Raw Vegetables

[Bluefyre_Rob]

Anyone feed their trophs veggies on a regular basis? Or is this practice over-rated? I've given mine romaine, spinach, crushed green peas, and unseasoned canned green beans (they eat the soft part). Offered them half-boiled collard greens once, but they wouldn't touch the stuff. Since I started growing Italian Val in the tank, they eat that from time to time, and are less interested in veggies.

[geoff_tropheus]

I dont feed it to them on a regular basis, but from time to time as a treat.

Fresh veggies work really best when first acclimating Wild fish to manufactured foods.

I dont have it in me to feed more fresh foods because of time needed to prep and always have them in the fridge.

I have also feed mine blanched zuchinni (slightly microwaved) and they loved it.

Romaine, spinach, and peas are always the biggest hits.

[newb]

with my dubs I used to go to a chinese buffet and get a sandwich baggy full of zuchinni sliced thin and tank them home and put in the fridge. then before leaving for work I would clip it to the glass and by the time I got home it was nothing but the rhine.

[myjohnson]

I put raw veggies in my shrimp mix.

I do feed my shrimp mix daily when I make it.

[cichlid1409]

I like to feed them nori sheets (not really veggies i know). my petro just started to realize it was food and he was tearing it up tonight.

[geoff_tropheus]

Yeah they really love Nori too, but the Romaine holds up better

[cichlid1409]

true, that nori will make a big mess.

[geoff_tropheus]

yeah it like confetti in the tanks after the first couple bites

[Glass Onion]

Nori does make a huge mess.
I feed the following veggies that are mixed into my homemade food: kale, mustard greens, collard greens, spinach, baby spring salad mix, swiss chard (red), red cabbage, broccoli, carrots, red, yellow and orange pepper, acorn squash (softened/cooked so it blends easier), yam (softened/cooked so it blends eaiser), peel from yellow squash.
I have added peas and parsley to the batches, but regretted it because they come loose from the food and make a big mess in the tanks.
Last batch I contemplated using Bolthouse "sludgie" juice instead of water to add more nutrients, but got paranoid about the high fructose contents and opted not to do it. I think they get enough vitamins from all the colors I throw into their food.
For the meat content, I used 2 pounds tilapia, 2 pounds shrimp and 1 pound scallops.
They wolf it down and their colors are fabulous.
John is right, tho. It is fairly time consuming. But once you get a method down, it's not so bad. And make large batches so you only have to do it every couple of months. This last batch I made was about 15 pounds including water weight. Which should last a couple of months.
Jenney.

[h0nkzz]

Anyone care to explain how you guys feed your trophs Romaine, spinach, and peas ? just as it is, boiled? or .... ???

[Glass Onion]

put it all in a blender with water and mix/chop/puree until it is a nice paste. Be sure to use enough water!! I blew out two blenders before I discovered that....
I also add spirulina powder once it's all blended. As mentioned before it is a pretty big process, but once you do it a few times, you get a flow andif you make big batches, it's not so bad. And the fish tear it up and look fabulous.

[geoff_tropheus]

I use rubberbands and veggie clips to anchor them down

[armthehomeless]

I used they weights that they use on aquatic plants to sink romaine lettuce to the bottom when I had trophs.