Cabbage ?

[Fundulopanchax76]

Hi folks ! I have a question-can ancistruses eat cabbage and potato ?

[bekateen]

Hi Fundulopanchax76,

Potatoes are okay. But I think sweet potatoes/yams are more nutritious than russet or white potatoes (and the former creates fun orange poops, easy to see when fish have been eating).

I haven't tried cabbage, but they do eat blanched Brussels sprouts and raw spinach... So maybe cabbage is okay. Hopefully cabbage doesn't do the the Ancistrus what it does to me - if it does, at least you won't need an airstone in the tank.

If you use the Advanced Forum Search tool on this website, you get lots of hits on cabbage: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/sear ... mit=Search

Cheers, Eric

[Bas Pels]

As brussels sprouts is a kind of cabbage, the former posting would have satisfied me for trying cabage

Being thrifty, I would eat the normal parts of the cabbage myself, and feed the fish only the harder parts of the cabage, the parts I would havbe thrown away. added benefit: I think these parts are better for the fish (but I could be biassed)

[Fundulopanchax76]

Excuse me, just one more question - can plecos eat peppers - green and red ? Of course not chilli peppers ? Is this save for them ?

[MarcW]

I have fed mine red peppers before, they did eat a small amount but didn't seem too interested, so I haven't fed it again, however, some may like it more than others.

[MarcW]

Also have a read of these articles:

Feeding Plecos Part 1: http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... cle_id=294
Feeding Plecos Part 2: http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... cle_id=426

[crkinney]

I feed mine zucinni whole they love it,they will eat a whole one in four days

[Mol_PMB]

Mine love peppers, especially red ones, and chilli peppers too!
Courgette, spinach, and kale also go down well. They don't much like lettuce or cabbage.
I try to feed organic veg.