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Posted	bloodworm in water butt
18-06-2007 14:00 by DDuck	I have what looks identical to bloodworm in my water butt, same size colour shape and movements. Has ayone else seen thsi before ? If syphoned off and rinsed would they be safe to feed to my oscars/cichlids ? Thanks
18-06-2007 14:05 by telboy	yes it prob is bloodworm, where ever ya leave standing water youll get mosquito lavae! they norm hide in the debris at bottom of container, i used to keep several buckets at bottom of garden specifically for this purpose! simply net em up rinse under tap + feed to fish yummy!
18-06-2007 14:16 by Lnrak	I have a water butt outside, and retrieved a piece of bogwood from it that had been there for about a year. When I soaked it in boiling water, lots of dead bloodworm floated to the top. I guess that's what the goldfish in the barrel has been living off!! I rarely feed it and it's been there for about 3 years!!!
18-06-2007 15:21 by D.R.	Midge larvae, found in almost any water type, usually present in anaerobic conditions where copepods and other beasties can not live. http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/biodiversity/invert/midges.html
18-06-2007 18:06 by Linda Chenapa	How do you know they're yummy
18-06-2007 18:55 by telboy	bloodworm sarni, my fav linda
18-06-2007 22:56 by DDuck	Thanks for the replies... caught around 50 rinsed and dropped them in. all gone in seconds. decided i'll keep the water butt for the bloodworms for now and not use the water
19-06-2007 09:02 by big cats	bloodworm only thrive in rancid conditions (they eat poo) and simply rinsing may not be enough,mosquito or midge larvae thrive in still but not in rancid conditions and are a little safer,keep the bloodworm in salty water for an hour then in fresh for the same (untreated tapwater cos chlorines are useful)the frozen blocks we buy are gamma ray irradiated- kills everything!! i would use mosquito larvae but not bloodworm (mosquito larvae can be seen hanging from the surface by their tails )
19-06-2007 09:29 by Alan	big cats I think you might be mixing up your worms bloodworm is mosquito larvae. The one living in rancid conditions is nasty but it is not bloodworm its tubifex that is nasty rancid stuff. Mosquito larve will be found in any still water clean or otherwise numbers is purely down to the number of predators present.
19-06-2007 18:10 by naiad	I think bloodworm are safe to feed to fish, as long as they come from a water butt or similar, and not from a river or lake where there may be fish diseases and parasites. The fish love them too. Mosquito larvae are also good. I agree with Alan that tubifex are not good. They often come from areas where sewage is discharged. I am not even happy to feed them frozen or freeze-dried, as they may contain pollutants.
19-06-2007 19:24 by big cats	bloodworms feed on decaying matter and cant live in clean water and there appears to be confusion they are midge larvae not mosquito ,mosquito are black .anyway i would not feed my fish with anything from a water butt,its not worth it ,the risk of bird droppings having made it into the water are too high and the parasites in bird droppings could be potentially fatal to your fish
20-06-2007 08:55 by D.R.	The parasites in bird droppings only pose a threat if there are snails in the water. Keep a perspex lid over the top with small gap around the edge (let the midges lay their eggs) and problem solved. Midges are part of the mosquito family but not the biting kind.
20-06-2007 09:19 by big cats	fair comment but is there not still a risk that the water running from the roof can contain bird droppings? and scottish midge bite (really bite) ,it may be that we have a different midge up here just do a google for scottish midge you may be surprised at what you get back
20-06-2007 10:02 by Alan	big cats I have an experiment for you to try fill a clean container with water and keep it topped up and see what you end up with. I believe you will get algae growing in the water fed from nutrients in tap water and this will provide a food source for the midge/mosquito larvae. They do not require rancid conditions to survive at all just still water.

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