Feeding cucumber to a plecostamus?

[grayshark]

Hi

I went in to my lfs and asked them how would I get my plecostamus to grow bigger a worker told me feed if cubes of cucumber.

1.Will this work?
2.have any of you done it? B)
3.Will it harm the other fish?

I HAVE ALREADY PUT SOME IN.

 

[MAM]

your fishies will love you for it!! cucumber is quite safe. just be sure, when theyre done, that you clean up the leftovers, if there are any

 

[grayshark]

Thanks for telling me that is much apprichiated.

Should I do it every night or 4 times aweek?

 

[smithrc]

we have a feeding 'rota'

our plecs get...

cucumber once a week
frozen prawns once a week
other frozen food (eg bloodworm) once a week
wafers twice a week
and flake for the rest.


feeding too much cucumber will mean a LOT more waste from your plecs
oh and a side effect is that the poop is green!

 

[skimpy]

If you do use cucumber I would suggest that you peel the green outer skin, just to be sure and safe incase it has any pesticides on it.

Happy Plec Yummy cucumber

 

[smithrc]

If you do use cucumber I would suggest that you peel the green outer skin, just to be sure and safe incase it has any pesticides on it.

Happy Plec Yummy cucumber

most plecs only eat the soft insides anyway...

our goldie only eats the skin though

 

[sharktale]

my bristlies and my clowns love it. I only leave it in overnight and remove whats left the next morning. You can also feed them lettuce, either put it in boiled water for a second or 2 or squeeze it, to soften it and put it in.

 

[grayshark]

thanks i need to chop it up abit more next time
lol

 

[grayshark]

I have snails will my shark attack the new clown im getting and do u need more then 1?

My cucumber is floating about and keeps getting stuck behind my filter and heater.

My snails love the cucumber too.

 

[moonraker]

I feed cucumber (and other veg) to my crayfish. To stop it floating about, and to make it easy to place and to retrieve the leavings, I stick the veg on a kebab style stainless steel skewer. I stick it in the substrate behind bog wood, so not intrusive.

Kevin

 

[sylvia]

What kind of shark? And are you aware of how large clown loaches and plecos get? I hate cucumber myself but fish love it for some reason...