Re-Hydrating Freeze-Dried Bloodworms

[ZoddyZod]

Got some freeze-dried food (bloodworms) for the first time yesterday. Placed them in a jar with some tank water and gave them a good shake. Added them to the tank but about 90% of them floated. This was fine for my Angel, whose stomach increased three fold, but wasn't good for the corys who got none.

Is there any way to make this type of food sink? Do I need to soak it for much longer?

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Frozen Blood Worms are always an alternative. They sink quickly if u place in a cup filled with water from the tank and pour little by little the bloodworms. I feed my fish frozen ones.

 

[Katty]

I really hated the freeze dried bloodworms. They just seemed to make a mess in my tank by turning into little dusty chunks and floating around everywhere, and no one really ate them. I love the frozen blood worms though, if you can find those, definitely give them a try.

Anyways, if you still want to try the freeze dried ones, a trick I do with floating flake or pellet food to get it to sink is "slap" them with my finger a few times on top of the water and they usually start to sink. You might also just need to let them just float in a cup of tank water for 5-10 minutes.

 

[fishnovice]

I've been using dried blood worm pellets bought on Ebay for almost a year. They sink instantly, dissolve slowly and don't make a mess.Fish love them!Maybe you should try another brand?

 

[drobbyb]

Anyways, if you still want to try the freeze dried ones, a trick I do with floating flake or pellet food to get it to sink is "slap" them with my finger a few times on top of the water and they usually start to sink.

Yes, on the right track here. If you physically squeeze the air out of them while they are under water they will sink pretty well.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Anyways, if you still want to try the freeze dried ones, a trick I do with floating flake or pellet food to get it to sink is "slap" them with my finger a few times on top of the water and they usually start to sink.

Yes, on the right track here. If you physically squeeze the air out of them while they are under water they will sink pretty well.

hmmm, doesn't sound like something I want to be doing each time I use them. Was hoping that if they were soaked for a perdiod of time then they would eventually absorb enough water to sink. I'll just stick to frozen in future.