jusdeb Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 I bought some frozen bbs this morning , fed them to fish and noticed they looked furry , like they have a dozen legs. Is this normal? They have a strong odour too..not off but fishy. Ive bought frozen bloodworms too but they dont smell which is probably why I noticed the bbs smell......Also are these to be used as treats or staple part of diet???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 If they look funny taste them and see if they are off or not... *jokes* not sure what there meant to look like. Someone else might know? About them being a treat or not... you can feed them daily but it would be good to have your fish on a variety of food... you could alternate between dry and frozen foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Brine shrimp *do* have a dozen legs... are they frozen brine shrimp, or frozen baby brine shrimp?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 There whole frozen brine shrimp...Artemia it says on the packet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yep, so they're fully grown shrimp, not babies - you'll see what they look like live at: http://www.captain.at/artemia-gallery.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 :D Ill pass on that Brett...their not exactly pleasant to look at...Quite ugly actually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 :D Thanks Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yep thats them..How often do you think I should feed them to my fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitstyles Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yeah they smell like .... my fish don't like them much too >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 To what sort of fish?? I'd generally use a live food, or a frozen live food, as a treat, not more than three times a week... a good quality flake or pellet is designed to give the amino acids, protein, carbohydrates and fats that fish need - and a 'community' food is never quite as good as a species dedicated food - too much live food is just as bad as none at all though, from a dietary standpoint - some fish can't process the additional protein or fats from live food, others can get constipated from it - so all things in moderation applies... I give a variety of foods, mixing and matching what I feed to the tankmates... if I've given the BN's vegetables the day before, I may skip the algae tablet the next day, 'cos I know their tummies are full, and what they need they can scavenge in the tank for the day... if the congos had some dried shrimp, they don't need their preferred tropical crisps, they can go on flake for the next feed... it stops them getting bored with one food, and enables different fish to get their preferred food on a reasonably regular basis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 just my bettas as my community tank (mostly gouramis) gets dried krill/dried tubifex/bloodworms/flakes with spirulina/betta pellets and now brine shrimp so I think their covered...the bettas will only eat bloodworms , pellets and brineshrimp any thing else sinks to the floor untouched.. I just dont know at what ratio they should get these...Id also like to start giving them a cooked pea prior to fasting one day a week.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 With the bettas I'd do an alternate between pellets, bloodworms (frozen and freeze dried) and the frozen brine shrimp. I'd probaby feed the brine shrimp one or 2 days, the blood worms say 2 days and pellets for the rest of the days alternating of course so there's variety (in a perfect world where you actually stick to a regime unlike me who just feeds them whatever, whenever lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 sound good thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 If you can't do pea, or they refuse to accept it, try to find some frozen daphnia. It can be tricky to track down (Hikari do one, not sure about the others) but it is pretty high in fibre and is good for the stubborn so-and-so's that refuse to eat pea :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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