henward Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I have tried courgette, kumara... they LOVE IT! they dont like carrots they attack courgette and kumara just wondering for variety anything else i can feed? looking for tried and true veges people have actually used. I am looking more to target the royal plecos L190 and L191 i am finding my 2 L128 is a HUGE fan of the kumara and courgette, snowball also loves it. Royal i have seen eat the courgette but not the kumara yet but im sure it will just looking for cheap veges to feed or should i just stick to courgette and kumara and not over complicate things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Don't forget lettuce and cabbage. Brocolli is ok, I've tried oranges but I think it was the severums that ate most of it. Also chicken, but that's not a veggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamosfish Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Just chuck anything in and see how it goes. Some people have great success with tomato believe it or not. All tyopes of squash, crushed peas, the list goes on. Give pumpkina go, be warned, if you leave it in too long you tank will cloud and it makes a terrible mess if is starts to fall apart. I find cabbage and lettuce great for fry, although the lettuce tends to break up a lot quicker than the cabbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I thought it was suggested not to use cabbage as they had difficulty digesting it? You ought to be able to try any fruit or veg but be careful as many will foul the water quickly. I have found what BN's will eat (they are as close to a plec as I have) varies from fish to fish and, like humans, I imagine all fish are the same. Oscars love bananas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 did you cook the kumara? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 no raw kumara do i have to cook the veges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 aw ok i was just asking. i wouldnt have any idea dont own pleco's &c:ry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Feed them raw as they do not foul up the water so quickly and, in the wild, plecs are unlikely to have cooked fruit or veg drop into their habitat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 as far as i know there shouldnt be a need to cook it, its pretty good and natural to do it raw. my blue phantom loves to eat wafers and has a nice belly bump after eating but i have never seen them pig out like this before, EVER. the 2 blue phantoms bellys are definitely full. snowball is also full, more so than with pellets. in fact all of them are. cactus and sunshine though dont really like it and prefer wafers and get full on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I boil the courgettes before feeding. Just because that way they sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 they also sink if you put them on a skewer or teaspoon and attach that with fishing line to the top of your tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 they also sink if you put them on a skewer or teaspoon and attach that with fishing line to the top of your tank I'd rather just throw the food in and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 peas are great and dont forget yams for your royal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I use plant anchors to weigh down the zuchinni/courgette slices. They didn't like cucumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I just pop a teaspoon in a piece of zuchinni, pop it thru horizontally, then chuck in the tank sinks straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I tried something similar once. It took me ages sifting through the sand to find the spoon when I remembered it a couple days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 a good friend of mine uses an old kitchen knife and a float. He drills a hole in the end of the handle of the knife and attahces it to a float with a piece of fishing nylon. he then skewers a courgette on the knife and just pulls on the float when they've finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 a good friend of mine uses an old kitchen knife and a float. He drills a hole in the end of the handle of the knife and attahces it to a float with a piece of fishing nylon. he then skewers a courgette on the knife and just pulls on the float when they've finished. Wouldn't a fishing sinker be better than a knife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 That would work to but it would probably be easier to skewer a corgette onto a knife and its stainless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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