do you ever feed cucumber?

[wijnands]

Tried it and it wasn't that popular, spinach and carrots attract more attention.

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[nanaglen2001]

Very strange

When I feed cucumber, after a while you dont see any cucumber any more, only mountains of snails piled on it.

Even my Loricaridae love it.

[frizzlefish]

You just throw some in the tank?

Isn't that - messy?

[xoolooxunny]

i put a plant weight through a slice, and wait for snails to cover it, and remove it. I have more trumpet snails than i need, so i remove them sometimes. My shrimp love cucumber tho.

[kimmers318]

My fish seem to prefer zucchini over cukes, and they seem to be less messy, but the fish still like both.

[cocoa_pleco]

for my old salt tank i used to use a veggie clip. ( a clip with a suction cup to stick to the tank )

I quit with veggies now since they'll probably just fall somewhere in the tank and rot

[lmm80]

I use a veggie clip to hold up a slice of cucumber....my common pleco deovours it!

[Lady Hobbs]

I had the same problem with cukes but only because I had no veggie clip. It floats and is hard to get to them. I have feed egg yolks (make a mess of the water and heard to wash it under water first) and I've even given my fish watermelon that they LOVE.

[Rue]

...use zucchini...argueably more nutritious...and much easier to muck about with...

Remove after 4 hours for day time feeders...and immediately in the morning for night time feeders...

[jeffs99dime]

looks like the snails enjoy it

[Rue]

Snails love their veggies!!!

[xoolooxunny]

I like to share my chomps with the little guys in the tank, its nice to know we can!

[J5589]

My goldfish like cucumber and peas. They hated romaine. I would like to try other foods. Any suggestions for my goldfish?

[2manyfish]

I feed zucchini and cucumber but I remove the seeds of the cuke first. I weigh down the slices by rubber banding them to a small piece of slate. That way it doesn't float all over the place.
For some fish like my oscar, I also feed small pieces of kiwi. I've read alot of articles in mags lately about fish nutrition and the lack of vitamin C in their diets. So if I can get my fish to snag a chunk of kiwi every now and then it's good. I have read of fish taking bits of oranges too but mine won't touch it....