lilsoccakid

My tank is going to have neon tetras, a dwarf gourami to start, and maybe some ottos if i can find them, what are some veggies they would all like?

Trpimp147

cucumber, apples, just about any thing you want to try with your fish...

lilsoccakid

thanks for the fast reply!

so there isnt any fruit of veggie that could hurt the fish?

Trpimp147

im not sure, i havnt tryed to many mostly cucumber, my fish destroy it and i give them algae waffers some times they like them. lettuce works too but i dont get that much at the house they dont like it as much but, i donno i have african cichlids.

lilsoccakid

i grow cucumbers in my back yard ill give those a try

Trpimp147

sounds good i let mine in over night and all left is a rhine is great my plecos are feens for it.

lilsoccakid

also imm going to try to teach my fish to be hand fed so thats a nice veggie to start with

Trpimp147

i was going to try that with my fish but i have vary vary bizy with work my fish kinda ate from my hand today, oscars are to be the easyes to do that with i am going to get me one of them.

lilsoccakid

i think the neon tetras will be hard to teach, but the dwarf gourami wont be a problem

COBettaCouple

zucchini is another good veggie along with green beans or peeled peas. cantaloupe is a fruit that's been popular with ALL of our fish too.

armadillo

Am wondering if tomatoes would be bad for the fish. I was this close from trying yesterday.

Check this post out for some more suggestions: http://www.fishlore.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9459.0.

COBettaCouple

yea, i'm not sure on them with their high acid content.

armadillo

Mmmmm. That's what Thijs said too. Shame.

Cody

cucumbers...zucchini i never had an otto so ime not postive but my algea eaters always like those...i dont thinkg those fish will care for that though...i did have a bala that liked to eat the seeds though nohting else just hte seeds

COBettaCouple

both of those seem to go over well usually.

M

With cucumbers and zucchini, do you blanch them first or just put them in raw? I tried a raw baby English cucumber (that I peeled the green "skin" off) and after a day the oto still hadn't touched it, so I took it out. I bought a veggie clip, but thought I would ask before I try anything. What about watermelon? I saw cantalope, so I thought I would ask...

Thanks,

-M

armadillo

You dont' need to blanch it, but they'll only start really liking it after a day as it becomes soft. I know it's not recommended to leave stuff for very long, but mine just won't take off the vegetable from day 2.

COBettaCouple

yea, that's what i hear - that they like the soft veggies.. i think you can use a short time in the microwave to soften them up or let them sit in a sealed container of water for a day or 2, then drop them in.. or let them soften in the tank.