Daft Food Question

[fishbone]

My tank has at last cycled and I've got 3 albino corries to start with, (I will be getting 3 more in a little while, but wasn't sure how many to add at a time)
The lfs suggested sinking pellets and frozen blood worms, no problem but a full cube of blood worms seems an awful lot for three fish. Can I defrost a cube and keep it in a tub in the fridge? That way I could just feed a few it a time. If so how long would it keep for? OR should I give the bloodworm a miss for now until I have more stock in the tank? Also, how often should I feed bloodworm?
Cheers (mrs) fishbone

 

[Aquabach]

My tank has at last cycled and I've got 3 albino corries to start with, (I will be getting 3 more in a little while, but wasn't sure how many to add at a time)
The lfs suggested sinking pellets and frozen blood worms, no problem but a full cube of blood worms seems an awful lot for three fish. Can I defrost a cube and keep it in a tub in the fridge? That way I could just feed a few it a time. If so how long would it keep for? OR should I give the bloodworm a miss for now until I have more stock in the tank? Also, how often should I feed bloodworm?
Cheers (mrs) fishbone

I like to feed my fish small amounts so what I do with frozen cubes is cut them.
You can even slice them very easily. Take saran (plastic) wrap and wrap the pieces and put in a plastic bag in your freezer. Then take out as much as you want when you want.

 

[fry_lover]

a sharpe knife and your sorted, thats it

 

[fishbone]

Thanks, hadn't thought of that! Brain's not engaged this week.

 

[doresy]

Thanks, hadn't thought of that! Brain's not engaged this week.

Don't worry about it. The first time I fed a cube of frozen bloodworm my whole tank went red with it I was my fish favorite person!

Didn't feed them for 3 days after that. Now I cut a cube into thirds while frozen and drop it into a shallow dish with a little warm tank water. When dissolved I check the amount then chuck it in.

 

[Griz]

Yes, there's an awful lot of worms in one of those cubes! Once defrosted, they will keep in the fridge for a few days, but I cut them up into 2-3 pieces when I use them. I tend to feed small amounts every couple days, it's not a food you want to feed too much of IMO.

 

[Jozlyn]

I keep some defrosted in the fridge in a really small container.