Hi. I recently started putting in vegetables for my ottos, but the platies and mollies are also eating them. Basically a salad leaf disappears in one day, a zuccini in two. Is feeding them veggies all day long the same as feeding them fish food all day? I mean will it result in overfeeding? Thanks in advance.
Is this overfeeding or not?
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No?noyGost? said:
Well- what I have "heard"- (and what I also consequentially "believe", although I have no published data to refer to to back it up)...
Most tropical fish do not overeat, although I have always heard that goldfish will try to... While I am not sure about the Goldfish rumor, I am pretty sure that most tropical fish stop eating then they are full.
I think "overfeeding" is more a comment about feeding more than fish can eat, thus causing problems in the tank by having food rotting on the bottom of the tank, than it is a comment akin to giving them food whenever they will eat it/need it.
If your fish are eating all of the vegetables long before they rot (or float away into little nooks and crannies), in my opinion, this is not overfeeding.
Does that go for bettas ?
I never actually tried it (meaning - feeding till he is "full") - but mine never seems to lose interest in food. If i followed the "only feed what he can eat in 3-5 minutes" rule he'd be rounder than long.
I once dropped about 8-10 pellets in at once (accident) and he had them gone in 30 seconds. He looked really fat....
His usual 2-3 pellets "ration" doesnt even last 5.
When i give him frozen shrimp i admit i probably defrost a bit much at a time because its so hard to get it just right... but even after hunting down every shrimp - having a really round looking belly he STILL begs for food like he is starving....
I never actually tried it (meaning - feeding till he is "full") - but mine never seems to lose interest in food. If i followed the "only feed what he can eat in 3-5 minutes" rule he'd be rounder than long.
I once dropped about 8-10 pellets in at once (accident) and he had them gone in 30 seconds. He looked really fat....
His usual 2-3 pellets "ration" doesnt even last 5.
When i give him frozen shrimp i admit i probably defrost a bit much at a time because its so hard to get it just right... but even after hunting down every shrimp - having a really round looking belly he STILL begs for food like he is starving....
I have a question too.. (keep this secondary, dont wana take anything away from the thread)..
Will my YoYo Loaches eat vegetables? and how will my otos eat them if they vegetables are floating on the top of the tank?
Which is the best to feed:
1. Brocolli
2. Lettuce
Thanks. Once again, dont take away from the original question
Will my YoYo Loaches eat vegetables? and how will my otos eat them if they vegetables are floating on the top of the tank?
Which is the best to feed:
1. Brocolli
2. Lettuce
Thanks. Once again, dont take away from the original question
Hannys_Papa said:
I don't know much about them- well, I take that back, I know a good bit about them but I don't have any experience with them.
I have always considered them kind of a goldfish.. I know that will make some people cringe--- but considering that I think of them that way, it does not surprise me to hear that.
Primetime said:I have a question too.. (keep this secondary, dont wana take anything away from the thread)..
Will my YoYo Loaches eat vegetables? and how will my otos eat them if they vegetables are floating on the top of the tank?
Which is the best to feed:
1. Brocolli
2. Lettuce
Thanks. Once again, dont take away from the original question
Second hand info for me, as I have never fed fish anything I eat...
...but I think you are supposed to blanch (boil for short time) most vegetables... this makes them softer, and makes them sink, I think.
Those of you with fish that eat from the salad bar, correct me if I am wrong.
Primetime said:
I'd assume your loaches would eat them. My kuhlis and clowns love zucchini, yam, and broccoli stems. Some will eat parsnips. Don't feed broccoli flowers, that'll make a mess.
They need to be blanched first and you sink them with a weight. Some use Allen keys, plant weights, kitchen forks, whatever doesn't corrode in the tank. That's how your otos will get them.
Lettuce -- romaine types are best, dark greens. Use a veggie clip or tie them to a suction cup, and stick them under the water in the tank.
For information on blanching and other veggies you can try, there's a link the Catfish and Bottom Feeders forum:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46284
Have fun!
Roan