If you find your cucumber still floats, give it a good squeeze or two getting the air out and it sinks right down! :) xx

@jonnyboy9222

9 ай бұрын

Ah thank you 3 years of putting forks in it comes to an end!!

@KeepSycklids

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man tired of never sinking food and then when it does I take it out cause bacteria don grown on it

I never knew you could feed fish cucumbers! Thanks for the info!

@factsoverfeelings1776

5 жыл бұрын

Zucchini is a good choice too

@Jsarson1976

4 жыл бұрын

How long do you leave them in the tank for before you have to take them out?

@salmaadel8683

4 жыл бұрын

Today I'm going to the beach and I really want to take a snail for observation so I did this research until I found out that I can feed the cucumber

@okcool7899

3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan UK about 3-4 hours

@romankrhounek5974

2 жыл бұрын

I do it all the time it's perfect when going away for a week or a few days instead of worrying about them not eating or buying those shitty trip feeders

Never thought of blanching them to make it easier for the fish to eat! Thanks for the tips Sheila! ^-^

@alimery07

5 жыл бұрын

The Turtle Girl omg the turtle girl I’m your biggest fan

@JustinWoodTV

Жыл бұрын

I never boil or Blancing them. Within an hour or so in the tank the veggie will be more then soft enough for anything to eat. Blancing is just a personal preference

@haroonsharif8137

9 ай бұрын

Remember to not keep the veggies in ur tank any more than 3 hours! Or else disaster will await🥲

Hello from Missouri!! Shelia I must confess I am in love with your goldfish!! LOL! I just think he is the most beautiful fish I have ever seen!! BTW, thank you for the snails. They are growing and multiplying. I never thought I'd enjoy watch snails, but they are just too cool!! Counted the babies this morning...45!!!

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

We absolutely adore him. He’s like a puppy dog! The snails multiply rapidly!

This video is so helpful thank you I had struggled to prepare vegetables for my aquarium cause they wouldn’t sink so this helped a lot!!!

OMG thank you sooo much!! My neon tetras wouldnt eat their mini pelets then I saw this and they eat cucumbers now thank you so much

@indee6190

3 жыл бұрын

how small did you have to cut up the cucumber for them to eat??

@frederiqueconstant8819

3 жыл бұрын

@@indee6190 They just take a bite out of the big piece

@123akgun

3 жыл бұрын

Is it going well?

Just got my first snail & this was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much, this was extremely helpful

just as a kind reminder that in order to preserve water quality its actually best to remove the seeds and center part of the cucumber/zucchini as they tend to degrade relatively quickly and the fish and little critters don't usually bother with the middle anyway :) actually by running the cucumber in an ice bath it maintains the cucumber's cell structure which means that it wouldn't break down as quickly in comparison to you just blanching the cucumber and popping it into the tank, which allows the fish and other invertebrates to graze on for a longer period of time, rather than having a mushy mess and fouling the water :) just be careful like Shelia said with pesticides and stuff :)

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

We keep the center part as the snails love to eat it. They eat that part first so the cucumber looks like a donut! Then they work on the rest.

@kingnamsuxx

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Shelia! thanks so much for replying! thats cute that your little snails eat like cucumbers like a donut! my comment was meant to be for fish keepers who put in cucumbers/zucchini for bottom dwelling fish like plecos :)

Thanks for this going to do some cucumber for my fish and shrimps later on :D your shrimp seem to really enjoy it

Thank you so much! It really works! My cucumber sank and really help to feed my aquarium snail

Wow those snails were really tearing into that cucumber XD

Thanks for the guide, I've got a decent size school of cories as well as a pleco who loves it.

Thanks! Recently started my aquarium back up and guess what? Within 2 days I had snails haha. Last time it didn't go that well with the snails so now I am ready to take better care of them so that they can benefit the tank!

Lifewithpets: wow great video, thank you for sharing! I never knew cucumbers could be blanched! I have often wondered about it and the process of how to go about doing this for my land snail pets and crickets, they never touch the raw vegetable and that worried me. Thank again!

Thanks for this video. I know more new knowledge,😉

Thanks for sharing really helped!

