Australian Black worm Pellets

[KeenShrimp]

My shrimp like black worms more than blood worm or tubifex, but the annoying thing is that the dried worms float. I have recently bought Australian Black worm Sinking Pellets. I use this as a meaty protein supplement and have rated it as such. It is not a complete holistic shrimp food and it isn't marketed as such either.

Highlights:

• sinks immediately
• relatively unadulterated product
• shrimp love them and feed on it immediately ( I am assuming that they love the taste as they eat at it for a while and they do not lose interest or    toss it away). Shrimp taste- test panel: Tiger, CRS, TB, Natives, various Neos. 
• the pellets are the perfect size for shrimp: a young adult shrimp is capable of holding a pellet. Low wastage.
• it is extremely affordable

I cannot fault this product at all.

Rating as a protein/meaty supplement: ?????/5 Shrimp Tails

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[waffle]

Thanks for writing this up! I ordered some based on this review, and I'm really happy with this product too. My tigers and natives are particularly keen on it, and neos and mischlings also quite enjoy it.  It's a very easy and economical way to give them protein! 

[OzShrimp]

How often are you feeding this and do u think it would be suitable for a Betta aswell?

[KeenShrimp]

Hi @OzShrimp,

I put it in twice a week for my shrimp. My ottos like filtering the water around the pellets, but I have no clue about the Betta. I had a Betta a few months ago ( before I noticed he entertained himself all day by being a baby shrimp-sniper), and that pellet looks like the ideal size for a Betta. Since they sit in rice paddies/ puddles in nature snacking on insects, I am guessing they might potentially like it.

Anyone out there feeding this to Bettas?

[Disciple]

Enjoying your reviews @KeenShrimp 

Keep it up

[KeenShrimp]

Thank you @Disciple, for the next review, I will be reviewing something from Germany....I thought it would be a refreshing change from most of the Japanese products ?

[neo-2FX]

Thanks for your review @KeenShrimp. I gave these a go after reading this and the shrimp sure love them! It's much easier than the frozen blocks too.

[zn30]

Just a quick tip, you all probably already are aware of, with floating pellets, dried foods etc place them in a syringe suck in some water half full, pulling back the plunger, place your finger over the hole and pull back the plunger to the end or as far as you can without pulling out the plunger. Remove the plunger empty pellets etc into tank, they should now sink if the above has been done correctly. Or simply buy sinking pellets.

[Bostave]

I use blackworms and my wild caught altums love it so do the Otto's. I never fed to the shrimps,  will try it out today. Thanks for the tip.

[Bostave]

Carbon rilis,  crs love aussie black worms.  So I tried a thawed bloodworm. They loved it too. Lol