When Feeding Pea To Fish...

[Kaidonni]

Usually, I just defrost some frozen peas for about an hour, de-shell and then mush them up and put in little amounts at a time for my White Cloud Mountain Minnows. I don't bother with boiling them or microwaving them, partly because in the week I do the feeding as soon as I'm home from work; I'm very particular about what I've had on my hands, such as soap (and do I rinse them under cold water a lot to make sure I'm not poisoning my fish), so I keep the mucking about to the minimum. I'm now worrying that maybe something in the peas might be poisoning the fish (not that I've noticed anything *touch wood*) from the method I'm employing. I've been feeding pea this way for a few months now, and I'm now doing it regularly in the week (about 2 times - I feed every other day, and have recently decided it's best to make every other feeding pea).

 

[Mamashack]

What makes you think your fish are being poisoned if there's nothing unusual to observe?
Shelled pea is good for preventing constipation: the frequency seems to be variable - personally I only give a pea once a month or so but I know some who advocate giving a pea once a week.
Where in the world are you,Kaidonni?

 

[Kaidonni]

England. Things occur to me and I just worry.

 

[star4]

So long as you are rinsing your hands they will be fine. I do know where you are coming from so I am not going to say dont worry ,

 

[Kaidonni]

Well, my main worry is anything used on the peas prior to being frozen that might harm the fish. I suppose that it's a little late now, and maybe I'm grasping at straws looking for anything to worry about; and since the female White Cloud Mountain Minnows gorge themselves on the pea anyway, I would have probably noticed something by now if anything was wrong *touch wood*.

 

[Kaidonni]

Rather than begin a whole new topic, another question - how often to feed Pleco Multi Wafers to a Clown Loach? I'm in the process of finding him a new home, but until then I need to keep him as healthy as possible. I feed every other day, and make every other feeding one of the Tetra Pleco Multi Wafers (and every other feeding is flake food and catfish pellets).