Problem with Bloodworms that made it to gravel!!?

Question

Ok, I have never fed live bloodworms to my fish before, and they loved it, only problem is that a few ( I didn't over feed, my fish were just too slow for the fast lil suckers!) made it to my gravel, and now they are crawling around in my tank! I'm hoping that they will be eaten, but if not and by chance they outrun my slowpokes again, are they harmful? I have tried to get them out using a suction medicine dropper, but those things are too fast for me. Plus it doesn't help that my male Jellybean is still upset with me for earlier in which I took his babies...still is biting me whenever I put my hand in the tank...would the bloodworms eat or injure any of my Jellybean fry? I hope not. I don't think that I will deal with the live ones anymore..gross wiggly creeps...I'll switch to freeze dried. Any advise would ease my mind...Thanks.

Answer 1

Just switch to the frozen kind it is safer and just as nutrtious

Answer 2

all jokes aside... this is where the bottomfeeders come in!  

Answer 3

I believe that bloodworms are actually mosquito larvae.

In which case, I wouldn't want them turning into mosquitoes on me!

Remove them after a day or so just in case.

Use a turkey baster to suck them up as I think they're pretty small [i haven't used them yet] and get rid of them or try feeding again.

About the fry, I'm not sure =/ Sorry beba.. Good luck!

Answer 4

Ok first thing the worms are like leaches the only thing they do is latch on to your skin and suck your blood. so trap it and get it out because I don't know if they will hurt them or not.

Answer 5

Blood worms are Mosquito Larva, so they do not pose a threat to your fish in the way that you fear. They can carry some parasites though, so we never feed them to our fish unless they are sterilized.  If your fish become withdrawn and stop eating, ask for help on-line about parasites and what you can do.  To remove the live ones you can either use a siphon hose and suck them out, or wait and see if the fish eat them.  Often the fish will not get the parasites if they are strong and healthy, just as in nature, but we will never risk it after losing a $110 Discus!