I feed blanched/frozen cucumber slices to my pleco, though most of it is devoured really fast by mbuna. Other examples are lettuce, zucchini, peas, etc..
how to get my Africans to grow a little quicker
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Blanching softens it up, making it easier for them to eat.
I slice up the whole cucumber (so I have a bunch of ready made slices), put the slices in the microwave for 30 secs and then put them in the freezer. Whenever I need a slice I just run it under some hot water to thaw it out a little and drop it in the tank.
I slice up the whole cucumber (so I have a bunch of ready made slices), put the slices in the microwave for 30 secs and then put them in the freezer. Whenever I need a slice I just run it under some hot water to thaw it out a little and drop it in the tank.
what about mysis shrimp 2x a week and high quality spurila flakes everyday.....how much should i feed....food gone in about a min should i feed more
Increase protein to 55-60% of their diet (if they are NOT mbuna).. You can do this by feeding them shrimp cut up and either cooked or raw. Another GREAT way to increase their size fast is feed them babies from other larger clutches. I do this with livingstonis; I breed them, raise them to 2" and then they get feed. I find this is the best way b/c I control the "live" feeding and I know they are not contaminated. Of course this is just for haps/peacocks as mbuna would get bloat very very quickly as their diet is 90% vegetable matter.
Raising the temp will also help, however, you will need to feed them 2x the amount to counter affect the new metabolism rate which then makes you clean the water 2x the amount.
My recommendations:
Change 50% water weekly and feed 2-3x daily of HIGH protein foods. Skip feeding for ONE day so they have time to clear their system out. This is how I get them grown pretty quickly.. Just got to make sure that they are a carnivore and not a vegetarian.
Raising the temp will also help, however, you will need to feed them 2x the amount to counter affect the new metabolism rate which then makes you clean the water 2x the amount.
My recommendations:
Change 50% water weekly and feed 2-3x daily of HIGH protein foods. Skip feeding for ONE day so they have time to clear their system out. This is how I get them grown pretty quickly.. Just got to make sure that they are a carnivore and not a vegetarian.
Heres what I do ... feed every two hours,raise temp of the tank to maximum measures, daily water changes and last but not least a concave mirror.
