DWARF FROG + TETRA NATURE'S DELICA BLOODWORMS

[towelpants]

i've been trying to find the info i need on google, but alas, to no avail.

yesterday, i picked up an african dwarf frog from petsmart along with some nature's delica bloodworms by tetra. in case you don't know what nature's delica bloodworms are, let me indulge you: they're packets of bloodworms (which i'm now calling barfworms) suspended in a foul chunky brown protein based liquid-gel. delicious, right?

anyway, i tried feeding some to my dwarf frog, however, it polluted the entire tank. plus, the dwarf frog was too preoccupied with employing cold war defense strategies against an imaginary mob of commie soviets (think along the lines of "duck and cover" under a giant orange flower pot) to touch any of it. my betta ate most of it before i whisked the two out of their home and performed a 100% water change. i can't pick up any frozen blood worms until next saturday, and i'm hatcing some brine shrimp that are still too small to make an adequate meal for mr donald humpsfeld.

so, does have any good suggestions as to how i should go about feeding my dwarf frog without polluting the entire tank, or overfeeding my ever hungry betta? i'm thinking about rinsing off the protein based goop with tank water and feeding it to donnie with a turkey baster. but i don't know if the packets are reusable, even after performing the miracles of refrigeration. the directions on the box simply say "any unused food can be kept without refrigerating, and used within 24 hours." so, uh, yes?

EDIT: also, does anyone know how many bloodworms worms make a decent sized meal for a frog the size of my thumb?

[ACKislander]

This is what I use to feed my bettas too. (bloodworms in gel) I haven't had any pollution problems, so all I can guess is, maybe you're squirting it in the water directly? I find it's easier to squirt some onto a piece of paper and hand feed everyone with toothpicks. Otherwise it's really easy to over feed. I give each betta about 3 bloodworms per feeding. I hear the most common problem with frogs is how slow they are to eat. Turns out they easily starve when threre are other fish in the water that eat faster then them... If you can get an eye dropper, you can fill that with bloodworms and teach him to be hand fed.

Here's a link to my friends at a froggie message board.

pub36.ezboard.com/faquariumbbsfrm12

good luck.

[nene]

I have found DAF hard to feed in anything but a species tank. They are now in a 5 gallon by themselves and I also feed Natures Delica Bloodworms with no problems. I just squirt out a small amt. in the same location in the tank every morning. I turn down the flow on the filter first and the stuff just floats to the bottom in like a thick thread. Also, squeeze the packet gently so it doesn't rocket out of the package and separate before it hits the bottom. I used to feed frozen bloodworms but the ADFs had a hard time finding them and alot went to waste.