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freeze-dried food

Fish food preserved by rapid freezing and drying in a vacuum.

Tubifex

Genus of aquatic annelid worms inhabiting the sediment layer in rivers, lakes and, less frequently, sewage channels. Raised commercially and sold live, frozen or freeze-dried as fish food.

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bloodworm

The freshwater larvae of certain midges which appear bright red due to their high haemoglobin content. Some species of the non-biting Chironomidae family are produced commerically for fish food with the larvae frozen or freeze-dried.

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Artemia

Commonly known as brine shrimp; a genus of phyllopod crustacean inhabiting salt lakes and brines. Cultivated as food for aquarium fishes and available live, frozen or freeze-dried. Its newly-hatched nauplii are also a popular food for fish fry.

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