Zucchini question
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You can just put them in raw. It takes some adjustment for most plecs to take new food, after all its not everyday that you see a zucchini floating down the Amazon or sitting in an aquarium. The fact that even the skin is misisng is a good sign. Some plecs will only eat certain portions of the zucchini depending upon their dietary preference and dentition (teeth). For instance, many Panaques, which are wood eaters and have teeth designed for this, preferantially eat harder veggies (at least mine did) while at the same time, plecs like Ancistrus which have teeth designed to rasp algae off rocks are better suited to eating softer veggies. Just weight the zucchini down & keep offering it, eventually they'll figure it out.
Once your fish get used to courgette/zucchini there are loads more you could try. Sweet potato is always a favourite amongst my mine (mainly Royal plec/Panaque).
Just keep an eye on it and don't let it stay in the aquarium too long, especially if they're not eating it. It's better to take it and replace with a fresh piece rather than risk the old one getting too mushy and spoiling the water.
Just keep an eye on it and don't let it stay in the aquarium too long, especially if they're not eating it. It's better to take it and replace with a fresh piece rather than risk the old one getting too mushy and spoiling the water.
hi,
same as other said, my blue phantoms (L128's) would only eat the skin of the zucchini when I had them (over 4 years), raw, and I would slice the skin long strips down the zucchini ,lenghtwise--they ate every bit to the clip, but never touched the inside part. They also ate other veggies ,but the zucchini skin was their fav. good luck
Georgie
same as other said, my blue phantoms (L128's) would only eat the skin of the zucchini when I had them (over 4 years), raw, and I would slice the skin long strips down the zucchini ,lenghtwise--they ate every bit to the clip, but never touched the inside part. They also ate other veggies ,but the zucchini skin was their fav. good luck
Georgie
ps, after just reading the other thread about zucchini cloud, i should mention , when i fed them , i stripped just the skin off the zucchini, tried to not get any of the inside light green part ,as i knew they would not touch it and it so i never had the cloud problem or seeds either. As they plecs got bigger , I cut the strips longer. HTH
Georgie
Georgie
yup ,ine love it as well. Only tip I can give is, feed at night or lights out and remove in the morining. Use stainless steel to weight down ( fork, nuts bolts, screw etc ) cheers jk :thumbup:
My pleco does the same thing. He loves the skin and will seriously eat all the way around a 1.5" piece in about 15 minutes - it's crazy! Then he seems to suck on the center of it on and off for the rest of the evening. But he leaves a good portion behind that doesn't seem to interest him.
Apparently zucchini has more nutritional value than cucumber. Agree with bigbird, chuck a few pieces in before I go to bed and take them out in the morning - the very inside part seems to be favored with my peps.