Feeding Question

[Fadi]

Ok so I was at a petsmart today, and noticed a bunch of cucumbers around in many of the tropical tanks. what i was wondering is do i need to boil the cucumber or do i give it to the fish raw. also i had was wondering if anyone had a little list of fruits/veggies that could be fed to my tropical fish and if they needed to be boiled or raw.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Depends on the fish and their chewing abilities. I feed my livebearers:

peas (frozen) - lightly boiled, deshelled, crushed

broad beans- ditto

sprouts- ditto

spinach- lightly boiled (blanched) and chopped

chard- ditto

very occasionally, THIN slivers of pear or apple or banana

fish like bristlenoses are also fine with cucumber and courgettes

 

[keane]

agree with all the above but......to answer your initial question, its up to you.

Some people blanche their cucumber (stick it in boiling water for a few seconds too soften up) and some just chuck it in raw, weighted down so it sinks to the bottom.

I do the latter and my fish always had a great munch on it.