Feeding Vegetables to Goldies & Plecos?

[NatalieRyan]

Recently, I've noticed people feeding zucchini/cucumbers to their plecos. I was wondering if I could do the same for both my plecos and goldfish? Would lettuce possibly work? If I can, I've read you need to blanch or steam the veggies before hand. Is that necessary, or can I just give it to them raw?

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

Recently, I've noticed people feeding zucchini/cucumbers to their plecos. I was wondering if I could do the same for both my plecos and goldfish? Would lettuce possibly work? If I can, I've read you need to blanch or steam the veggies before hand. Is that necessary, or can I just give it to them raw?

You can give it to them raw, but goldfish aren't huge fans of veggies that are hard to eat. For zuchinni, I think I'd be good to blanch it to soften it. Lettuce and spinach are great for your goldies, but they like them best softened. The easiest way to do this IMO is to keep a couple leaves in the freezer and place one straight in the tank, it will become soft within a few seconds.
Edit: Also, it works best if you use a veggy clip. They magnetic kind off of Amazon work well.

 

[NatalieRyan]

You can give it to them raw, but goldfish aren't huge fans of veggies that are hard to eat. For zuchinni, I think I'd be good to blanch it to soften it. Lettuce and spinach are great for your goldies, but they like them best softened. The easiest way to do this IMO is to keep a couple leaves in the freezer and place one straight in the tank, it will become soft within a few seconds.

Awesome! Thank you so much!

 

[Islandvic]

I feed my fish raw cucumber stuck on a bamboo skewer.

 

[jake37]

I give zuc to my pleco raw. I find that pleco, otto, clown loaches and even angel fishes will eat it raw. I use a plant weight to keep it on the bottom of the tank.

Recently, I've noticed people feeding zucchini/cucumbers to their plecos. I was wondering if I could do the same for both my plecos and goldfish? Would lettuce possibly work? If I can, I've read you need to blanch or steam the veggies before hand. Is that necessary, or can I just give it to them raw?

 

[JB92668]

I feed lettus to my bristle nose catfish adults and fry I blanch it first in boiling hot water then put it in cold water then feed it to my fish

 

[AmigoSpageeto]

How you prepare the veggy can also depend on the pleco itself. They will pretty much eat anything to an extent, but they will eat more of the stuff they like. Just experiment and see what gets devoured or what barely gets touched.

Also, feed the plecos at night or close to when the lights go off sense they are nocturnal.