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	Feeding Clown Loaches
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	Ok,This may seem like a really dumb question but oh well here goes.I've started to feed my clown loaches different types of vegetables trying them one at a time and I was wondering How long should I leave each one in the tank before removing it and if I leave them in to long could it possibly have any negative effects on the water quality?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Don't worry, it's actually a good question. Veggies are fine in a tank until pieces of them start to detach from the main part of the fruit, and float around in the water. Once that happens, or preferably before, you should remove whatever vegetable it is. That way, vegetable bits don't get sucked into your filter. They won't have a large detrimental effect on your water quality, as far as I know, but bits of veggies are unsightly, and can muck up the filter. At least, this is just my opinion. I'm sure I missed something in there somewhere. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I have been feeding many different types of food to my loaches and other fish in my 5ft. I never leave any extra food longer than one hour, I tie the tomato to a small rock so that the loaches will not carry it off. With the pear and fish frame it is suspended by a fishing line. The small piece lettuce leaf which is also held down by a rock, but they usually eat all that up any way. With most of the other foods I mash a small amount up. Having a large tank and good filtration is also one thing in my favour. I would be extremly carefull if you do not have a good filtration as this could cause some problems. 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
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Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	mine actually ate flake ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	but ive heard that pear cores work as well ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Alex 4 eva Here are my pear eating photos as you can see they love it. They prefer the riper softer pear rather than the hard type. Keith keithgh attached this image: 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 26-Jan-2006 12:06
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	These were taken before I started to suspend it in mid water with fishing line. Keith keithgh attached this image: Last edited by keithgh at 29-Oct-2004 01:47[/font] 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 26-Jan-2006 12:06
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	In addition to the comments above, some people like to blanch or cook veggies before adding them to the tank, but this makes them break down faster. I prefer to put them in raw, and as fresh as possible
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	raw cucumber everybody in my tank loves it. krige attached this image: Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
fins Enthusiast Posts: 175 Kudos: 205 Votes: 3 Registered: 22-Oct-2003	Mine actually LOVE "Flake Frenzy" cichlid food. I have tried other things but man - do they go nuts for flakes.
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