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	Will Plecos eat cucumber?
tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	My bristles and clowns love it. http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	I feed my plecs and clown loaches cucumber by putting it in a nut (think: nuts and bolts). The nut is heavy enough to sink and there is a hole in it to slip in a small cucumber chunk. Just remember to remove everything after a while.........you do not want rotting veggies in the bottom or your tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
minigod Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Dec-2004	I have a 1 foot common, a 3 inch common and a Sail-fin plec and they all love cucumber. They also love to eat shelled prawns.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
tkchill02 Hobbyist Posts: 83 Kudos: 52 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	My plecos LOVE cucumbers! My technique is to cut a whole cuc & just cut around the seeds(they get stuck in my filter & make a mess). The time a wake the next morning-the cuc is GONE! My rubbermouth pleco does not bother w/ the cuc. I also have added lettuce & spinach. I have not tried broccoli before but does it really have to be Frozen?? I think they would like that too. I have tried carrots with no reaction,simply ignored it. Hope this helps...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	Someone said to me they loved pumpkin! Is this true? My platy likes cucumber, haven't tryed zuccini yet we had it for dinner last night, but I didn't think they would enjoy it soaked in soy sauce!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Fresh spinach was served for breakfast today Theresa_M attached this image: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	I am still to try cucumber on my pleco, but I think I will soon. That is an awesome looking pleco and a lovely pic. I dont understand how people can get plants to grow in a clown tank. My clowns wait for me to put in a plant, and they uproot it and shred it to peices.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I never tried orange. Mine like fresh lettuce and spinach, and are very fond of frozen broccoli. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
davetherave Hobbyist Posts: 112 Kudos: 82 Votes: 1 Registered: 12-May-2004	Someone said "oranges"? I have never tried an orange! Any one else or anything else? regards Dave
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	My BNs both love cucumber. The loaches do too but the female plec won't let them near it I put this piece in the tank ~4 hours ago: Theresa_M attached this image: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Nice plec Krige ... wish I had the space for something like that But then if I did, I'd probably devote it to a Panda Cory madhouse with 50 of them in a 6ft x 2ft x 2ft Once I had my Panda madhouse, then I'd think about something like this Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Dempsey fan Mega Fish Posts: 915 Kudos: 201 Votes: 3 Registered: 02-Aug-2000	I was just wondering if my common pleco would eat cucumber? I know that they love zuchini and so forth but I have a cucumber in my fridge that is going to waste and if it was a source of food for the plec than I'd feed it to him.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	at petsmart would give our goldfish and plecos a salad once every week that has cucumbers, lettuce, and oranges. the salad we put in the place tank is always gone by the end of the day. so your pleco should eat it goodluck
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	I hear a lot of ppl say that their plecs love them. I have a. l187b. striped rubbernose pleco. He won't go near cukes or yucchini. try and see if he likes it. good luck. Great pic, btw. that plec is gorgeous, and the clowns are too Last edited by divertran at 08-Jan-2005 00:55
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yes, i think thay will eat Cucumber, just give it a try & you'll see. http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Would someone explain to me about the cucumbers. I remember reading somewhere not to feed cucumbers because the seeds can be poisonious to some fish. So I have been avoiding feeding cucumbers and sticking to zuchinni and other squash for my bristle nose plecos. Is this some false information?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Blang, if you soak it in hot water and soften or put in micro for 10 secs or so he may clue onto it faster. You are on the right track though (particularly with the feeding overnight thing) Some kids are a bit picky... keep plugging away. btw mine like zucchini more than cucumber. Ignore lettuce unless it is blanched (soaked in hot tapwater). Krige, AWESOME PIC My bn has blotches on and I have been wondering if the mottling was normal. I can now see it is. Thx. Last edited by wish-ga at 05-Jan-2005 20:37 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
blang Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2004	I just purchased a bn pleco a few days ago. I put a zuchini in the tank by taking a rubber band around the zuchini and attaching it to the bottom of a driftwood. He didn't touch it. The LFS said to try it every other night and eventually he will try it and love it. The other days I drop a small piece of algae wafer.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	Yea, my pleco eats it. That pleco looks to be about 8" (judging by the size of that clown loach)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Most of them just love cucumber. My bristlenose pleco is a big fan of cucumber, in that he eats it whenever he gets the chance. I bet that your pleco will like it, too. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
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