Dear Bo: It took me some time, but I was able to discover the binomial for bloodworms, several months ago. This species is Chironomus zealandicus. Although I’ve been culturing green water, outside, for decades, I’ve never noted any, in such cultures, though it is native to North America. Perhaps if I added more, vegetable matter it would attract them. However, I do make every effort to remove mosquito larvae, so coming up with bloodworms would still be problematic. Thank you for sharing your, super success culturing this, terrific, live food. I often feed frozen bloodworms, to my pets as a large flat of same is relatively inexpensive. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
Dear Brinegar, I greatly appreciate your effort in discovering the scientific name for bloodworms. I've always known them as midge larvae. I understand that my method of breeding bloodworms could attract mosquito larvae, which can be quite pesky. This is why I keep the cultures outdoors. I want to express my gratitude for your ongoing support of my channel. I apologize if my recent responses have been so much delayed.
Dear Bo: In the hobby it is important to use binomials, as a plethora of “common names,” make for confusion. The word “tetra,” for example, is a meaningless lay-term, which usually refers to fish in the family Characidae. If someone wanted to purchase a “blue tetra,” retailers would have no idea, to which species he is referring. To add to the confusion, many retailers utilize vendors that don’t provide binomials. This makes it extremely frustrating, for hobbyists seeking to place orders. As always, there is no rush, to respond, to correspondence. I appreciate your work, very much. Sincerely, Brinegar
@meminustherandomgooglenumbers They sure can mate, I feed them often. The problem is when you don't catch them all out quickly enough, they turn into mosquitoes.
Hi, thanks for your comment! Yes, mosquito larvae will also appear in the buckets, but that's okay for me since they can also be fed to the fish. However, they are not as consistent as the bloodworms. I'm not sure if my observation is accurate, but it seems that I cannot always see the mosquito larvae, especially when the temperature is too hot or during a cold winter. However, I can always find the bloodworms hiding in the bottom mud.
Hi Victor, I've never personally kept this tetra species. However, after a bit of research, I discovered it's known as the reed tetra, a name I'm familiar with. I'm planning to breed them in the future, but not sure exactly when though. thanks for the recommendation!
Sorry for the delayed response; I've been quite busy with other things lately. Last month, I made an attempt to breed neon tetras, but unfortunately, none of the eggs were fertile. Just last night, I placed two pairs in the breeding jar, and I'm hoping for better results this time. Thanks for checking in! I'll check my email.
Thanks for sharing your secrets culturing our own food is a wonderful idea for us fish keepers
So nice of you
Dear Bo:
It took me some time, but I was able to discover the binomial for bloodworms, several months ago. This species is Chironomus zealandicus. Although I’ve been culturing green water, outside, for decades, I’ve never noted any, in such cultures, though it is native to North America. Perhaps if I added more, vegetable matter it would attract them. However, I do make every effort to remove mosquito larvae, so coming up with bloodworms would still be problematic.
Thank you for sharing your, super success culturing this, terrific, live food. I often feed frozen bloodworms, to my pets as a large flat of same is relatively inexpensive.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
Dear Brinegar,
I greatly appreciate your effort in discovering the scientific name for bloodworms. I've always known them as midge larvae. I understand that my method of breeding bloodworms could attract mosquito larvae, which can be quite pesky. This is why I keep the cultures outdoors.
I want to express my gratitude for your ongoing support of my channel.
I apologize if my recent responses have been so much delayed.
Dear Bo:
In the hobby it is important to use binomials, as a plethora of “common names,” make for confusion. The word “tetra,” for example, is a meaningless lay-term, which usually refers to fish in the family Characidae. If someone wanted to purchase a “blue tetra,” retailers would have no idea, to which species he is referring. To add to the confusion, many retailers utilize vendors that don’t provide binomials. This makes it extremely frustrating, for hobbyists seeking to place orders.
As always, there is no rush, to respond, to correspondence. I appreciate your work, very much.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
GREAT INFO!!!! Good luck with the neons.
Thank you sir!!
Great video!! Keep up the good work, have a great rest of your day!!
Thanks! You too!
Great info bo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Glad you think so!
Hi Bo, for some reason I did not get the notification for this video, but it was interesting to watch :)
Hi Sergios! No worries at all, and I'm glad you found the video interesting. Your support means a lot!
@@bothetetrabreeder8734 You are welcome 🙂
I will have to give this a try, although the bucket will probably end up full of mosquito wrigglers.
I heard that those can be used for fish food.
@meminustherandomgooglenumbers They sure can mate, I feed them often. The problem is when you don't catch them all out quickly enough, they turn into mosquitoes.
Hi, thanks for your comment! Yes, mosquito larvae will also appear in the buckets, but that's okay for me since they can also be fed to the fish. However, they are not as consistent as the bloodworms. I'm not sure if my observation is accurate, but it seems that I cannot always see the mosquito larvae, especially when the temperature is too hot or during a cold winter. However, I can always find the bloodworms hiding in the bottom mud.
Hi Boo, Ive been trying to breed Hyphessobrycon elachys, have you ever tried it?
Hi Victor, I've never personally kept this tetra species. However, after a bit of research, I discovered it's known as the reed tetra, a name I'm familiar with. I'm planning to breed them in the future, but not sure exactly when though. thanks for the recommendation!
Hi Bo, are you still breeding neon tetra? I have sent you an email with my wechat ID. Hope to get in touch with you soon.
Sorry for the delayed response; I've been quite busy with other things lately. Last month, I made an attempt to breed neon tetras, but unfortunately, none of the eggs were fertile. Just last night, I placed two pairs in the breeding jar, and I'm hoping for better results this time. Thanks for checking in! I'll check my email.