zuchinni - blanched or raw ??

[sleddog]

I heard of both, boil it, then cool it, or just throw it raw. So is there
an argument for making either method better than the other? Aside from a
few young-adult johanni's the only other residents are a 7 in. pl*co and a
yellow tail 6in botia (loach).

[RedForeman ©®]

you can boil it to help it sink, or use it raw with a veggie clip attached
to the inside of the tank... I usually just skewer a peice of zuckinni and
stick it in the substrate, and stab it into the UGF plate.... the pl*co
finds it within seconds, and the other eat off the backside...

either way is good, sorta depends on your residents and how they would like
to be fed... as long as it's clean, it's food...

"sleddog" > wrote in message
. 4.10...
> I heard of both, boil it, then cool it, or just throw it raw. So is there
> an argument for making either method better than the other? Aside from a
> few young-adult johanni's the only other residents are a 7 in. pl*co and a
> yellow tail 6in botia (loach).

[sleddog]

"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in
:

> you can boil it to help it sink, or use it raw with a veggie clip
> attached to the inside of the tank... I usually just skewer a peice of
> zuckinni and stick it in the substrate, and stab it into the UGF
> plate.... the pl*co finds it within seconds, and the other eat off the
> backside...
>
> either way is good, sorta depends on your residents and how they would
> like to be fed... as long as it's clean, it's food...
>

thanks for the suggestions, i tried it raw and they bearly picked at it,
tonight i will try cooked and report back. i do worry about how fats
vegetables may decompose in the tank and whether any toxic stuff is
released from them. I left the remains of a piece of lettuce in the trash
and the next day that little leftover leaf was causing a huge stink in the
kitchen.

[RedForeman ©®]

"sleddog" > wrote in message
. 4.10...
> "RedForeman ©®" > wrote in
> :
>
> > you can boil it to help it sink, or use it raw with a veggie clip
> > attached to the inside of the tank... I usually just skewer a peice of
> > zuckinni and stick it in the substrate, and stab it into the UGF
> > plate.... the pl*co finds it within seconds, and the other eat off the
> > backside...
> >
> > either way is good, sorta depends on your residents and how they would
> > like to be fed... as long as it's clean, it's food...
> >
>
> thanks for the suggestions, i tried it raw and they bearly picked at it,
> tonight i will try cooked and report back. i do worry about how fats
> vegetables may decompose in the tank and whether any toxic stuff is
> released from them. I left the remains of a piece of lettuce in the trash
> and the next day that little leftover leaf was causing a huge stink in the
> kitchen.

It may take several tests to see how they like it, and even skipping a
feeding to
spark their interests... My, at the time, 5" pl*co didn't need any nudging,
he latched onto it
seconds after it hit the water raw... it was floating on the top of the
water, and there was jaws upside down locked onto the zucchini... ever
since, I've rigged a way for him to get it without the calisthenics

whatever works, works huh?

[Ben]

sleddog wrote:

> thanks for the suggestions, i tried it raw and they bearly picked at it,
> tonight i will try cooked and report back. i do worry about how fats
> vegetables may decompose in the tank and whether any toxic stuff is
> released from them. I left the remains of a piece of lettuce in the trash
> and the next day that little leftover leaf was causing a huge stink in the
> kitchen.

I've been feeding my fish lettuce, cucumber and zuchinni without issues
of decay. The veg doesn't usually stay there long enough to decompose.
I have found however that although it sinks better cooked, my fish
seem to prefer it uncooked. I think cooked decays a bit faster also but
ymmv.

-Ben

[Serial # 19781010]

I feed it raw as well as cucumbers. Buy some of the clamps with the
suction cup to hold on to the glass and submerge it that way. All my
plecos go crazy over it, even the little bitty ones. In the fry tanks
just use a small piece because it will get funky after 3 or 4 days,
just watch it and pull it out if necessary.







On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:03:22 -0600, sleddog
> wrote:

>"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in
:
>
>> you can boil it to help it sink, or use it raw with a veggie clip
>> attached to the inside of the tank... I usually just skewer a peice of
>> zuckinni and stick it in the substrate, and stab it into the UGF
>> plate.... the pl*co finds it within seconds, and the other eat off the
>> backside...
>>
>> either way is good, sorta depends on your residents and how they would
>> like to be fed... as long as it's clean, it's food...
>>
>
>thanks for the suggestions, i tried it raw and they bearly picked at it,
>tonight i will try cooked and report back. i do worry about how fats
>vegetables may decompose in the tank and whether any toxic stuff is
>released from them. I left the remains of a piece of lettuce in the trash
>and the next day that little leftover leaf was causing a huge stink in the
>kitchen.