Cucumber

[Fishninja]

I have heard of people feeding there fish cucumber and zucchini, so what do people have to say about this??!

 

[Soupy97]

What exactly are you wondering? I feed my pleco cucumber regularly and my other fish will pick at it occasionally. I have tried zucchini as well which is just as good, though my pleco prefers the cucumber. It is good to feed a varied diet and include vegetables.

 

[aquandrew]

its a nice treat for plecos and lots of other fish will take them, if they are chopped up small enough

 

[Fishninja]

Ok so how do you prepare them for the pleco

 

[aquandrew]

you can just put a piece directly in, but you will have to weigh it down with something. or you can blanch it first, then it will sink. to blanch it, bring some water to a boil then drop it in for 10-20 seconds then remove and cool it off

 

[Fishninja]

To blanch it do I put the whole cucumber in or sliced peices

 

[aquandrew]

slice it up before you boil it

 

[Rivercats]

I put a couple slices of zucchini in my 220g every other day for the Pleco, Whiptail cats, and the Angelfish. I slice a couple pieces of zucchini about 3/8" thick, lay them on a paper towel and nuke them for about 7-8 seconds, remove immediately and hold under cold running tap water to stop the cooking process. Then I hang each strip on a veggie clip in the tank. My Albino LF BNP waits close to the spot I hang them so she is the first one to eat. She likes the skin as well as the pulp. Even small fish can pick at pieces if they want.

 

[Fishninja]

Thanks guys. Tried nuking it but no such luck( old microwave) boiling it now updates soon

 

[Fishninja]

Boiling was a success

 

[Rivercats]

Something to remember is you don't want to make the zucchini soft or it falls apart to easily in the tank.