Dave S wrote:
"Gill Passman" gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk wrote in message
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I've read a lot about Clown Loaches enjoying cucumber occassionally as a
treat but couldn't figure out how to get it to sink. Then yesterday hit on
the idea of plant weights. So I carefully inserted a strip of plant weight
into a chunk of cucumber and after making sure there were no sharp edges
dropped it into the tank at feed time last night.

At first the Clowns didn't touch it and just swam around searching for
their
usual evening treat (varies from Sinking tablets, Algae wafers or Red
Mosquito Larvae). Then my male Gourami found the cucumber and started
tucking in. The Clowns weren't far behind....This morning they are
swimming
through the hole they have created and most of it (bar the green skin) has
gone....and still tucking in to what is left.

Couple of questions he-

1. How often should I provide this type of treat and how long should I
leave
it in the water?
2. Any other ideas of what I can give them all to provide a variation in
their diet? (I'd get bored on just flakes every day)

Thanks
Gill


I feed mine cucumber rather than zucchini/courgette, just this weekend I
tried them on courgette but my Clowns wouldn't touch it! (perhaps it's
because they're used to cucumber! FWIW, I cut a chunk of cucumber - say 2"
and tie an elastic band around the peel and slip in a small flat stone. It
then sinks to the bottom and they all tuck in.

HTH - Dave


I usually use a suction cup clip for veggies because there's no space on
the substrate in my tanks to put anything.

Clown loaches LOVE live blackworms, as does almost every other fish.
Clowns will come up to the surface for the worms and eat them from a
worm feeder or catch them as they fall from your fingers. Blackworms
are a rich food and will fatten up thin clowns and help normal ones grow
faster.

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