Feed Zucchini To My Fish

I usually cut a disc off a zucchinI and blanch it for two minutes in boiling water then cool it down and add it to the tank but they never seem to care that much? same with carrots / cucumber / spinach etc

should I cut it into tiny, guppy sized bite pieces? i’m just worried if I do and they don’t eat it it will get lost in the tank and rot, rather than a big piece of vegetable being easier to remove

 

Maybe you could stick a glass plate into the tank temporarily and that way you could see where it goes and take it out if it’s not eaten.

 

What fish are you.trying to feed, not all will eat veggies.

 

Maybe you could stick a glass plate into the tank temporarily and that way you could see where it goes and take it out if it’s not eaten.

oo that’s a good idea thank you

What fish are you.trying to feed, not all will eat veggies.

guppies platies angelfish corydoras

 

Cories won't eat it but they might play with it, guppies and platies might (mine don't), don't know about angelfish.
Plecos will.

 

maybe I should give up on veggies for this group and buy some frozen blood worms - the reason i’ve been to scared to is bc i’ve read that they can carry parasites

 

If it's frozen I think it's fine. I suppose there are parasites that can survive freezing but I've not had any problems myself. The fish go mad for frozen bloodworm. I defrost it in water and rinse it off a few times before putting it in the tank. I feed it to the bettas with tweezers and make them "hunt" it.

 

Cories won't eat it but they might play with it, guppies and platies might (mine don't), don't know about angelfish.
Plecos will.

Some will, my albinos tear it up after I put it in the tank.
I feed zucchinI to my BN Pleco.