're usually 3%-6% protein. Many consider them bad because discus have a tendency to be addicted to them & refuse to eat anything else.

Discusdude7
07-30-2013, 07:30 PM
They are kinda like potato chips for discus

LizStreithorst
07-30-2013, 08:18 PM
They're quite a good food, actually. They appear otherwise because their nutritional value not based on their dry weight.

nc0gnet0
07-30-2013, 08:22 PM
They're quite a good food, actually. They appear otherwise because their nutritional value not based on their dry weight.

Exactly, the argument that they are only 3-6% protein by weight is a bad argument. It doesn't take into account that they are 95% water. If you compare the nutritional value of freeze dried bloodworms vs freeze dried blackworms you will find them almost identical.

a volar
07-30-2013, 08:31 PM
Exactly, the argument that they are only 3-6% protein by weight is a bad argument. It doesn't take into account that they are 95% water. If you compare the nutritional value of freeze dried bloodworms vs freeze dried blackworms you will find them almost identical.

That is correct, and that applies to almost any frozen fish food, they have a high water content.

Syncopex2
07-30-2013, 09:24 PM
They do seem to be a lot cleaner than beefheart which is always a plus.

White Worm
07-30-2013, 09:25 PM
discus have a tendency to be addicted to them & refuse to eat anything else.

Absolutely, plus, many people have an allergic reaction to them.

Scales
07-31-2013, 11:51 AM
has anyone ever had problems with parasites using Hikari frozen bloodworms? theyre supposed to be sterile and safe to use.

Brotoss
07-31-2013, 02:24 PM
I've been using them for 2 years and no parasites.
has anyone ever had problems with parasites using Hikari frozen bloodworms? theyre supposed to be sterile and safe to use.

lipadj46
07-31-2013, 06:14 PM
Hikari are the best you can buy. I don't really feed frozen any longer though as I prefer fdbw and flakes

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Syncopex2
07-31-2013, 09:22 PM
Only had to deal with parasites from live bw never from any frozen foods.

coty
07-31-2013, 09:51 PM
used every day now for about a year with out any problems....

jabula 7749
08-01-2013, 02:38 AM
I have been useing frozen bloodworm for 2 years now without any problems!use it once a day!

linkn
08-02-2013, 10:44 PM
HI
May b you are right but I have been using frozen bloodworm for 1.5 years and i don't have any big issue or problem .But sometime it creats a problem and i really don't know why it does .