How To Feed Cucumber

[Cooky_luvs]

Thanks for this idea. I tried cucumbers for my loaches before and they ignored them (since they floated...lol) I tried this tonight and they're all over them! My Leporinus is tearing the cumcumbers up too.

~Danielle

P.S. I am trying it w/ my plecs too but they are still ignoring them as much as before (i'm used rocks to hold em down for the plecs before)

 

[Nina]

We feed our plecs cucumber all of the time and they love it. The only problem we would using your method would be that a slice would last about two minutes (if we were lucky). We feed them whole cucumber and that only lasts about a day! But that is an excellent idea for smaller fish to eat it with out having to try to break through the skin. Especially since i got bored picked out the lumps of lead weight i had used to put small bits in.

 

[sharky&george]

Can cucumber be ok for all fish and what about banana?

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

Most loaches and plecs will eat cucumber, my platies like it too. Banana went down well with the clown loaches but it quickly turns to mush so i would only leave it for an hour then swap for a fresh piece. What kind of fish do you keep you haven't filled that bit in on your profile.

Emma

 

[ey2006]

Hi Emma,

This is a really good thread and lovely pics! I tried feeding the bristlenose pleco some cucumber yesterday but they pieces of cucumber kept coming off the top part (handle) of the fork and it floats in the water - is there a way to stop the pieces of cucumber from falling out?

Thanks.

 

[hairyhaggler]

Thats a great idea.

I suppose you could get those metal thin long handled fork used for BBQ`s that are a bit like skewers. Then you could make a lovely Vegetable kebab for the little "suckers"...

 

[SamUK]

Hi Emma,

This is a really good thread and lovely pics! I tried feeding the bristlenose pleco some cucumber yesterday but they pieces of cucumber kept coming off the top part (handle) of the fork and it floats in the water - is there a way to stop the pieces of cucumber from falling out?

Thanks.

you could try bending the fork i guess.


jus designate a fork as one youll always use and bend the top at a right angle. shud hold it i think.

 

[millym]

fab pics emma & i love the clown whose got spots AND stripes -gorgeous!!!!!!!

 

[xamdarb]

is there any other vegtables that my pleacos would enjoy?

 

[emma12321]

just found out they like strawberries too, going mad for em

emma