View Full Version : what kind of veggies to feed?
buckeyenut222
06-13-2006, 9:37 PM
what kind of fruit or veggies can u feed plecos and chinese algae eaters? will cory cats eat fruits and veggies too?
Honda12
06-13-2006, 9:38 PM
I used cuecumber, and they love that, there are some more but I am having a brain fart right now and can't remember at the moment.
stereo
06-13-2006, 9:45 PM
cucumber clog up my filter....
how u feed them with cucumber?
i leave it overnight
buckeyenut222
06-13-2006, 10:05 PM
ok i will do that, my next tank im going to get a ton of bottom feeders and watch them all eat. but will cory cats eat cucumber?
Honda12
06-13-2006, 10:08 PM
Not to sure, corys love potoatos though. Plecos would probably eat them aswell. You can also try zuccini (spelling). Lettuce works too.
Rubber band the cuecumber to a rock or weight it down somehow.
buckeyenut222
06-13-2006, 10:23 PM
i would only be able to do very small pieces now because i only have 3 cories and one algae eater but i think i have some potatoes so i will try that
Honda12
06-13-2006, 10:26 PM
How can you only have three corys, after I bought one, I went out the next day and bought 15 more. They are really sweet in a big school.
But yeah try the potato.
buckeyenut222
06-13-2006, 11:15 PM
because all i have is a 20 gallon, and dont worry im getting about 3-5 more lol
Honda12
06-13-2006, 11:17 PM
I only had a 26gl, then I had a reason to get a 55gl.
buckeyenut222
06-14-2006, 3:33 PM
I only had a 26gl, then I had a reason to get a 55gl.
also money prevents me from getting a bigger tank, my friends grandma might be giving away a 55 gallon setup so i will load that sucker with cories, probably a school of 20. but if not i will save up for the 125 ive been wanting. it sucks being 15 im always broke :ROFL: workin on gettin a job now, nobody will hire someone who doesnt drive though.
potatoes are very good too but full of starch. when you cut them up be sure to rinse and soak them well before hand to help preserve water quality. you could feed brocolli, shelled peas, zucchinni, lettuce, frozen spinich, mango etc, and plecos will eat them all but im not sure if the cories would eat all of them. try a few see what they like, and vary it as often as you can. all the fish mentioned should have meat in their diet, like prawns, sinking carnivore pellets and bloodworms
b show
04-24-2009, 2:59 PM
I feed frozen peas (deshelled), cucumbers. and spirulina flakes