Can I Feed My Fish Mosquito Larvae?

[cooledwhip]

I have lots of mosquito larvae in a tub outside. I want to know if I can feed them to my fish. Would I just freeze them or cook them? Thanks.

 

[NickAu]

My Bettas love them live, I just pop a few in the tank and they quickly hunt them down.

 

[cooledwhip]

My Bettas love them live, I just pop a few in the tank and they quickly hunt them down.

Im just scared they will hatch though... 
 
Ill try drying them out or something

 

[cooledwhip]

I also found some blood worms in there!! 

 

[fluttermoth]

As long as your fish are big enough to eat the larvae, they won't have time to hatch, I promise! There's absolutely no need to to freeze or dry them; just put them in your tank and watch the feeding frenzy ensue
 
When my kids were little, they used to love 'fishing' for mosquito larvae in our water butt; they'd spend hours out there, with a tea strainer and an old ice cream tub

 

[cooledwhip]

Sounds awesome. I'll start feeding them live! Too bad for me I left the entire net I caught outside to dry out and it had ants all over it...
 

 
Ill just collect more though!

 

[NickAu]

 
Too bad for me I left the entire net I caught outside to dry out and it had ants all over it...

Plain old black house ants are great fish food too, My Bettas go mental for a few ants.