Cucumber?

[looby loo]

I have been told i canput a little cucumber in my 80L tank, Im unsure of how long 2 leave it in also how much 2 put in. I hope someone can answer my questions.

 

[foxycatfish]

Yeah you can use cucumber in the tank fish love it.
what fish you got? plecs love cucumber.
I put it in the tank before lights out then take it out in the morning.
most is gone by then.

 

[dave1987]

i usually cut a bit off just under an inch and leave it in there untill its nearly all gone and theres only the skin left usually 2 days and 1 night i leave it in there

 

[TylerFerretLord]

It depends on what size the fish is.

A full grown common plec will eat the better part of hale a cucumber. A bristlenose plec will be fin with just a slice.

Of course, other fish than plecs like cucumber, I just assume you're using for a plecostomus because they're what cucumber is usually fed to.

 

[Tigerlilly]

I also have an 80L tank and I feed cucumber twice a week to my bristlenose. My clown loaches also like it. I leave it in overnight and take it out next morning.

 

[looby loo]

I have a bristle nose plec 2 female platty 2 honey gourami and 2 angel fish . I put a skinless piece about one and half inch long. I thought 80L is too small for clown loach? do urs do ok and is ur 80L planted? Sorry bout all the questions , its cos im going to the fish farm in the morning to pick up some floating plants.

 

[Splatter]

I have some 4/5 Otocinclus, they're not crazy about the stuff, but they do tend to eat a little of it, and if you've no algae it's definately a good thing to feed them

Just don't leave it in there more than a day, two days is definately pushing it - It'll just start to fall appart and then make your water go cloudly (I have a very fond memory of that happening to my tank a few weeks back) But if you have Otos, they don't eat much - mine don't even eat an inch by half inch strip in two days.