feeding frozen bloodworm to discus

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hey all,

please pardon my ignorance, but is it perfectly safe to feed my discus frozen bloodworm? they all seem to love it more than any other food i feed them. someone at my lfs said it has exoskeltons in it and the fish will have problems digesting the worms.

any comments would be appreciated. thanks *celebrate
 

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grouse. thanks.

what else do you feed them? i got a 20cm blue diamond the other day and the guy who sold it to me recommended dry food. think these fish were on roids or somrthing... he is a tank and only 8 months old lol

i tried feeding them all the food he suggested, but they seem very fussy and wouldnt eat even after 3 days of only feeding them this dry stuff. i have given in and just feeding bloodworms and beefheart now.

anything else u could suggest?
 

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Thats a 7"+ fish! NICE!

I feed my discus a diet of Frozen bloodworms, color bits, and tropical flakes/cichlid flakes. I use color bits and bloodworms more than the flakes. Mine usually will ignore most flakes and only take the colorbits and bloodworms. I sometimes feed beefheart, but not nearly as much as the other foods.

If you have want to, CBWs (Cali Black Worms) are a great live food that discus love.

Watch that beefheart, it can turn water NASTY if the uneaten stuff is left in the tank for long.
 

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do you have any idea why i have these little worms floating around in my water

i have found 2 of them in the last day or so. i have not done a water change for a little while. are these parasites or what? they are pretty small and thread like. only about half to an inch long.


???
 

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