Awesome sharing tq very much....didnt know they like cucumber....

Good, informative, straight to the point video. Thank you. 👍🇬🇧

I greatly appreciate your channel ❤️

amazing I will definitely try it ❤️

Lovely to watch them eating it all!!! Thank you so much for the video! ♥️🙏

Great point about peeling the vegetation for aquarium Life 👍🥒🎏

Thankyou very helpful

Good video, to the point, no waffling on like some! 😊

Thanks for this fab video ☺️

Thank you for making this video

Thank you for posting videos like this.

Thank you for this information and video

Quieres? *OOOOH BABY GIVE ME ONE MORE CHAAAANCE*

Thanks for u r tips

Awesome help thank you.

Thank you so much for the very important information

Thank you for this 🙏

Brilliant! Thank you. 👍

Very useful

Thanks for sharing ☺

Thank you!

That's good advice! Thanks

So much fun to watch! Thanks!

Nice i normally buy organic ones but never bother cooking them. I will try for the sake of them sinking.

How long can the cucumber be stored for in the freezer? :3 I have 4 snails that love to eat algae but I want to feed them more than just pellets :) thank you for the video.

Aquarium hobbyist put more thought and effort into feeding their fish than most parents put into feeding their own kids 😅

Thanks a lot, sufficient explanation

Oh 😯 I don’t take off the skin sometimes I will remember to take it off next time 😊

@jordruss8621

3 жыл бұрын

Skins the healthiest bit, wash it if your worried but its better to keep on, google it

Great video. Very helpful and informative 👍

Thank you, I'm going to try this with my shrimps.

Hello thank you, ive followed this, great help. They are in the freezer, im assuming to defrost just leave it in water until thawed and then put in?

How do you trim/cut amazon swords and java fern/needle leaf fern? Btw love your videos 😊

@liamthompson4884

5 жыл бұрын

JustLem once there at a certain size you can just rip the leaves off and it’ll heal up fairly quickly.... it’s the same with most others plants like these.

Can i add the cucumber if i have a betta

Thank you

Hi,thanks for your informations. Good luck. :)

Nice ty po sa info

Thanks

Nice video Sheila! Is it okay to leave the cucumber in the tank or should we remove it after some time?

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

We keep it in the tank for about 8-10 hours after that we remove it.

@afifayousaf2466

6 жыл бұрын

Lifewithpets thankyou!

Might consider these for my golds as a treat!!!

How do you give them a frozen piece? Warm it up or just drop it in?

this good so god will be happy

Great Video! I have a question, when you reuse them from the freezer do you put it straight in, boil it, or thaw it? Thanks :)

@angelpallant6120

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! I’m looking for the answer also.

@1987ragon

2 жыл бұрын

Great Question

@ravenswingmanner

2 жыл бұрын

I blanched zucchini and froze it. I defrost a chunk at room temperature, then warm it in my hand before dropping it in my snail tank.

@boostedbadboyzx12r31

2 жыл бұрын

Just thaw it, you dont want to introduce anything cold, for salt or freshwater.

I use a plant weight to hold it down. It’s like lead but I assume it’s made of something else. You can buy rolls of it from amazon.

Very thnx.

Can you fry and eat gold fish?

Dats a big moss ball!

Great video

cucumber snail

Oh my gosh your goldfish is beautiful!! What kind is it? It looks like it had the head of an Oranda but the body of a Fantail. So stunning. Thanks for the info about blanching the cucumber/corgette. I never thought of doing that before 😁

@Lifewithpets72

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. He’s an Oranda goldfish.

I leave the skin on and slice them in half long ways, then stick a fork in the end. If you use organic then you don’t have to worry about the skins. Leave it in the tank for 24-48 hours. My plecos snails and shrimp love them. No boiling needed.

nice tank

Hello Shelia, I've always wanted to be on one of your live chats. How do I find out when and how to be a part of your next live stream. The Micro Worms we got from you a month and a half ago are still going and going I have like 8 master cultures going. I've tried a bunch of different substrates and we have found baby organic oatmeal is the very best for reproduction they thrive in it. Glad I have a child in the house lol. Do you post up when you will be doing a live stream? I just saw that Cory from aquarium co-op has just posted a date for his. Thanks Sheila for the amazing culture. and all the great and informative videos.

