Have any of you tried feeding bamboo to your fish[ancistrus] ?
I have a good stand of bamboo.If it's ok would it be best in a green state or dead and dried?
also has anyone tried aloe vera plant ,it is a succulent and I ingest it to clam my stomach.
Bamboo food ?
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Re: Bamboo food ?
Very fresh bamboo shoots (as used in for example Chinese cooking) is probably a good food. The green "grass" is not...
I have no idea about aloe. I expect you meant calm rather than clam?
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I have no idea about aloe. I expect you meant calm rather than clam?
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Re: Bamboo food ?
Correct can't spell even with spell check
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Re: Bamboo food ?
Aloe leaves ooze a lot of sap.
I would suspect that could lead to water quality issues if you put some in your tank.
I would suspect that could lead to water quality issues if you put some in your tank.
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Re: Bamboo food ?
I have had bamboo in the tank with two bristelnoses for a week and it has not been touched,maybe they don't like Chinese food 
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Re: Bamboo food ?
Not Ancistrus, but I have had good luck feeding the "root balls" of bamboo to Panaque spp. Other than the bamboo shoots Mats mentioned (which I have not tried myself), I can't imagine Ancistrus eating bamboo. They do spawn in the hollow tubes of bamboo in the wild.
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Re: Bamboo food ?
So far nothing has eaten the bamboo I guess I'll try the root ball .Do you parboil it first or feed it right out of the ground?
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Re: Bamboo food ?
The problem with Bamboo shoots is that it's rather strong in flavour, so not even all Chinese people eat it (I don't). 
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Re: Bamboo food ?
Just wash it off and put it in the tank.Do you parboil it first or feed it right out of the ground?
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