[KShoes]

Where do you guys buy frozen bloodworms/brine shrimp locally? If possibly, Hikari brand specifically? Dr. Fosters&Smith wants to charge me like 24 bucks for frozen shipping.

 

[leviathan0]

I just get them from my local stores.. virtually every LFS I've been to stocks Hikari (and I've been to a lot), with Petland Discounts being the exception. It can be easy to miss that white fridge sometimes though.

 

[Snuffelupagus]

yes almost every store i've visited has a small fridge full of the hakari and the san francisco bay brand. Petco and petsmart sell them too.

 

[KShoes]

Thanks guys, I'll have to stop by one of those.

 

[Nymsley]

Just have to inspect the package before you buy the stuff.

My local Petlands Discounts lets them thaw in their fridge... >.<

 

[fishyjoe24]

http://www.blackworms-are-here.com/
http://www.aquaticfoods.com/index.html

flat packs gives you more for the money, but are more money.

 

[bklyndrvr]

not sure if you are still looking for them anymore, but I just bought some hikari bloodworm and hikari brine shrimp at Win for $6 in total. He has a freezer full of the frozen foods.

 

[DavidZ]

Any local store will have it, even Petco, but don't get the SF bay brand, they are not real BW, stick with Hakari, they should be in the $6 range.

 

[soundtweakers]

Star Aquarium on Mulberry St. in Chinatown has the hikari cubed frozen bloodworms for $3.00 flat, been getting the samething for 4 bucks from Pacific on Delancy for years.

 

[DavidZ]

good deal, Hikari is the best!

 

[Alpinist]

I got the SF Bay bloodworms for my tank. Big mistake. They are so big and tough that my fish can't eat them. They're like those giant sausages where the casing is so hard to bite through...

Hakari is such a better product.

 

[DavidZ]

Funny you said that, you will find that SF doesn't use Blood worms!
nice apisto!

 

[F22]

yea, i only sell hikari, so much better.

 

[Clare12345]

Who is SF?

 

[leviathan0]

SF = San Francisco Bay Brand.

While SFBB isn't anywhere near Hikari's quality, those are still bloodworms.

 

[soundtweakers]

Hikari is blood red in color and fresh whole worm looking, SF bay brand is brown/transparent and a bit more chopped up. My fish chose Hikari.

 

[DavidZ]

Check again
SFBB usin isg mosquito larvae.

not true blood worms which are Chironomidae larvae.

 

[Nymsley]

This is new to me but probably not for some of you but Win sells the Hikari Frozen Bloodworms 16oz. flat pack for $9. Its the best price I've seen for this in a brick & mortar store.

 

[eddienyc1]

This is new to me but probably not for some of you but Win sells the Hikari Frozen Bloodworms 16oz. flat pack for $9. Its the best price I've seen for this in a brick & mortar store.

I live in Brooklyn and have been looking for a place to buy the 16oz flat packs.

What is Win, is it a nickname for a local store?

 

[leviathan0]

Win is the actual name of the store. It's on Mott, between Grand and Broome, in Chinatown.