Keeping tubifex worms alive

Does anyone here knows the secret to LFS having such great tubi? Everytime i buy from LFS, their worms always seems to be fresh. Whats their regime? Do they feed? Or what?

[jess2006]

Originally Posted by youngplainjuan2

Does anyone here knows the secret to LFS having such great tubi? Everytime i buy from LFS, their worms always seems to be fresh. Whats their regime? Do they feed? Or what?

hard work,
wash , wash , wash and wash.
very chialak.

Originally Posted by youngplainjuan2

Does anyone here knows the secret to LFS having such great tubi? Everytime i buy from LFS, their worms always seems to be fresh. Whats their regime? Do they feed? Or what?

they get their supply each day. everyday new supply

[ahball]

I am really having this kind of problem and became fed up withthe live worm. (changing to frozen bloodworm).

but i tink i would continue still to my idea of frozen worm. thx a lot any way

Ok, recently i got a new supply to tubi from a neighbourhood lfs. I found that most of the tubi inside were still young, meaning baby tubi or smth. The water did not foul for a 36 hrs. YES. 36 hrs. but i felt it was time to change the water so i changed it anyway.

Somemore i used regular tap water. 1/2 inch thick of water. cool

[ahball]

Originally Posted by Johnc

I just tried it again with a lot more worms than usual.

Amazing with the blackwater treated water, there were no dead worms even after two full days. The water was a little fouled up, but no smell and no dead worms. I was amazed myself.

For that amount of worms, the tray would stink up the whole room and more than 50% of the worms would be dead and rotting by the second day even with a couple of water changes.

I keep the worms in room temperature.

Hope this helps

/John

can i use kepatang leaves water too? (i boil the leaves then the dark dark water i keep to use as kepatang leaves water!)

[exotic_idiot]

I think there's alot of other foods which we can also feed our fishes be it live or dry foods. Tubifex worms once if we did not wash properly or not fresh there's lots of chances our fishes turn up sick.

In my opinion, i still avoid feeding them tubifex worms. If want live foods can choose adult brine shrimps or baby brine shrimps, for dry food i feed them NLS grow or flakes.. Quite a lot of food to choose so why trouble to risk your fishes to sickness?

Originally Posted by exotic_idiot

I think there's alot of other foods which we can also feed our fishes be it live or dry foods. Tubifex worms once if we did not wash properly or not fresh there's lots of chances our fishes turn up sick.

In my opinion, i still avoid feeding them tubifex worms. If want live foods can choose adult brine shrimps or baby brine shrimps, for dry food i feed them NLS grow or flakes.. Quite a lot of food to choose so why trouble to risk your fishes to sickness?

tubifex makes your fish fatter =D

[exotic_idiot]

What's the point in making your fish looks fat? I prefer a hot and sexy babe than a big fat shark.. Hahahahaa

[exotic_idiot]

Originally Posted by tgxworld

tubifex makes your fish fatter =D

But honestly must wash them "tubifex worms" properly and i don't like the smell when they die and i have to keep changing water or wash them. Try frozen blood worms not a bad idea? I bet also can makes them fatter.