leporinus food

[gobucks1]

other than flakes and wafers, what foods could i feed a 2 incher?

 

[ShadowBass]

Anything.

They really like plant based foods. Mine will eat a 2 foot jungle val along with my Abramites in a few days.

Try giving him some cucumber or something.

 

[gobucks1]

cucumber?

is there any special way i need to cook it or cut it?

 

[Nic]

blood worms Brine shrimps.... plants its really a endless list

 

[brcacti]

You can try lettuce and zuccini, that is what is usually recommeded for silver dollars so try that with your leporinus see how he likes it

 

[ShadowBass]

cucumber?

is there any special way i need to cook it or cut it?

It depends on how bold your leporinus is, mine will go to the top to get stuff so there's no need to do anything.

Lettuce (the dark green kinds, like romaine, not iceberg) and zucchini are also good like mentioned. You can blanch them or microwave slightly so they'll sink easier. Or you can do like my husband does and just stick a screw driver bit in there and let it sink lol. (that works for zucchini and cucumber, not lettuce really).

 

[gobucks1]

wellll, hes with juvie afro cichlids in a 55 gallon so it might be hard becuase they will prolly try to eat it too right?

ill try it tonight

thanks

 

[ShadowBass]

wellll, hes with juvie afro cichlids in a 55 gallon so it might be hard becuase they will prolly try to eat it too right?

ill try it tonight

thanks

Yeah, they will.

Mine is with africans too and he'll steal food from them. They all have a bit different personalities.

 

[snookie]

fish fins

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

They wat pretty much everything i have one with africans