Alge Eater

[Mjnorcal922]

How should i prepare a cucumber to put into the tank also how should i put it in there? this is regarding my plecostomus

 

[jamiejay09]

Hello,

you can easily tie some fishing wire to the cucmber and a rock and this will keep it fully submerged at the bottem of the tank.
Or you could take the simple option and bury it half in the gravel, once a pleco has hold of it, it isnt going anywhere! goodluck

 

[Mjnorcal922]

well tell me if i did this ok...
I seen a video on youtube of a pleco going crazy on a cucumber
So i did like the video and cut a chunk of cucumber and stuck it on a fork
Is that ok?

Also with my oscar
I fed him 2 pellets because i guess he went to attack the 3rd and it just deteriorated but about 10 minutes later all i heard was a pretty loud click i seen that he attacked the glass at the top of the tank. so i gave him 1 more pellet. they are top fin small cichlid pellets. Is that Ok?? Its a new small size oscar how many would you guys say to feed it? and how so often??

 

[jamiejay09]

I dont know much about the oscar situation. But the fork and cucumber is not a good idea, simply because one of the fish could very easily damage themselves on the sharp points.

 

[Mjnorcal922]

I dont know much about the oscar situation. But the fork and cucumber is not a good idea, simply because one of the fish could very easily damage themselves on the sharp points.

ok then i just took out the fork and put the cucumber like dug into the gravel a little bit. but my pleco hasnt even touched the cucumber although he loves to go crazy on the left side of the tank like speed racing up and down the wall

 

[aakaakaak]

I haven't tried this, but apparently you can blanch the cucumber/zucchini and it will sink on its own. Maybe try zucchini instead or cucumber?

 

[Mjnorcal922]

well the oscar was nibbling on the cucumber lol but the fish that supposed to eat the cucumber isnt even looking at xD

 

[aakaakaak]

Probably because the oscar is nibbling on it and freaking the pleco out.

 

[ryanoh]

I used to rubberband a plastic fork to my magnetic glass cleaner and jam the pointy end of the work through the squash and into the gravel so the fish couldn't stab themselves with it.

 

[Helena21]

I think the fork thing will be fine as long as the points are buried in the cucumber. also, cause cucumber is like 90% water its not very nutritious. try zucchini as it has more nutritional value.

 

[Mjnorcal922]

I think the fork thing will be fine as long as the points are buried in the cucumber. also, cause cucumber is like 90% water its not very nutritious. try zucchini as it has more nutritional value.

ok im gonna make my way to the store later this afternoon and get some