To specify because there are different kinds of mulm:and mulm to sift through
I'm a Bugbite fan. My fish are always pretty picky because they mainly get live food, but they will eat Bugbites.Fluval bug bites for small fishes seems to work well.
There is also an ebo insect fishfood; the difference is the nuggets are soft instead of hard but it is expensive. Also they don't really list the ingrediants which i always find suspicious.Hi all,
I'm a Bugbite fan. My fish are always pretty picky because they mainly get live food, but they will eat Bugbites.
cheers Darrel
White worms and grindal worms require culturing. If you culture the blackworms, the advantage is that they're aquatic and can be left in the tank with significantly less danger of rotting.Personally, I don't use or recommend any of the tubificid worms like black worms or tubifex unless they are raised in a clean environment - which commercial supplies for the most part are not. Also if your fish need more fatty foods like worms then whiteworms and Grindal worms are safer to use. I also suggest using a quality pellet food if your fish eat it. Variety is a good idea.
Is this because of parasites? What in particular about tubificid worms are bad for apistos (and in general, maybe I’ll stop feeding my peas them if they accept something else)Personally, I don't use or recommend any of the tubificid worms like black worms or tubifex unless they are raised in a clean environment - which commercial supplies for the most part are not. Also if your fish need more fatty foods like worms then whiteworms and Grindal worms are safer to use. I also suggest using a quality pellet food if your fish eat it. Variety is a good idea.
Tubifex may carry whirling disease and a whole array of parasites. The latter tend to come also with cheap comercially produced bloodworms (red mosquito larvae) and cyclops.Is this because of parasites? What in particular about tubificid worms are bad for apistos (and in general, maybe I’ll stop feeding my peas them if they accept something else)
I should clarify, that I count all dry foods as one single item. So the brand or so doesn't matter. Standard foods have almost all the same ingredients in very similar ratios. Doesn't make sense to apply diversity to those.and diversity of different food items.
Well the fluval bug bite ingrediants are radically different than the other foods. It lacks the wheat the fish by products that the hiraki wafers have.I should clarify, that I count all dry foods as one single item. So the brand or so doesn't matter. Standard foods have almost all the same ingredients in very similar ratios. Doesn't make sense to apply diversity to those.