could someone who has been using live bloodworms please answ

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 28 Sep 2004, 19:19

if bloodworms go into your soil dont they turn into mosquitoes seeing as they are red mosquito larvae. and how come my smaller ictus doesnt like them

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 28 Sep 2004, 22:15

Bloodworm are actually the larvae of a non-biting Chironomid Midge, and not a true Mosquito, so you don't need to worry about them hatching into little bloodsuckers...
As for your Pictus, maybe it's just fussy. It wouldn't be unknown in fish for any given individual of a species to decide it doesn't like a food that most others will wolf down.

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 29 Sep 2004, 17:03

but will it still hatch into a fly?will i have a room full of flies?will i have to grab a frog from the stream in my back garden and leave him in my room?

Zebby · Post by **Zebby** » 29 Sep 2004, 22:11

I wouldent worry about it m8.
The larvae will take so long to hatch, they will more like become someones dinner while there at the surface hatching.

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 30 Sep 2004, 18:28

but do they breed as worms

Zebby · Post by **Zebby** » 30 Sep 2004, 18:55

No they breed as flys, and would rather lay there eggs in still water.

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 30 Sep 2004, 19:38

do daphnia breed

what about sea monkeys....sorry brine shrimp