If you are keeping aquarium fish that are omnivores, you should mix up for flake food with the occasional meaty meal. One of the best selling options when it comes meat-based food is the Tetra BloodWorms.
If you are interested in the product, you can check out our experience with the product in this review at Aquarium Blueprints.
Ingredients and Guaranteed Analysis
The product is made exclusively of freeze dried bloodworms, which are actually Mosquito Larvae. The guaranteed analysis shows that it provide 50 percent crude protein and 15 percent crude fiber. You can find the full analysis below:
- Crude Protein: 50.0% min
- Crude Fat: 2.0% min
- Crude Fiber: 15.0% max
- Moisture: 9.0% max
- Phosphorous: 0.9% min
What fish will eat Tetra BloodWorms?
Our Guppies, Harlequin Rasboras, Platys readily enjoy eating this brand of bloodworms when we fed them. We even saw our Red Cherry Shrimps picking at one of the larvae. According to Tetra, the food is made for Betta as well as other small to medium freshwater and saltwater fish.
Package Size and Pricing
The Tetra Blood Worms Freeze Dried Food only comes in a 0.28 oz container. You can find the current price for the product on Amazon with this link. (#CommissionsEarned)
Expiration Date
The expiry date can be found on the container. If the food has aged beyond the specified date, Tetra recommend throwing the worms away.
After breaking the seal and opening the package, we recommend feeding all of its content over the next six months. You should also keep the cap tightly closed when not in use as exposure to air will degrade the quality of the worms over time. In terms of storage, you should put the container away from direct sunlight in addition to avoiding hot temperatures and high humidity.
Pros
What we liked about the Tetra Blood Worms Freeze Dried Treat is that our fish readily love eating it. Furthermore, the worms have been treated in extremely high temperatures, which means that they won’t carry any pathogens that you may get if the food were alive. Overall, we feel that it provides a great complement to the flake food we normally feed to our aquatic pets.
Cons
One problem we have is that you can only purchase a small container of the product. If you have a lot of mouths to feed, you can quickly run out of the blood worms. Thus, we recommend buying in bulk (or through a subscription if you are using Amazon). Alternatively, you may want to look into getting the Hikari Bio-Pure Freeze Dried Blood Worms.
Another potential issue is that the mosquito larvae may cause an allergic reaction, which includes asthma, hives, runny nose, sneezing, wheezing in addition to red or irritated. If you believed to be allergic to the bloodworms, you should open the product as far away from your face as possible and thoroughly wash your hands if you make contact. Of course, you should keep the container tightly shut and away from children when not in use.
Feeding Directions
Tetra recommends feeding their bloodworms 2 to 3 times a week. You should only put in just enough of the food for your fish to completely consume in a few minutes. If, after say 5 minutes, you still see uneaten worms and your fish become uninterested, then you should probably feed less the next time around. You might also want to consider removing the uneaten food as it will decompose into ammonia.
Recap
We think that the Tetra Blood Worms Freeze Dried Food provides an excellent snack for our pet fish.
Our only disappointment is that it comes in a small package.
If you are planning to feed this food to a big community, we recommend either buying in bulk or through Amazon’s subscription program. If you are interested, you can purchase the Tetra BloodWorms Freeze Dried Snack on Amazon with this link. (#CommissionsEarned)