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Speckled Madtom

Started by Guest_Usil_* , Dec 11 2011 12:30 AM

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#21 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 14 December 2011 - 08:19 AM

I use freeze dried blood worms and crush them in my hand before throwing them in for the small fish.

Freeze dried food doesn't work for bottom feeders. Freeze dried floats while frozen cubes, once thawed, sinks. You'll be wanting the sinking kind for your madtom. That 30 cube product I linked to earlier is $5 at my local Petsmart.

I have often thought of inventing something that would push the dirt/gravel away forming a small bowl then inserts the plant to the bottom of the hole and then covers the spread earth/gravel back without disturbing the plant. I can picture it in my mind but have not tried to build it.

I bought my planting tweezers for $6 total including shipping off of ebay, so if you want a pair they're very inexpensive. At $6 they kind of out-compete whatever one could build oneself.

#22 Guest_Usil_*

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Posted 14 December 2011 - 10:16 AM

I have been using sinking pellets in the evening to see if he might come out and smell them and eat. I mentioned the freeze dried blood worms because of the discussion on the allergies issue with them. Thanks for telling me where to get the forceps. I think I will get a pair.

Usil

#23 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 14 December 2011 - 01:05 PM

Many people (like me) have sensitivity to the hemoglobins found in "bloodworms", i.e. variants of mosquito larvae. Some brands of bloodworms make my fingers numb if I handle them, and some people can go into anaphylactic shock from exposure. The San Francisco Bay Brand bloodworms don't provoke this reaction in me, so I've been using them for the last several years. But if you handle them and develop numbness, be careful!