Veggie?

[Pugwinkle]

How do you blanche your vegetables for your plecos?

 

[ashleigh]

I boil them for about fifteen minutes. (that's obsessive blanching )

 

[TurbineSurgeon]

Doesn't that reduce them to mush? I thought blanching was a quick (30 seconds or so) dip in boiling water. But what would I know, I'm just a guy....

 

[Pugwinkle]

Originally posted by TurbineSurgeon
Doesn't that reduce them to mush? I thought blanching was a quick (30 seconds or so) dip in boiling water. But what would I know, I'm just a guy....

Actually you are right that blanching is just a minute or two in boiling water. The thing is that I have read that the plecos like the zuchinni to be pretty soft when you put it in. I've been trying for days to offer him a piece each day but he doesn't go near it. By the time the morning comes around it has this awful white fuzz on it. I remove it right away but it's gross!

 

[Lotus]

You do need to remove it the next day, as it will go bad in the tank. That's normal.

I sometimes blanch my zucchini slices in the microwave for about 8 seconds. For me that's a lot easier than boiling water etc.

 

[Pugwinkle]

Originally posted by Lotus
You do need to remove it the next day, as it will go bad in the tank. That's normal.

I sometimes blanch my zucchini slices in the microwave for about 8 seconds. For me that's a lot easier than boiling water etc.

Hi Lotus!! I checked your website! Gosh I sure hope that Pool picture is just a joke!

 

[Lotus]

Yes, that pool picture is a joke The tank pictures are really old, but we have to get our cameras fixed.

 

[Pugwinkle]

Originally posted by Lotus
Yes, that pool picture is a joke The tank pictures are really old, but we have to get our cameras fixed.

ROFLMAO!!! You have a wonderful sense of humor!!

 

[geoffgarcia]

I just put em in a cup of water and put them in the microwave for about a minute....
i've put them in fresh to the tank as well.
depends on the type of fish you have...most fish will eat them raw without a problem

I let mine sit in the tank till they are gone....just don't go crazy and put in a ton of the stuff....

 

[Violet]

I put them in raw as well and leave them in til they are gone. They have been in there a couple of days or so and never gone fuzzy or mushy or gross.