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What are the advantages and disadvantages of bloodworms and brine shrimp for ornamental fish?

For ornamental fish, feed is mainly divided into three categories: pellet feed, live bait and hamburger. When feeding ornamental fish, we do not recommend using a single feed. It is best to mix all three feeds to ensure the nutritional balance of ornamental fish. The editor will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of red worms and brine shrimps for ornamental fish.

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1. Red worms

This red worm is not the same as the red worm commonly known as the fish worm on the first floor. This is the common type of red worm currently.

It is the larvae of Chironomids, commonly known as red worms, red worms, bloodworms, glutinous rice worms, etc. When fishing, there are male worms and female worms. The price of male worms is 10 times that of female worms. There is no other reason, that is, the male worms are hand-picked one by one, which is actually the labor cost. Red worms are rich in nutritional value, but not easy to absorb. The author believes that the nutritional value of red worms is not high, just a bag of red water. Everyone who fishes knows that after a string of hooks is taken out of the water, only a thick layer of skin is left. Moreover, the skin of red worms is very thick, which is basically difficult to digest. It is fatal to the heteromorphic and three lakes with fragile stomachs.

Fish lovers who often feed red worms may find that their tanks are full of white tubular objects, which are the red worm skins excreted by fish. Once they cannot be excreted due to overeating or sudden temperature changes, it is easy to cause diseases such as ascites. I once fed an adult black swallow to death by hand. It took no more than 2 hours from eating to death, and died of ascites after overeating.

Red worms are easy to store. Wrap them in a damp cloth and place them in a sealed container. They can be kept in the refrigerator for more than a month. But never store them in water. Water temperatures above 20 degrees can turn red worms into mosquitoes within three days. Although they don't bite, the scene is a bit disgusting.

It is convenient to freeze bloodworms, but I think that after freezing bloodworms, when thawed, only a layer of skin is left that is difficult to digest and has little nutritional value. However, it is easy to buy frozen bloodworms on the market.

Comprehensive Assessment:

Nutritional value ★★★

Security

Live bait preservation ★★★★★

Freeze storage★★★

Here, the author does not recommend fish lovers to feed red worms as bait.

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2. Brine Shrimp

Brine shrimp is a popular ornamental fish bait in recent years. It belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea. It is a relative of prawns and crabs, and sounds delicious.

In terms of nutritional value, brine shrimp is not as rich as fish worms and nematodes. However, it is safer than the above two varieties. After all, it is a product of seawater and carries fewer pathogens, and even fewer pathogens and parasites that can break out in fresh water. In addition, brine shrimp is easy to digest and absorb, which is far better than bloodworms.

As for the preservation of live bait, it is the weakness of brine shrimp. It is basically impossible to preserve adult brine shrimp in a home environment. However, brine shrimp eggs can be used to hatch in salt water. Brine shrimp grows rapidly, and it only takes a few days from hatching to adulthood. Hatching brine shrimp by yourself can not only get young brine shrimp for young fish to eat, but also ensure that the fish at home always have fresh brine shrimp to eat. Although it is a bit troublesome, the effect is good. The specific hatching method will not be discussed in this post for the time being. Brine shrimp is easy to freeze and store. Whether it is young brine or adult, frozen brine shrimp products are common on the market.

Comprehensive Assessment:

Nutritional value ★★★★

Security ★★★★★

Live bait preservation ★★

Freeze storage ★★★★★

Note that brine shrimp can also be fatal to some herbivorous fish, such as juvenile crown helicopters and the blue zebra of the Mahu rock-dwelling fish.

When feeding ornamental fish live bait, you must pay attention to the disinfection of the bait. Many diseases such as external parasites and internal parasites of ornamental fish are caused by the live bait not being disinfected properly, so do not neglect the disinfection of the live bait before entering the tank.

What are the reasons why red worms are prohibited from fishing in fish ponds? Are the red worms in fish ponds harmful?

Bloodworms have always been a controversial bait. Some people say that bloodworms will damage water quality, some say that bloodworms can infect people with viruses, and some say that fish caught with bloodworms cannot be eaten. There are really all kinds of opinions. So, why is it forbidden to use bloodworms for fishing in fish ponds? Let's take a look!

What are the reasons why red worms are prohibited in fish ponds? 1. As a meat bait, red worms have great ability to attract fish, especially the meaty smell of the juice. In some waters, the fish-attracting effect of red worms is significantly stronger than other baits. Anglers may be surprised that the commercial baits they bought have a strong smell, even far better than red worms. Can't fish smell it? In fact, fish have long distinguished the difference between the two, so they choose red worms. The sense of smell of fish is 500 times that of humans. Therefore, the smell of red worm juice that attracts fish cannot be smelled by humans, but fish can easily smell it. Therefore, some anglers often use their noses to smell the bait to see if it is "fragrant". In fact, it is really unnecessary.

2. In the paid fish pond, there are generally no aquatic plants, plankton, etc. except for the fish that are put in regularly. However, bloodworms have strong vitality. Therefore, if the fishermen accidentally put bloodworms into the fish pond, and the fish in the water do not swallow them, the bloodworms have no other natural enemies and reproduce rapidly. In addition, bloodworms often attach to the surface of other organisms and contain a lot of bacteria, which can easily cause infection. Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the pond owner directly refuses to take them.

3. If the pond owner allows the use of bloodworms, in addition to infection, long-term use will gradually make the fish dependent on the food. Just like people, once they get used to delicacies from land and sea, other foods will become tasteless. Over time, anglers will frequently use bloodworms as bait, and over time, anglers will gradually lose interest.

Are red worms harmful in fish ponds? 1. The impact of red worms on fish. Due to the easy reproduction of red worms, if there are red worms in a water area, the number is relatively large. For fish, it is a common food with high nutrition and high protein that is easy to obtain, just like the rice and wheat we eat daily. Moreover, fish do not have much predation ability during the seedling period, and red worms just meet their needs. Therefore, in the impression of fish, red worms are food in their bones. Long-term consumption will form a certain dependence and preference.

2. The impact of bloodworms on water bodies. Although the black pit bosses say that bloodworms pollute water bodies and have adverse effects on the health of fish in order to prevent anglers from using bloodworms, we admit that there is definitely an impact, but there is also a certain premise, that is, the bloodworms reach the level of flooding, but this situation generally does not occur in the natural environment, because fish prey on bloodworms every day. Although its reproduction speed is fast, it is not faster than the eating speed of fish. The reason for this situation, I think it is mostly due to the overfishing of fishery resources by humans. With fewer fish, there are more bloodworms, and the water body is polluted. The natural ecological environment cannot be broken.

3. The impact of bloodworms on humans. Speaking of bloodworms, they will only have an impact on the human body when we use them to hook the fish. That is, we must be especially careful when we use fish hooks to pierce bloodworms. Here is a method, which is to prepare a potato or radish, cut it, leave the largest incision, put the bloodworm on it, hold the hook handle with your hand, and pierce the head of the bloodworm, so that you will not cut your fingers and cause infection.

Will earthworms and bloodworms really pollute the water quality? First of all, it is impossible for earthworms to pollute the water quality because earthworms themselves are non-toxic and harmless. Bloodworms will not pollute the water quality either. Bloodworms are the larvae of chironomids, but chironomids are different from ordinary mosquitoes. They do not suck blood and will not cause any harm to the health of fish. In addition, bloodworms may indeed carry some germs. People with wounds on their hands cannot use bloodworms, but these germs will only cause harm to the human body and will not cause any harm to fish. Therefore, the black pit boss prohibits the use of bloodworms and earthworms in order to make anglers try not to catch fish.