BettaBuddy ~ Miley

i am wondering - r tubiflex cube good or bad- cause when i use them they seem to pollute/cloud the water. i have the Wardley Tubiflex Cubes. r the okay to give my tetras? Miley

Gunnie

They are fine to feed your tetras if they will eat them. Don't feed them more than twice a week though. They contain a lot of fat, not to mention the mess they cause in the tank. My fish won't touch the Wardley brand. The Hikari and Omega One brands seem to be more preferred. I think the Wardley brand just sits on the shelf too long and the cubes are old.

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

thank you so much! my fishies don't seem to like them either so i think i am just going to get rid of them . thnx Miley

atmmachine816

I use San fransico bay company brand and I break off a tiny piece and break it up in the water and just give them a few instead of letting them pick at it.

atm

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

thats really good advice!
do they sell that brand in TX? thnx Miley

atmmachine816

Don't know, check your LFS.

atm

justhelping

I must not have picky fish. I have a 55 G. community tank & they love my Wardley Tubifex Worms. I scrape off a cube into the tank with my fingernail so that the smaller fish can eat, but then I let a little bit bigger pieces come off for the larger fish that can fit a small chunk into their mouth. I only end up feeding a part of a cube that way. The whole cube would be way too much to feed at a time.

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

yeah. my fish doesn't like it at all. also atm - what is Ifs ? thnx Miley

cherryrose

LFS or lfs stands for local fish store. I read your email and emailed you today. How is your fish? Hope he's okay.

CherryRose

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

thnx for the good advice!!!!!! all of u thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miley

wolfman21

Tubifex worms are good for a "treat" but not on a regular basis. My fish love the Wardley brand, but they will eat almost anything. If you have a good filter, it should do a good job of clearing up the mess. Get an airstone if you have a big enough tank and pump some air through the water. That will help circulate the water better and clean the tank also.

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

i do not have my neons any more - they died O_o but thanks for all the advice - im sure it will help someone else witrh any questions they have Miley

armadillo

I feed them to my mollies and they devour the stuff. But I hardly put anything in at all. Something like 1/4 of a cube or something. Otherwise, they can't keep up. They're really funny when they bite off a huuuuge bit, and refuse to spit it out. They look like they have a moustache until another fish snatches it off them.

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

LOL!!!! Thats soooooo cute!!! heeHee!! Miley

Beeboy

I though you aren't supposed to use tubifex because they come from polluted water bodies and may transmit disease?

Beeboy

armadillo

I for sure have had a scare with tubifex, but I think it wasn't related after all. They started behaving really funny (mollies, started thrashing around) after feeding them just tubifex for a few days (that in itself wasn't clever).

But I looked into it and the only feedback I could get was that it had to be safe as it was freeze-dried. I guess some bacteria can resist that sort of processing, but wouldnt' know which.

All I know is I feel reasonably safe giving them tubifex now, but just once in a while.