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear they're doing so well. I usually stream either a Friday or Saturday. I put it up on the community tab a few hours before going live. If you have the notification bell on for our channel it should notify you when we go live.

You Mention freezing how do you thaw the cucumber out to place it in the tank?

How long can you leave these slices in the water for without fouling the water ? Thanks!

I was always told to remove the seeds in the middle so for a long time now cut them out before blanching it lol.

Neat chap fish food

Thanks! I just did this and my snail seems to be happy. My ghost shrimp hasn’t checked it out yet, but I’m sure he will :)

@coffeebeann1

4 жыл бұрын

Ghost shrimp! How cute lol I got new plants and I think that’s the kind of shrimp ..I got as a hitchhiker lol

There’s no need to worry about chemicals and dirt etc on the skin if you’re going to boil them anyway

Im going to try this I've never fed my fish and snails cucumber. Do you mind me asking what does feeding cucumber do for them?

@cakepoprock

5 жыл бұрын

Aquatic Express probably good and healthy for them

@kamsalehi6780

5 жыл бұрын

gives the snails calcium so itmakes their shell harder.

Is it just a case of letting it defrosting the frozen pieces before putting them in the tank?

Please more info feeding, fish, snail & shrimp

@Lifewithpets72

5 жыл бұрын

We have several videos on those topics on our channel.

Can you feed them cabbage? I'd love to tint a tank with dried red cabbage leaves. Pretty blue water!

Thanks from my fish

can they survive only feed on biofilm and sometimes cucumbers and carrots without eating any commercial shrimp food? great video btw.

Can ghost shrimp eat cucumbers? I just got 2 ghost shrimp for my 5.5 Betta tank and I was wondering what I can feed them besides them eating the leftover food my Betta didn’t eat.

My pleco will not touch if blanched. Tried several times wil only eat if raw.

Can I use this method to gather up snails that are growing in my tank?

does the cucumber cloud the water at all?

@Lifewithpets72

5 жыл бұрын

No, not at all.

I’m new to keeping fish and wondered about the chlorine on the cucumber everyone says chlorine is bad. Does the chlorine boil away and is it in your ice water.

how long do you boil them for?

Do you just leave the seeds in?

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, they eat it all.

@StuartNC

6 жыл бұрын

Lifewithpets thanks. I do this already but always wondered should I be leaving the seeds. And the skin I’m going to start removing.

I have 1 betta with guppies and snails do you feed them fish food along with cucumbers and how often can you give them cucumbers? Thank you.

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

We feed cucumber about twice a week. The rest of the time they get Repashy gel food and occasionally algae wafer.

Can nerite snails eat blanched cucumber

@Lifewithpets72

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, although I find mine rarely do. They much prefer the algae in the tank.

Can you feed this to gold fish And if so had do I cut it for them

Can I mix blue and red ramshorn together? What color will be the babies?

Is this all you feed your shrimp? Or do you give them something else daily? I know they eat algae so I was wondering if they need daily food?

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

Their staple food is soilent green repashy gel food, but we also feed cucumber, Zucchini and occasionally algae wafers.

When feeding the snails do you remove in eaten food after a certain time or do you let them finish the cucumber?

@pintorthepintor3964

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on the amount of feeders. Remove it if its in there long enough to spoil.

@BroSoMad

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll say take it out after an hour or a half it gets bad after from what I noticed you don’t want It to break down and rot

@haroonsharif8137

9 ай бұрын

Guys! Don't forget to remove the veggies from ur tank in no more than 3 hours or else disaster will await u💀

Same for Salt tanks, or only fresh water?

Wow

great video. Would this work with Nerite Snails?

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, mine will eat it.

Hi! I fed my pleco fish a cucumber but my water mess up after a night. Do i need to remove it now?

@Lifewithpets72

6 жыл бұрын

I leave it in for no more than 6 hours. It has usually gone by then but any that ain’t in remove.

Nice

How long do you leave the Cucumber in the tank for I have one snail and two fantail goldfish

Can it be used as fishing bait?