Reply With Quotesince noone's used them before, I just obtained a large batch from the US to try out...will update if it's good
I've been reading good reviews about this food on foreign fishkeeping forums. Has anyone used them locally, and are they even available locally? I'm quite interested in trying them out
since noone's used them before, I just obtained a large batch from the US to try out...will update if it's good
Please do... did a search on it and seems like it is more suitable for larger fishes due to its size. What will you be feeding them to?
- eric
I'll be feeding them Heckel discus and altum angels.
according to feedback from overseas, they apparently sink and get soft/mushy but don't disintigrate. Hence, even smaller fish can eat it readily.
they're supposed to be very highly recommended for plecos and cichlids, and are also used to get all sorts of fish (including smaller ones like livebearers) into spawning condition. Apistomaster, who is a member here too, uses them for his plecos and discus.
Originally Posted by illumnae
I just received mine from UK last week. Bought a small quantity to try out. But strangely, after sinking below for a while, I noticed that it is green in colour.....shouldn't it black in colour ? Could it be the supplier send me algae pellets instead ?
However, after dropping it into the tank in the evening, noticed that no fish is eating it. They didn't even look at the pellets but just swim pass it. Maybe, they are still new to it & did not know it is food. Next morning, the pellets are gone.....do not know if it dissolve in water or the fishes ate them ?
I just got home and saw the package. The sticks aren't too big...probably 1mm diameter and 1+cm length. Colour is brown.
I'm going out again soon so I'll see fish reaction to it later tonight
Mine is 1mm in diameter & 2mm in length only. Seller there called it earthworm pellets. My only concern is the colour...it's black but turn green after dropping it in the tank.
could be spirulina content. This is the content of mine:
INGREDIENTS:WHITE FISH MEAL, FISH PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEAT FLOUR, SOY FLOUR, GLUTEN, DRIED BREWER'S YEAST, FROZEN BABY BRINE SHRIMP, PLANKTON, SHRIMP, KRILL POWDER MIX, EARTHWORMS, KELP MEAL, DRIED SPIRULINA, FISH OIL, LECITHIN. THE FOLLOWING VITAMINS/MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS A, D-3, B1, B12, CHOLINE HCL, & BIOTIN METHIONINE. VEGETABLE PROTEIN. THIAMINE ( SOURCE OF VITAMIN B1). ASORBIC ACID (SOURCE OF VITAMIN C).GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:CRUDE PROTEIN 45.0% MIN., CRUDE FAT 4.1% MIN., CRUDE FIBER 4.2% MAX., MOISTURE 8.2% MAX. ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS, EXCEPT FOR SOME ARTIFICIAL COLORING. NO PRESERVATIVES.
I realised I need to find an airtight container to hold 0.5lb worth before I can start feeding. Don't want it to start going bad. I brought in total of 5lb this round, sharing 1/2 with a fellow member here...so I have 5 0.5lb packets...should last me some time
Some images if the earthworm sticks:
0.5lb packaging. The supplier packed my 5lb order into 10 0.5lb packets. This is to ensure that the large quantity doesn't degrade over time due to exposure to air.
One single stick:
One 0.5lb packet fits well into a 0.55litre bottle for storage purposes:
wow looks ideal for pleco too...
nice, thick and long...
some sample would be appreciated...
lifeisfullofemptypromisesandbrokendreams
Hypancistrus and Tanganyikan cichlids breeding
I just dropped 2 sticks into the altum QT tank...the tetras have gone into a feeding frenzy, but the altums haven't learnt it's food yet
Can't get pictures of the feeding as the tetras swim away whenever i approach. Now that I'm posting, they're back to attacking the sticks. It's quite amazing to see because these tetras are habitual surface feeders. With NLS, they will pick off the surface and ignoring anything that drops to the floor. However, as thes sticks sink immediately, they have to pick it off the floor
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