Treats for my fish

Gordon109 · New member Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Scotland

Hi All

First of all thanks for your help with my last posting. I have another quick question, As previously stated I have a 60L Biorb and in it i have some Neon Tetras, Black phantom tetras, some Guppies and a platy. I feed them all on Micro pellets and occasionally as a treat whole Bloodworms. I have read that some fish like green vegetables so my question is should i feed any of my fish vegetables and if so what types and how do i prepare them.

Thanks
Gordon

Fish Addict · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:12 pm Post subject:

you can yes maybe a stick of lettuce

tyler_medeiros · Member Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 329 Location: Canada

im also looking for treats for my silver dollars blood parot and convict.
i used to feed the blood parrot cooked peas but they are to big for every thing else. Waht are some good treats for them.
Thanks
tyler and amanda

Fish Addict · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject:

hey tyler you can also put lettuce in your aquarium for silver dollors cook spiniach

lil shant · Member Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 176

dosnt that make the tank like bad the wata

Fish Addict · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject:

lil shant · Member Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 176

the water doesnt that make it bad like quality

Fish Addict · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:50 am Post subject:

only if it starts to rot

galatians2_20a · New member Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 9

I used to cut up grapes for pacu, for some reason they stopped liking them, but while they were eating them they ate them well.

kc5gvn · Moderator Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 1147

The best type of lettuce to feed your fish is Romaine Lettuce. Don't use Iceberg Lettuce. From my experience most fish won't even touch Iceberg Lettuce and from what I understand they do not digest Iceberg very well. Romaine Lettuce will hold up fairly well for about 24 hours, but I wouldn't leave it in the tank any longer than that. Remember that it is organic material and decaying organic material is going to mess with your biological filtration. Romaine Lettuce is stiff. As it begins to decay it becomes very soft and the edges turn black.

HazeX · Member Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 21

I've had very good results with zucchini squash. My plecos, algae eater, rainbow sharks and even the Clown Loaches, all have veracious appetites for the stuff.

I just gave them a couple new slices this morning. Tomorrow morning, they'll want more. Wink

If any is left over, I simply remove it and replace with a brand new slice.

2manytanks · New member Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Canada

Like HazeX said, Zucchini! Almost any fish that eats plant matter at all loves zucchini. And for whoever was mentioning silver dollars, try bottom feeding wafers and algae wafers, silver dollars go nuts for them and run around the tank with them hanging out their mouths like a dog with a bone.

EDIT:
I forgot to mention, it's best to either freeze the zucchini or microwave it before you give it to them. Apparently freezing or cooking breaks down the cellular structure and makes it easier for them to digest.