How long do you usually boil your veggies? I tried to boil some zucchini and I boiled it for about 10min but it still didnt sink.
Boiling veggies
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I don't think they'd sink regardless of how long you boiled them. I blanch them (boil 'em for 60 seconds) to keep them from getting fuzzy so quickly. You can rubber band them to a stone and drop it in, or get a feeder clip that attaches to the tank with a suction cup.
Jim
Jim
Boiling the veggies for that length of time nullifies much of the nutritional benefits--some will argue the boiling them for anything length of time will do this. The reason to feed veggies is the increased number of fresh vitamins. Most vitamins are sentive to extremes in temperature, so the good stuff either breaks down, or is released into the water.
Instead, just throw them in raw. The fish will eat them, even if they float.
Instead, just throw them in raw. The fish will eat them, even if they float.
Ok thanks, I was confused about the subject. That was a great read thanks for the link.
I added a peice attached to a rock with a rubber band. My pleco hasnt found it yet but the cories are going crazy over it.
What do you do about the seeds?
I added a peice attached to a rock with a rubber band. My pleco hasnt found it yet but the cories are going crazy over it.
What do you do about the seeds?
Panaque and several other species of Loricariid will actually eat the rind first if given the opportunity.
The blanching or freezing and improved sinking depend a lot on the scale of the slice. If thin, it is likely to sink after blanching or freezing, if a chunk you are likely to still need to secure it. The action of the blanching or freezing is to make the nutrients a bit more accessible to fish without cellulose digesting bacteria in their guts.
The blanching or freezing and improved sinking depend a lot on the scale of the slice. If thin, it is likely to sink after blanching or freezing, if a chunk you are likely to still need to secure it. The action of the blanching or freezing is to make the nutrients a bit more accessible to fish without cellulose digesting bacteria in their guts.
Anaxus - don't give up too soon, it usualy takes several tries for a fish to dicover that newly offered materials may be food.