How to feed zucchini?

[electricfish37]

I don't cook mine (would not know how to!). I just cut off a slice 1 cm, thick, and to weigh it down I screw a brass screw through it horizontally. Don't know the affect of brass on fish or water, but have never seen any adverse effects.

I sometimes feed cucumber, but it goes mushy and I once lost several B/N that died overnight and were covered in something horrible - looked a bit like mildew. Now, I take the remnants out after about 12 hours. The zuchini is different, because its all gone after 12 hours. I just have to remember to remove the brass screw, ready for next time!

[Tsarmina]

this is how i prepare it:

cut into 1cm thick circles, then 1/4 them.

boil for a couple of mins

freeze.

when i want to give Rex, my pleco, some i just throw a couple of pieces into the tank and as they defrost they sink. i put about 5 pieces in as theres normally a fight over who gets which piece between my rainbow shark, pleco and 2 chinese algae eaters.

hope this helps.

it also saves from dropping foreign objects into your tank.

[Tsarmina]

heres a couple of pics for you (not the best, but ok)

rex enjoying his treat

Guarding it from fred

Whats left from 5 pieces

[Caper]

Did the spoon thing the other night and Chong was eating it, first time...couple of the others tried to nip it...when he wasn't looking!

Tsarmina, I was wondering if I could freeze it...does it have to be cooked to freeze it? Because I just put it in the tank raw.

How often do you folks feed the plecos this? I read somewhere on the net that if they get too much vegies they won't eat the algae, is this true? So, now that he has eaten it, I don't want to give too often.

[Ira]

I just tried feeding my bristlenose fry some zuchini today. Man that stuff is HARD to find! I thought they might take a few days to get the idea...Nope, it was all gone within about 8 hours, fed them half a zuchini chopped into round slices and nuked until they sank.