cucumber

now i normally put cucumbers in for me plecs but the other fish (guppies) seem to be eating it too. does this mean im not feeding the fish enough?

no mate the guppies wont eat that much were the plecs will strip it to the skin just remember to take it out when its striped or it will go funny and soil the tank

Yer it will make your water go cloudy

I think thats the problem I have at the minute, how do I remove the cloudiness?

ive removed the green skin off my last bits and dropped it in. the guppys are picking at em too like.

I've used accuclear in the past, seems to work well. You could do a couple of big water changes over 3-4 days. That should clear it up

I've give that a go.....ps are you guys aware of the live chat box at the bottom of the main forum page?

Yer not gave it a go yet like

Theres a load of people on i'd get yourself on.....sorry for high jacking the treat, back to topic....

So you recon I could use a clearing solution or some big water changes to clear my tank?

It could be a bacteria bloom, they usually clear them selves in a couple of days. Often happens shortly after adding things like stress zyme etc.

Its been there about 12days lol

Haha well can't be that then, are your water parimiters ok? Do you have any fish that like to sift the sand allot.

No not really, no fish that are digging, I havn't check the parameters for about 3weeks, I've neglected it really. I'm doing maintenance in the morning tho so will check then.

Plus have n fish with issues

I give my plec cucumber regularly and it's never caused my water to go cloudy. I always remove it once the fish have had their fill of it. Almost all my fish like to have a nibble on it but as Mick said, they literally just nibble, the plec strips it clean

The reason it don`t go cloudy, is cos you are removing it when they have had their fill (Which is what you should do)

yeah i know, just an earlier post mentioned people getting cloudiness from it

I put cucumber in my tanks, the plecs don't seem to be too fussed, the other fish seem to have a pic at it instead

Yeah mine like it like, the baby plecs are feeding on em too.

if your water's getting cloudy try courgette instead sold in aldi very reasonable and has a lower water content mind you should never leave veg in too long as any veg will foul the water eventually

had a look in aldi today mate couldnt get any.

i know a few gardeners im gunna ask em if i can have any disfigured courgettes, cucmbers etc.. what else will they feed on?

I managed to find some in Asda today. Im also told tesco and Morrisons are selling them