Dixon1990 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 I want to try out a few different food like cucumber shrimp etc, what else can i try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 my fish love cucumber they get a slice evry day and chopped shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 What kind of fish do you have? My barbs, loaches and bristlenoses like spinach leaves, peas, corn, courgette & cucumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 What kind of fish do you have? My barbs, loaches and bristlenoses like spinach leaves, peas, corn, courgette & cucumber. How you cook them first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 I cook the peas and corn, but the spinach leaves, courgette and cucumber are raw. Sometimes I'll put a fancy (frilly) lettuce leaf in there too. They don't seem to pay much attention to parsley though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 I cook peas,corn. Spinach i just blanch and squeeze water out and put in cubes and freeze .Cucumber and courgette just put fork through and drop in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 I do the same with courgette, cucumber etc and also occasionally mix very finely chopped fresh garlic into their frozen food, supposed to be good for their immune system Also feed chopped frozen shrimp and mussel meat (so cheap from Pak N Save- costs like $3 for a months worth of shrimp!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 If i mixed up some Grated and choped up Veges and shrimp and froze it would this be alright ot feed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Most veges cannot be eaten at first by fish or will not sink unless boiled or steamed first. Just put the veges in a dish of water in the microwave for 3-4mins. Put them in cold water for a bit to let them cool down then put in the tank. Works with mushrooms too which BNs and plecos love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Just about anything edible for humans the fish can eat. Mine love chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 If i mixed up some Grated and choped up Veges and shrimp and froze it would this be alright ot feed them? Yeah. There're some recipes around that also have gelatine in them to hold it together. I did a quick Google....this is just one of many, http://www.aquariumlife.net/projects/di ... od/112.asp Here's the rest :lol: http://www.google.co.nz/search?sourceid ... +fish+food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 corgetts peas lettuce potato but always remember to clean them first :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwipete Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 I simply get frozen peas, warm them in my hands and remove the skin by squeezing them. Then drop them in the tank. Plecks and Clowns love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Juju ate nearly 3 slices of bread the other day. Thanks kids! :evil: She even ate the crusts!.........does that mean she is going to get hairs on her chest??? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Juju ate nearly 3 slices of bread the other day. Thanks kids! :evil: She even ate the crusts!.........does that mean she is going to get hairs on her chest??? :-? Nod. And they will be curly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Oh my gosh Loopy, that is funny, well funny if it didn't hurt the fish any? What kind of fish is JuJu? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 doch wrote: my fish love cucumber they get a slice evry day and chopped shrimp Is this in addition to flakes, that is if the kind of fishies you have eat flakes :-? Do cory's eat peas? I tried mine with them before and just now, they don't seem interested. But I did manage to get the peas where I can see if they are eaten. Ages ago I tried to feed my barbs and red eye tetras peas, didn't go for it at all! This evening I thought I'd try to get a bit to sink in the front so I could see if my otto would eat it (did have 3, 1 went to fishy heaven, have to wait till I do major clean to see if one is hiding). Anyway, the minute I dropped the pea in a barb grabs it! Spits it out, then goes for it again :roll: So, try another...same thing! Needless to say, poor otto won't get a taste I guess. My only concern is I didn't break them up really small since I thought it would only end up sinking...could the barbs choke on them????? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Do you take the shell off the pea Caper, like just feed the inner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yep, I put them in the microwave then take them out of their shell. When I give them to my goldies I usually just break them up a bit (I don't "mash them up alot") again scared they'd choke, but I didn't in this tank because the barbs weren't interested before. Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 What kind of fish is JuJu? Caper Juju is a Giant Gourami I started a thread about her Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Caper, I never break up the peas when I feed them to my barbs and (so far!) nobody has choked. That's not to say they can't choke! But yeah they seem to do ok picking them up & spitting them out until a bit breaks off that's small enough to swallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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