Anything new and tasty

[Joby]

I tried mine with sweet potato for the first time and it was a great success :clap: little stripes of orange poo everywhere :lol:

I peeled it all but wondered if it was safe to leave the skin on or do you think they would not eat it?

 

[Doodles]

I tried mine with sweet potato for the first time and it was a great success :clap: little stripes of orange poo everywhere :lol:

I peeled it all but wondered if it was safe to leave the skin on or do you think they would not eat it?

lol orange poo.

I always peel mine, the only thing i leave skin on is courgette but scrub it first. Tbh though i dont see why leaving the skin on would be a problem.

 

[charles101]

lol i found red pepper the funniest theyre poo is literally BRIGHT red lol

 

[canberra_plec]

ha ha ye when im bored sometimes i feed them red capsicum, then beetroot, the spirlina tabs(they are dark green).
i have black gravel and its hilarious cus its like rainbow poop!!! ha ha ha ha ha.

you should try it some time!!!

 

[Joby]

Ooh rainbow poop :lol:

Will have to try the red peppers etc just to see the colours :yes:

 

[charles101]

lol, my god i think were mad!

 

[GrubbyGirl]

I dropped a peach stone in that still had peach flesh on and the devoured it. Don't leave it in too long or you find bits floating around

 

[Doodles]

I dropped a peach stone in that still had peach flesh on and the devoured it. Don't leave it in too long or you find bits floating around

Thats a good idea, will try that next time we have some peaches:clap:

 

[Joby]

I tried different coloured peppers the other day which they enjoyed but they turned mushy pretty quick and slowed the flow on my filters so won't be doing it too often. They got butternut squash last night and we have orange poo everywhere again now :lol:

 

[Doodles]

Strange about the peppers, any i put in are usually still ok even the next day. Might be due to PH and temp etc. My PH is quite high

lol at orange poo

 

[Rabbit]

Has anybody tried feeding cultivated crickets to there plec's?

 

[Rabbit]

Looks like im going to have to give it a go. :dk:

 

[charles101]

never tried that, ever really crossed my mind. i imagine it to be quite difficult though? and for the larger sp. as otherwise wouldnt they just eat cherry shrimp, if you have any in there.

 

[Lornek8]

Crickets? Why?
I don't know if you've ever seen what happens with crickets whent hey drown but it ain't pretty. And the smell. I could understand feeding surface oriented fish that'd eat them as soona s they were dropped in like arrowana or oscars but if I remember correctly crickets float so I'd think it'd be difficult to get them to the plecs. Also, as plecs don't really consume items in a single bite you'd be stuck with cricket parts strewn about the tank. Not worth it in my opinion.

 

[Rabbit]

never tried that, ever really crossed my mind. i imagine it to be quite difficult though? and for the larger sp. as otherwise wouldnt they just eat cherry shrimp, if you have any in there.

I use cherry shrimp for feed every now and then they work well although the 201's seem to enjoy them more than anything else.

Crickets? Why?
I don't know if you've ever seen what happens with crickets whent hey drown but it ain't pretty. And the smell. I could understand feeding surface oriented fish that'd eat them as soona s they were dropped in like arrowana or oscars but if I remember correctly crickets float so I'd think it'd be difficult to get them to the plecs. Also, as plecs don't really consume items in a single bite you'd be stuck with cricket parts strewn about the tank. Not worth it in my opinion.

I gave it ago on frozen crickets (thawed first) and weighted them down with lead. My 201's tore them apart much like they do diced earth worm,
but the mess was terrible.
The legs, wings, shell etc whent everywhere but they do seem to have enjoyed it.:dk:

 

[Doodles]

The legs, wings, shell etc whent everywhere but they do seem to have enjoyed it

lol sounds funny.

Im sure we got a random thread closer, this thread was closed, weird

 

[DJ-don]

i tried making black beard algae tablets by getting black beard from the livebearer tank and mixing it with some powdered tablet food and garlic extract and tthen dried overnight- my plecos seem to like them

 

[Doodles]

Thats a cool idea:yes:

I bought some dried seaweed a couple of years ago, it was sold for fish, they seemed to like it.

 

[Tony_s]

Thats a cool idea:yes:

I bought some dried seaweed a couple of years ago, it was sold for fish, they seemed to like it.

I've seen this also,the company is Top Fin.Never bought it though when lettuce and spinach leaves are cheaper.

 

[GrubbyGirl]

Had some leftover carrots from dinner yesterday - they are currently going down a treat, only problem is actually seeing the L144s against the carrot, they just disappear!!