Chopstick

I have 4 gouramis,6 tiger barbs,2 rosy barbs and i was wondering if i can put cucumber into the tank ( variet diet ) because I was a fish i wouldnt like to eat flakes everyday D:

The LFS guy told me that sweet vegetable are not recommened and I dont really know what are sweet vegetable. I suppose carrot are but what is safe and what isnt?

Lucy

Cucumber, zucchini, peas, lettuce are all safe for fish.
I have a cucumber in my tank right now. My gourami picks a little at it, the cardinals look at it with curiosity and the snail devours it. lol
I wish my cories would go for it, but they don't.

Be sure to remove it after 24 hours or it can muck up your water.

Chopstick

Thanks, but do I boil it first? and how much should i put?

Lucy

You can par boil cucumber and zucchini or microwave it just to soften it up a bit.
Peas, use frozen, thawed shelled pea cut into bits the size of their eye. Lettuce leaf is fine.
You'll need to use a plastic clip of sort sort to weight down lettuce, zuch or cucumbers.
I put them on a wooden skewer, attach small chucks or slices, take out the seeds, and shove it into the substrate.

Chopstick

Thanks! 1 last question
im not perfectly bilangue, so what does par boil means >.<?
im french

Lucy

Boil it for a short amount of time, just until softened

Tony G.

OMG IM going to montreal next week lol
i use a small baby fork to hold down the cucumber for my CAE. I boil it for about 2 mins and then let it cool for about 10 then i stab it with the fork and let it sink into the tank. my goldfish bubba loves trying to eat it and the CAE just loves it.

ps- Je adore le poisson
i have alot of friends in mtrl and they taught me that

Fish Addict

As everyone says, it's not only safe, it's great for em. I used to use cucumber, and now I use zuchinni, the seeds from the cucumber got a little messy. I sometimes just microwave it to soften it, and then let it cool down, but recently I've stopped that. I think some things may depend on your fish. My fish go berzerk for the veggies, and so they'll go at it for days (I take it out usually after like 2-3 days, if there's anything left) and also, I sometimes use a veggie clip (a clip with a suction cup attached so it sticks to the glass) or sometimes I just drop it in and let it float. It doesn't matter to me or the fish either way.

Chopstick

Thanks for helping me guys, ill feed my fish with some slice of cucumber tomorrow and tony hope you have a nice trip at montreal !

Tony G.

thanks! i will