FishFolk

Butterfly, Thanks for the thread! It was great. Love the idea about sliding the zucchinni/cucumber down the side of the tank. I will have to try that tomorrow. I tried lettuce today in addition to their regular zuchinni - They do not seem the least bit interested in the lettuce (romaine)...fine with me Maybe peas after a trip to the grocery.

I didn't spot that anyone answered the tomato question - I was reading quickly and may have missed it. My thought is that if acidic is to be avoided, it seems that tomatoes should be avoided. I don't think I'd do those anyway because of the potential mess. They are bad enough on dry land.

Chief_waterchanger

Patrea,

You are absolutely correct about the tomatoes! I would avoid feeding tomatoes because precisely what you said, acidity.

Butterfly

FishFolk I love that thread also.
Carol

ninilie

The peice of cantelope i put in floated to the top and i thought the BN would not find it. But today i seen him hooked on to it lol. He's a little guy still so his whole body fit on it.

mrsmuffin

What about apples??

Butterfly

Try a lice and see Never can tell.
A word to the wise. I left a piece of water melon in the tank over night and the water was cloudy the next morning so now I don't leave it over a couple of hours.
Carol

COBettaCouple

I put a small piece of watermelon in at the same time as a slice of cucumber. Our plecos ignored the watermelon.

FishFolk

I tried the peas. The plecos nibbled and the guppies absolutely devoured them. Tonight I had a few strawberries I didn't need. I put a piece in each of my tanks. Cichlids are ignoring it. The guppies and plecos in one tank are curious, sampling. The albino pleocos in the other tank are eating the berry... I think I will take them out late tonight so they don't get too mushy.

Redtail_Shark14

cucumber zuccini and lettuce i heard its good to cut them up thin and boil them. hope i helped

Barbrella

Boiling them would reduce them to mush and remove all the nutrients we want our fish to get.

Veggies should be served raw.

FishFolk

Asparagus! I broke the ends off - like I do when I prep to cook. I mwaved one end for 15 secs. Let it cool, stripped 2 pieces of the peel and voila. The plecos love it!

Mwaving for a few seconds softend it a bit and it sinks.

COBettaCouple

Hmm.. I've not tried asparagus yet. I'll have to see how our 2 albino lfbn's like it.

tanker83

wow im so motivated and exctied to try feeding my fish something different when I get home. I have only ever fed my fishies flakes, pellets and the occasional bloodworm. I feel like an evil fish mummy

jack--sos

i have put in a few slices of cucumber to my tank, however my buenos aires tetras are eating it while my pleco isn't. any ideas?

mathas

Not all plecostomus species are vegetarians. What type do you have?

And if you do have a vegitarian species, it may take a couple times for the pleco to find it and realize it's food.

jack--sos

mine is a common pleco, he's eating now and loves the cucumber

Jmac

do u guys boil the zuchinni / cuccumber

Fish Addict

i just microwave it in some water so its warm and soft...