froggiegal

Hi,

I tried searching the archives but could not find out whether you need to cut back feeding your fish if you are putting in zucchinis or cukes? Are the fresh veggies a "treat" or is it considered part of their dietary intake?

Shawnie

could be either depending on what fish you are feeding....I make it part of the diets for all my plecs, and some of my other fish...I just dont feed wafers when I add some veggies in...

froggiegal

I'm putting the zucchini in my cichlid tank that has my 11 y/o pleco and 2 smaller plecos. I caught my big boy sucking the dickens off a small round yellow squash. Someone posted to cut the zucchini in a long strip that it would prevent the ring from the squash hurting the fish. (I peeled the squash but left the skin on the long zucchini.) The cichlids are also enjoying their treat. Hopefully, the veggies will "regulate" them similar to feeding peas to bettas. I was concern that I was overfeeding. I'll pull back on the wafers tonight. Thanks for your input.

Shawnie

the veggies are great for them...ottos, cories, cichlids, plecs, and many others ...the days you feed veggies, I wouldnt do wafers also...

sallers

I feed my plec cucumber every now and then as a treat, as others have said don't feed them wafers then! Cucumber as I imagine zucchini (courgette) produces a **** of alot of fish waste!