Bonochick

My barbs and tetras usually play with the seeds until they get sucked up the filter. I took apart my filter last night to clean it and found many seeds!

armadillo

My filters dont seem to be very good. Each tank has 2 filters (unless they're tiny tanks), and I see particles floating around it, then by pass it...

Trpimp147

my fish destroy my cucumber and zucchini when its in there i put a full sized peice like 8 or 10" long and its about 1/4 inch thick, and the rhine is all that is left if i let it in there over night i have 2, 6" plecos and 9 african cichlids. and they still eat food if i feed it to them that morn.

armadillo

You're lucky. My fish look at zucchini and go: mmmm, I like that bit, I don't like that bit *fish spits*. I like that bit. Oooooh, yeah. That bit over there. I don't like that. Oh nooo no no no no, I really don't like that *fish spits more*.

Until they've completely EXPLODED the zucchini's pieces that they don't like all over the tank. Rudos!

Trpimp147

well i dont feed my fish much to cut down on waste and feed them so they are always wanting food keeps them healthy i think, also gives me a chance to make sure i dont over feed them. also its easyer just to let in the tank for like 8 or 9 hours and they will just eat there hearts out, i think most of the eating is the plecos they are so large and eat alot thats why i want algae to grow in my tank so im going to try that tank or jar out side thing!!!.

armadillo

yeah, that jar thing was a great idea!

atmmachine816

Here you go, you asked for them. Now this is my male pleco, not the female.

Butterfly

Shes a beauty!
carol

armadillo

Those are great pictures, ATM.

armadillo

Here's our zebra oto in a courgette.

Bill

Haha great pics everyone!

Here is my baby bristlenose (female, I believe) eating some courgette - first time it was ignored, but I plonked this big bit in this morning and she went straight for it

armadillo

Thanks for posting it, Bill! I looooove picture galleries around the same theme. And your picture is fa-bu-lous! You always take such good pictures. I want your camera, mate!

armadillo

And that driftwood!

armadillo

Mine only eat the flesh and the seeds of the cucumber, not the skin.

armadillo

Am wondering if tomatoes would be bad for the fish? Anybody tried this?

Oh, and here's my mollies' menu:

OK, I have the world's most spoilt mollies. Here's a typical diet:

Staple:
- slow-sinking protein and vegetable pellets, served on the surface so they get to chase stuff
- Tetra menu flakes including increased growth stuff, colour enhancing stuff (red shrimp) and immune system boosting stuff
- sinking protein and vegetable pellets, served in mini-jars for the fry to get to

Treat:
- cucumber slice planted with protein pellets (treat). Served in their veggie clip
- zucchini slice seeded (for the mess). Served in their veggie clips
- frozen bloodworms (thawed), treat. Served in their food basket to avoid too much of a mess
- spinach (treat). Served in their veggie clip
- mashed, peeled and crushed pea bits (weekly treat). Served in their food bowl or basket
- vitamin worm-like portion. Served in their food basket
- Hikari algae pills (they'd kill their mother, father, and first borns for a taste of the stuff). Served in their food bowls and basket

And... I wouldn't recommend it, but I've tried once for a spit second and yes, mollies WILL eat anything: digestive chocolate biscuit. I just let them peck at the chocolate surface for a split second and they seemed to like it. Please don't give them that to eat, though. Just a taste. Am convinced they'd get sick if they actually ate some.

Man they are entertaining fish. As soon as food is involved, it's each to their own. And they're so inventive in getting to the food! I love my little eating machines.

COBettaCouple

yea, the frozen ones are easier to peel after a quick microwave thaw.

Cody

zucchini also...and yeah it took more the one try but i also had my mollies pecking at it

armadillo

Check out my oto family (+ molly fry) on their zucchini! They looove the stuff.

COBettaCouple

lol.. makes me want to go get some otos.

Howeyg

do i need to vary it more than live and frozen daphnia and bloodworms

COBettaCouple

the more variety, the better.. just find the best food for your fish and make that their main food, then you can have the other foods as once or twice a week foods.

armadillo

Oh I love this thread. In all modesty! I really love watching pix of fish eating! In a blatant marketing attempt to save it from its dooming death, another name change! Anything to save this one.

COBettaCouple

you're changing your name laure-anne? hmmm.. ok.. how about Lauren-Nicole?

armadillo

I'd prefer Lauralie-Belle if you dont' mind.

COBettaCouple

Ok Lauren-Molly.

armadillo

Why you little!

COBettaCouple

little what lacey-amber?

armadillo

Oh Lacey-Amber! Excellent. We're joking around trying to find the naffest name for our future kids, and the worst was Pocahontas for a girl.

COBettaCouple

poke a what!?!? :P :

armadillo

And you're touched on the problem! Imagine the bullying at school.

Hey, check out your number of posts! Nearly 100000 you crazy man!

Mmmmm. I sure would like another picture of a fish eating something funny. hint hint hint. More pix, more pix, more pix!