Feeding Zucchini

[kll1221]

Does it have to be cooked? raw? deseeded? What about lettuce what kind or spinach? I am thinking my ottos may enjoy this.

 

[evilannabelle]

All you need to do with the zucchini (hmm spelling? lol) is take it, chop off a small portion (no more than 1/2 an inch), take the peel off, & rubber band it to a rock or solid object so that it may stay in one place at the bottom of your tank. I did it for my loaches, but my ottos were the ones to go absolutely nuts!! No need to cook or anything. Then you can throw plastic wrap over the zucchini & throw it back in the fridge for later feedings.
Anne

 

[LoachDude]

Yeah just tie it down to something heavy, no need to cook.

 

[Firebug]

I always heard that blanching veggies are better for the fish's digestion..

 

[seastaar88]

yeah, i always blanch, helps to soften the veggies a bit

 

[Gunnie]

You can blanch it so it will sink better, but it's not necessary. I feed mine to my pleco raw and attached to a veggie clip. I also think you should leave the peel on. That's the first part of the zucchini my pleco goes for.

 

[public_slots_fr]

i do just like gunnie does.

 

[NoDeltaH2O]

I always blanch greens to before feeding them to my fish. To blanch, boil water, then drop the veggies in for a FEW seconds to soften them up. THen take them out. easy and fast

 

[majt]

Has anyone got Cardinal & Glowlight tetras or Albino cories to eat vegies? Should I even bother trying?

 

[PreciousGems]

My albino cories love vegetables. They eat anything I throw in.

 

[Jadenblack]

all of my fish eat the veggies but the loach and he was the reason I added any in the first place. Go figure.