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HappyBuddha
post Thu, 02 Sep 2004 9:37 pm
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Mealworms are on sale at many LFS, and my curiosity over why no goldfish keepers I know of feed them to their fishes got me decided to find the answer.

For one month, I fed two of my ranchus nothing but live mealworms. ohmy.gif I knew a variety of food is preferred but for this experiment I want to know the result clearly.

The ranchus didn't eat them at first, but having been starved for 2 days they went ahead and tasted the worms eventually . I'd tell you my ranchus loved the mealworms after they tasted it.

I didn't kill the worms before feeding them against the advice of someone who suggested the legs/claws could punture goldfish's digestive track. Nah... the ranchus has no problem eating the live worms; the worms are dead the moment my ranchus munch on them.

I can see empty shells floating on the tub's surface but otherwise the digested mealworms probably didn't pollute the water as badly as pelleted food.

Throughout this period the ranchus behaved normally. They didn't become restless or anything like dat.

Oh oh... and the poos are short, chunky but WHITE! rofl2.gif

So why did I stop? thinking.gif

The mealworm is a lousy source of proteins! mad.gif Both ranchus' cheeks and headgrowth shrunk noticeably after one month on mealworms.

Wasted time (and money.)

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post Thu, 02 Sep 2004 9:41 pm
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Tubiflex worm, live blood worm, market prawn anyone? or has it been proven liao?
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post Thu, 02 Sep 2004 9:57 pm
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QUOTE(HappyBuddha @ Thu, 02 Sep 2004 09:36 pm)
The mealworm is a lousy source of proteins! mad.gif  Both ranchus' cheeks and headgrowth shrunk noticeably after one month on mealworms. 
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I really like yr experimental spirit. good.gif .

I tot once the ranchu developed headgrowth, it wont shrunk? This is really sometime new to me. Learned something today. Good good good.
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post Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:03 pm
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Tubiflex worm is definitely good.
Wens/growth/colour --> 10/10.

But due to the parasites and disease it carries I have stopped now...
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post Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:03 pm
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Live tubiflex worm & live blood worm are good, but they also come with a wonderful variety of parasites/bacteria

as for market prawn, u think ARO AH?! mad.gif
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post Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:15 pm
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hmm......i must experiment with live frogs liao..... thinking.gif
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:04 am
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QUOTE(CyberET @ Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:03 pm)
Live tubiflex worm & live blood worm are good, but they also come with a wonderful variety of parasites/bacteria

as for market prawn, u think ARO AH?! mad.gif
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U will be surprised what mp can do! kekeke!
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:05 am
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i tot now some aro or siao louhan pple using those bigger worms ... erh ... dunno what those crippy crawlers call.
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:11 am
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QUOTE(YLD @ Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:04 am)
U will be surprised what mp can do! kekeke!
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what can it do for a goldfish? unsure.gif
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:21 am
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QUOTE(CyberET @ Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:11 am)
what can it do for a goldfish? unsure.gif
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i bought a lionchu back in may and till late july it grow very very slowly. during this period main diet is pellet and frozen bloodworm. start feeding mp for a month and size bulk up quite significant w/ improvement in head growth, eyes covered up slightly more by the head growth. will try 2 post pics in near future.
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 1:09 am
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YLD,
mp as in RAW market prawn? or cooked? peeled?
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 1:14 am
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QUOTE(YLD @ Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:21 am)
i bought a lionchu back in may and till late july it grow very very slowly. during this period main diet is pellet and frozen bloodworm. start feeding mp for a month and size bulk up quite significant w/ improvement in head growth, eyes covered up slightly more by the head growth. will try 2 post pics in near future.
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how much, how often do u feed mp? solely on mp? or varied diet? if so, percentage of mixture? any other parameters/conditions/enviroment changed ever since u started feeding mp? hmmm...
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 8:47 am
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QUOTE(desireless @ Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:02 pm)
Tubiflex worm is definitely good.
Wens/growth/colour --> 10/10.

But due to the parasites and disease it carries I have stopped now...
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How about freeze dried Tubiflex worm?
Should get same result?
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post Fri, 03 Sep 2004 9:31 am
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QUOTE(nobnoba @ Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:09 am)
YLD,
mp as in RAW market prawn? or cooked? peeled?
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raw uncooked and peeled market prawn, those for human consumption.
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QUOTE(The Matrix @ Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:04 am)
i tot now some aro or siao louhan pple using those bigger worms ... erh ... dunno what those crippy crawlers call.
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SUPERWORM! beg2.gif

I think that one can eat baby goldfish biggrin.gif
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