Platies Go Crazy For Banana!

[ebrcknrdg]

I put some banana in the tank to see how the fish would react and the platies went straight for it! They cant seem to get enough. The zebra danios have had a bit of a pick but the neons dont seem that bothered for it.

 

[kewskills]

yep my mollies are partial to a bit of banana, mind you don't leave it in there too long, it really messes your water up if you do

 

[ebrcknrdg]

yep my mollies are partial to a bit of banana, mind you don't leave it in there too long, it really messes your water up if you do

thanx for the advice!

 

[Rex740]

If i put banana, should i worry about it being there for long? I do have 2 dojo loaches and im wondering if they will eat any leftovers.

 

[kewskills]

If i put banana, should i worry about it being there for long? I do have 2 dojo loaches and im wondering if they will eat any leftovers.

i dont know if they would eat the leftovers however i found after about 2 hours in the tank the bananas seem to break up and cloud the tank

 

[Rex740]

Only 4 of my 7 platies like the banana, the others spit it out. And i think only the 4 platies are eating it. No mollies, killies, cherry barbs, skirt tetras, etc are eating it.

 

[ArauraDiscus]

Yeah they cloud the tank with tiny particles and begin to ferment Infosuria, which is a tasty little food for fry and small fish.

 

[ebrcknrdg]

Yeah they cloud the tank with tiny particles and begin to ferment Infosuria, which is a tasty little food for fry and small fish.

again whats infosurio

 

[ArauraDiscus]

It's a little organism, I guess something about the size of plankton from the ocean. It makes a great treat for newly hatched fry. It's much smaller than Baby Brine Shrimp, so often is a better alternitive to the extremely tiny fish fry.

 

[ebrcknrdg]

It's a little organism, I guess something about the size of plankton from the ocean. It makes a great treat for newly hatched fry. It's much smaller than Baby Brine Shrimp, so often is a better alternitive to the extremely tiny fish fry.

wow you learn something new eveyday! even google didnt recognise that word. so how long would you leave the banana in for this to develop into infosurio

 

[n3ont3tra]

I believe the correct spelling is "insuforia".

 

[ArauraDiscus]

Yeah I butchered the word spelling wise, it's Infusoria


hay, dry leaves, grass blades, vegetable leaves, stalks, or cucumber skin. Add water to let them ferment in an ice-cream tub, which is flatter and provides a larger surface for oxygen to enter the water than a jar. Expose to indirect sunlight. Depending on room temperature, bacteria will thrive during the first three to five days (faster in warmer temperature). The fermenting liquid will give out an unpleasant odor and cloud the water. This liquid should not be fed to fish fry because it contains a high concentration of amonia (or acid if your raw materials contains too much starch) and the bacteria it contains are too small for the fry. After the initial three to five days when the water has become cloudy and then became clear again, it's ready to feed. You can use bananas or any of the others mentioned above.

 

[n3ont3tra]

Yeah I butchered the word spelling wise, it's Infusoria

You mean insuforia?

 

[ArauraDiscus]

Nope Infusoria. Type it in google.

Yours is also a misspelling

 

[n3ont3tra]

Yup. You're right, it's infusoria.