ddm18
Fish Crazy
Hi,
I've just looked in my tank for the first time this morning and noticed that the whole lettuce leaf I put in 2 nights ago has completely vanished! It was about 6" in diameter and I didn't expect the whole thing to go at all, in fact all of yesterday they showed almost no interest in it - I was planning on taking it out this morning.
I'm guessing the the most likely culprit is my pl*co, but it seems like a lot of lettuce, even for him. I assume that it won't do him any harm???
Also, I've always liked the idea of giving my fish a 'varied' diet, but am terrified that I'll accidentally poison them or something. So far I've given them squashed peas - which they seemed very keen on, thawed frozen carrot - which just sat on the gravel for 2 days, until I took it out, and now this lettuce - which I poured boiling water on, attached a weight to and put it in.
Really, I suppose my question (yes - there is a point to this post, sort of) is does anyone have any good tips for interesting foods for my fish, and are there any absolute no-no's. I've seen elsewhere that they can't digest animal fat, but anything else?
Dave
I've just looked in my tank for the first time this morning and noticed that the whole lettuce leaf I put in 2 nights ago has completely vanished! It was about 6" in diameter and I didn't expect the whole thing to go at all, in fact all of yesterday they showed almost no interest in it - I was planning on taking it out this morning.
I'm guessing the the most likely culprit is my pl*co, but it seems like a lot of lettuce, even for him. I assume that it won't do him any harm???
Also, I've always liked the idea of giving my fish a 'varied' diet, but am terrified that I'll accidentally poison them or something. So far I've given them squashed peas - which they seemed very keen on, thawed frozen carrot - which just sat on the gravel for 2 days, until I took it out, and now this lettuce - which I poured boiling water on, attached a weight to and put it in.
Really, I suppose my question (yes - there is a point to this post, sort of) is does anyone have any good tips for interesting foods for my fish, and are there any absolute no-no's. I've seen elsewhere that they can't digest animal fat, but anything else?
Dave