ideas to sanitise tubifex worms?

[stormchild]

that's what i do now currently, but fish still seem to be disappearing and i'm suspecting that the tubifex worms are the causal factors.

i'm thinking if freezing would kill the bacteria or just remain dormant until it reaches room/activating temperature when in the fish's body or defrosted?

If you are feeding with those bought off the shelves(i.e Hikari frozen cubes) you shouldn't have those problems cos i'm pretty sure they are sanitised before frozen.

[natureAddict]

ever thought of putting them through ultra-violet to sterilise them??? you gotta research abit though.

[exotic_idiot]

Just yesterday, i went to lfs was thinking to get tubiflex worms to feed my fishes..
But ask the uncle are they fresh but uncle ask me what fish i kept at home.. And i say apisto.. He warn me that they are not 100% safe.. Encounter before his whole tank of fishes die after feeding tubiflex worms.. After hearing with he said i get a packet of bs instead.. Rather spend more on fresh, safe food then end up sending all my fishes to heaven.. So think twice before what you feed them..

[zyblack]

I have this method of using mouthwash to sanitize the worms. Just add some water then a bit of mouthwash, give it a swirl for a minute or so, let the settle down....then drain off the water and rinse at least twice. Mouthwash don't seem to have any effect on my fish and so far don't see any casualty though I rarely feed tubifex worms.

[Jungle-mania]

Seems alot of work just to get fresh food for your fishes and it is not 100% safe. I would rather go about getting frozen food. Even fussy fishes like dario dario are fine with it. I lost alot of clown killies before due to my feeding of live daphnias, really heartbreaking.

[BillD]

Tubifex just aren't worth the risk or bother, when so many other foods are available.

[k3nlim]

You can try breeding your own baby brine shrimp if that's the case

Don't seems to see any live blood worms around in LFS anymore

[Jungle-mania]

Actually that is a good idea, but it takes alot of dedication to rear baby brine shrimp too.

[rbt]

Long ago i bought daphnias/worms etc....being curious i paid close attention to the water. The number of other organisms is amazing, so live food is a risk.

[exotic_idiot]

You can try breeding your own baby brine shrimp if that's the case

Don't seems to see any live blood worms around in LFS anymore

Yes.. No more LIVE blood worms in any lfs in singapore... Only can get frozen packs...

Actually that is a good idea, but it takes alot of dedication to rear baby brine shrimp too.

Hmmm actually not that hard in rearing baby brine shrimps... Just get a hatchery dish and put 2 tablespoon of aquarium salt add 1litre of water mix and add a pinch of bbs eggs, wait for a day or so... Voila..

Very easy....