I blanch veggies before I feed them to my fish. They get fuzzy pretty quickly if I don't. I don't usually feed leafy greens, though... my mbuna love zuchinni.
Jim
Jim
What's this about spinach?
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Jim--do you think that the fuzziness is bad? I think the fuzziness I see is just from the cells swelling with water, so it hasn't worried me. Seldom do veggies last long enough in my tanks to decompose, but the fuzzies show up after about 2 days. I experimented and found that they get that way in pure water as well, even if in the fridge, so concluded that it was a product of being submerged rather than bacteria or decay.
I've attempted to feed my fish veggies cause I heard they were good for them, but they completely ignore them. I've tried Romaine lettuce, broccoli, and spinach (all blanched or steamed). It kinda reminds me of trying to get kids to eat their veggies. They (the fish, not the kids) just look at me as if to say, "Ok buddy, that was funny, now where's the REAL food. We want MEAT!!"
My fish:
6 Mossy Green Tiger Barbs
2 Dwarf Gourami's
1 Golden Zebra Loach
My fish:
6 Mossy Green Tiger Barbs
2 Dwarf Gourami's
1 Golden Zebra Loach
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I know this is a bit of an old thread now, but I tried to feed the otos spinach, but they just 'sat' on it and 'vacuumed' it, you know how they do. They were not the least interested in eating it. My friends the snails loved it though! I have now bought some zuchini (it's called courgette over here I think). What should I do with it. Should I slice it, dice it, or partially cook it, or all of the above?
Ever heard of blanching? That is the recommended way to cook food for Plecs (and your Ottos would count as Plecs, since the term has now encompassed the whole of Loricariidae).
Vagabond, fFish need to get accustomed to a new vegetable. Don't add too much, but don't take it away either. Wait and see. Tiger Barbs, Dwarf Gouramis, and all Botia will tear into spinach. They like it pretty soft, though.
I feed chopped frozen spinach, blanched (and re-frozen in handy ice cubes in a tray, then stored in a Zip-Loc bag).
Even some inveterate carnivores like tetras will eat spinach once they know what it is.
I feed chopped frozen spinach, blanched (and re-frozen in handy ice cubes in a tray, then stored in a Zip-Loc bag).
Even some inveterate carnivores like tetras will eat spinach once they know what it is.
The other point of which I just personally thought...wetman, you beat me to it on that one, but I'd had my turn 
...is that what the Ottos are doing to the spinach seems to be consistent with eating it.
...is that what the Ottos are doing to the spinach seems to be consistent with eating it.Well I blanched a few bits of zuchini and speared them with a straw to anchor them down (haven't got any skewers). WetmanNY said to leave them there for a while, so I'll leave them for a couple of days and see what happens.
