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Title: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: jjfish on June 24, 2005, 09:50:00 AM
Hi all, just wondering which cichlids can''t eat bloodworm. Thankyou.....Jordan   :fish.Edited by: jjfish at: 24/6/05 9:52<
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Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: Rod54 on June 24, 2005, 11:54:00 AM
Any cichlids that has...primarily...a vegetarian diet in the wild.<
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>Mainly African Rift Lake species.
Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: jjfish on June 24, 2005, 08:52:00 PM
Ok thanks for that. Thankyou.....Jordan  
Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: here fishie fishie on June 30, 2005, 01:54:00 PM
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>I wouldn''t feed them to any cichlid.  <
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>Frenchy  "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: ashhhh on June 30, 2005, 02:58:00 PM
why not frenchy?<
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>Ash  
Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: Konigwolf 13 on July 01, 2005, 12:09:00 AM
many new world cichlids are omniverious, so bloodworm is a good substitute "meat" for them<
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>Andrew
Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: here fishie fishie on July 01, 2005, 05:58:00 PM
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>Why not???<
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>These larvae are found in stagnant pools & feed in the mud. Including when this contains chemicals which are toxic to some fishies, especially Malawis & Tangys.<
>Then theres the allergic reactions in about 30% of humans who come into contact with them.  <
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>Yes I know people will say they have never had problems, with all that is on the market I don''t care to try them.<
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>ps; I also don''t use any food with mammalian fat either.<
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>Frenchy  "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: ashhhh on July 01, 2005, 07:00:00 PM
ok then,<
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>I feed mine mysis shrimp, they love it Cheers<
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>Ash.....<
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Title: Re: What fish can''t eat bloodworm
Post by: on July 04, 2005, 04:01:00 AM
I ram live blood worms down my fished necks..lol.. But i have Earthys and they love the stuff.<
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>Tim. Im in the northern suberbs you can email me  jet_li_69@hotmail.com