Whats your secret?

Gourami Swami · 11-13-2007, 05:26 AM

Whats the secret to feeding messy frozen foods? I like Beefheart and bloodworms because they offer my fish lots of protein, and they love it. But I HATE the mess they make. I defrost a block and toss it in the tank, and i was wondering, is there a "cleaner" way to do it? maybe some sort of dispenser my fish can pick at?

FishHead · 11-13-2007, 05:54 AM

i use one of those floating triangle things.. sorry i dont know the technical term of it

. it just hooks to the side of the tank and is either a circle or triangular thing and it just floats. you put the food inside that and the fish can grab the worms from it. it also keeps all the food in a general area.

**JustOneMore20** · 11-13-2007, 08:30 AM

I feed frozen food with a plastic pipette. That way, I just get the worms or shrimp and not all the liquid. Granted, some liquid does get in the tank (i don't strain them), but not like it would if I dumped the whole thing in.

They don't seem messy to me....maybe its the way I feed them. The only frozen foods I feed though are brine shrimp and bloodworms. I just put them in a small bowl with tank water to defrost...takes about 5 mins.

flamingo · 11-13-2007, 10:44 AM

I dump them in a brine net, and wash em with water.
Nuff Said.

trashion · 11-13-2007, 12:02 PM

for bloodworms: i put the cube in a cup of warm water, and take a pair of tweezers that i specially reserved for this, and i pluck the worms out, and drop them near my fish. they love 'em.

**Damon** · 11-13-2007, 12:06 PM

I dont find them messy but my biggest problem is defrosting a whole cube. I usually buy the flat packs (or small cubes when I find them). Or I make my own mix and I bought tiny ice cube trays for them. Freeze them, seperate them and put the in baggies for feeding. Most of my fish are small (under 5 inches) and it doesn't take a lot to feed all of them.

fishbguy · 11-13-2007, 12:34 PM

I feed frozen krill and blood worms to my fishes.

For bloodworms, I break a piece off of the chunk, and defrost them in worm water. I then sucks them up with an eye dropper and squirt a few in the water at a time. I then wait for the ones that I squirted into the water to be eaten before I squirt any more in. NO MESS!!!

For the krill, I defrost them in water, then take an eye dropper, and suck up all of the eyes that have fallen off, and feed them to my fish the same way I do the bloodworms. Then, for the whole krill, I take one or 2 out of the water with my fingers, normally one, and break it up into little pieces, and throw it into the tanks. I only use one for all of my tanks, because of the amonia, but they only get one or 2 krills per week. But for my turtles, I just throw a piece of the block into their tank/pond and let it melt in there while they eat it.

Gourami Swami · 11-13-2007, 01:51 PM

Thanks guys. I
obviously knew how to defrost, etc., and I was looking for something like the first two posts, which I will try. Fishheads, where did you buy yours?

neilfishguy · 11-13-2007, 09:48 PM

this is my strategy- get a small cup and fill with water then let defrost. then use small turkey baster and suck and squirt

11-13-2007, 05:26 AM	#1
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	Whats your secret? Whats the secret to feeding messy frozen foods? I like Beefheart and bloodworms because they offer my fish lots of protein, and they love it. But I HATE the mess they make. I defrost a block and toss it in the tank, and i was wondering, is there a "cleaner" way to do it? maybe some sort of dispenser my fish can pick at? __________________

11-13-2007, 05:54 AM	#2
FishHead What are you looking at? Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Age: 28 Posts: 593	i use one of those floating triangle things.. sorry i dont know the technical term of it. it just hooks to the side of the tank and is either a circle or triangular thing and it just floats. you put the food inside that and the fish can grab the worms from it. it also keeps all the food in a general area. __________________ 13 barbs (4x tigers, 2x greens, 3 odessas, 4 albino) 5 australian rainbowfish 4 buenos aires tetras 1 angelic pim catfish 1 pictus catfish 1 Spotted Hifin pleco 2 opaline gouramis 2 blue gouramis 5 panda cories 1 red tail shark 9 cherry barbs 2 Lionhead goldfish 1 black moor (saved from walmart) 7 peppered cories 3 swordtails 1 bristlenose pleco

11-13-2007, 08:30 AM	#3
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,582	I feed frozen food with a plastic pipette. That way, I just get the worms or shrimp and not all the liquid. Granted, some liquid does get in the tank (i don't strain them), but not like it would if I dumped the whole thing in. They don't seem messy to me....maybe its the way I feed them. The only frozen foods I feed though are brine shrimp and bloodworms. I just put them in a small bowl with tank water to defrost...takes about 5 mins. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

11-13-2007, 10:44 AM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	I dump them in a brine net, and wash em with water. Nuff Said. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

11-13-2007, 12:02 PM	#5
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11-13-2007, 12:06 PM	#6
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	I dont find them messy but my biggest problem is defrosting a whole cube. I usually buy the flat packs (or small cubes when I find them). Or I make my own mix and I bought tiny ice cube trays for them. Freeze them, seperate them and put the in baggies for feeding. Most of my fish are small (under 5 inches) and it doesn't take a lot to feed all of them. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

11-13-2007, 12:34 PM	#7
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,891	I feed frozen krill and blood worms to my fishes. For bloodworms, I break a piece off of the chunk, and defrost them in worm water. I then sucks them up with an eye dropper and squirt a few in the water at a time. I then wait for the ones that I squirted into the water to be eaten before I squirt any more in. NO MESS!!! For the krill, I defrost them in water, then take an eye dropper, and suck up all of the eyes that have fallen off, and feed them to my fish the same way I do the bloodworms. Then, for the whole krill, I take one or 2 out of the water with my fingers, normally one, and break it up into little pieces, and throw it into the tanks. I only use one for all of my tanks, because of the amonia, but they only get one or 2 krills per week. But for my turtles, I just throw a piece of the block into their tank/pond and let it melt in there while they eat it. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

11-13-2007, 01:51 PM	#8
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	Thanks guys. I obviously knew how to defrost, etc., and I was looking for something like the first two posts, which I will try. Fishheads, where did you buy yours? __________________

11-13-2007, 09:48 PM	#9
neilfishguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 185	this is my strategy- get a small cup and fill with water then let defrost. then use small turkey baster and suck and squirt

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