im my tank iv otos clown loaches danios swords mollies and guppies and was jus wondering could i add cucumber or lettuce to supplement the flake and sinking pellets tat i feed them

Zucchini is better for them than cucumber, but yes, you can use cucumber. If you're going to do lettuce, I would suggest boiling it first to make it softer. My fish have personally never cared much for lettuce though.

One thing your clown loaches will absolutely love and go crazy for would be snails. Generally if you go to pet stores you can get a bunch of their aquatic snails (the really small ones) for little to no charge.

God Bless,
Joshua

You could also try giving them some frozen (but dethawed!) bloodworms or baby brine shrimp.
Tasty treat for the finned ones!

Yeah i agree some bloodworms or brine shrimps will be fine. And some zucchinni will be ok.

Baby Brine Shrimp would be way to small for the loaches, You might want to get adult's.

yeah i agree. bbs wouldnt be appropriate. adult ones would help

Live blackworms are also readily taken by most fish including livebearers and loaches

Frozen salad shrimp are also favorites. Frozen Mysis shrimp can also be used.

Blanched and de-shelled peas aren't bad, but not feeding frenzy inducing. Microwave the for 20s, then once cool put the round pea in between your fingers and squeeze the middle squishy part out of the pea. Throw the "husk" or shell out and feed them the squishy part.

This post has been edited by loachman: Dec 11 2007, 02:42 PM

wats zucchinni never herd of it and i worked ina fruit and veg shop haha

It looks like a cucumber...but the texture of it, I think is a little smoother and dense...almost meaty feeling. Best I can describe it.

God Bless,
Joshua

how do i weigh the cucmber down it keeps floating to the top

zuchini is also called courgette i think over there? and to get vegetable matter to sink, blanch it first (drop it in boiling water for 15-20 seconds or so then toss it in the fridge) to semi-cook it and soften it, as well as allow it to sink.