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	Feeding a pleco lettuce
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	Do you boil the lettuce before you put it in the tank?
Posted 04-Mar-2010 19:17
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	You dont have to literally boil it. with the fresh veggies that I feed with: cukes, zuchini, romaine.... I either take and boil a bit of water, than drop it in the very hot water for a min, OR put the veggies on a saucer and put it in the microwave for 5-30 seconds.... what you want is to soften it up, not cook it to mush. If you use water- I dechlor it first... dont know if its nessasary, but id rather be safe.
Posted 04-Mar-2010 22:33
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	The only veggies I cook are the pea, corn, and carrot when it is diced finely. With the lettuce I cut out the hard center piece and then run it under a cold tap. Iceberg lettuce is the best many of the fancy lettuces can be either bitter or peppery. Warning do not use any of the pre packed lettuce leaves reason they have been washed in 'Chlorine" Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 05-Mar-2010 03:17
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I don't do anything to lettuce except rinse it out a little. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 05-Mar-2010 05:18
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, The process of preparing the vegetables is called "Blanching." You bring the water to a boil first and then drop the vegetable into the water for 30 seconds to a minute and then remove it. With peas, it will split the skin and then you pinch, or pop, the meat of the pea out of its "shell" and feed the meat while discarding the shell. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 21-Mar-2010 15:18


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