Feeding Fish?

[xgemx]

Hi,
Im new on here and kinda new to keeping tropical fish. Had our tank about 4 months.
Just wanting to know if you can feed all tropical fish veg? Ive seen these 'screwcumber'
things on ebay and thought about buying 1 but im not sure if all fish can eat veg! It
doesnt say anything on ebay so thought id ask on here!
Thanks
Gemma

 

[GRJ]

Hi,
Im new on here and kinda new to keeping tropical fish. Had our tank about 4 months.
Just wanting to know if you can feed all tropical fish veg? Ive seen these 'screwcumber'
things on ebay and thought about buying 1 but im not sure if all fish can eat veg! It
doesnt say anything on ebay so thought id ask on here!
Thanks
Gemma

Hi Gemma, i think you should be ok with cucmber. I have seen a lot of tanks with cucumber in there and as most commom tropical fishare omnivores, they will eat veg. I havent tried mine with any yet but i do plan too once i am fully stocked. If you put the cucmber peice in the microwave for 10-20 seconds to soften it before putting it in there. HTH. Gra

 

[fishlette]

most fish will have a pick at some vegies. some more than others. a sure fire hit with everyone is deshelled peas. i do the same thing as mentioned in the previous post. take the shells of the peas and it splits in two. chuck them in and watch them go hehe

 

[Matty P]

Are the peas frozen or coooked?

 

[Tiger Barb]

I feed my fish cucumber - I peel a one inch slice, load it onto the Screwcumber and lower it to the bottom of the tank on a thread. All my fish have a nibble, but especially the BNs, SAEs and Odessa barbs. They eat the middle first, to leave a tunnel. The BNs then fight to see who gets the best position in that tunnel! I leave it in for a day, or until it's gone.

I do exactly the same with cougette.

I also feed peas - take a few from the freezer, defrost them in the microwave for a couple of seconds, squeeze them out of the shell. I mash them up a bit with a fork, otherwise my rainbows (which have large mouths but small thoats) grab a huge piece and carry it round for hours, unable to swallow it! All the fish love the peas!

 

[fishlette]

Are the peas frozen or coooked?

just defrosted or put in hot water and into the microwave for 10 seconds. i let them cool before i give them

 

[granthasfish]

For those of us who are in the US, a "courgette" is a "zucchini". I got kinda thrown until I looked it up

 

[Eyebiter]

I've been meaning to try cucumber with my barbs. I'll try it when I get home. Does it make the tank cloudy? I would think super thin slices would be ideal but I read 'inch thick slices'. Probably doesn't matter that much.

Thanks for the courgette def. I had no idea.

 

[Azaezl]

Just to add, I wouldn't bother buying a screwcumber when a plant weight or spoon will do the job just as well, it's another one of those gimmick things, yeah it's a good idea but why spend money when you don't have to.

 

[granthasfish]

I use a rubber band and a rock .. I should sell that...