Great idea gil with the suction cups🙂I feed mine zucchini the same way, I never blanch/ boil it. Fresh is best! Great video mate🙂👍🏻green beans are a favorite in my tanks! They go crazy for them

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff. Those canned beans disappear really fast with my guys.

What a fantastic idea!! I am definitely going to pull out some old heater suction cups for zucchini and cucumber from now on! Thanks heaps mate! Another example of Aussie ingenuity at its best! 🇦🇺

@Gilsfishroom

4 күн бұрын

Thanks mate. For my smaller tanks I went to the op shop and scored a bunch of cutlery forks for 10c each. Bent the end of the handles over so they hang on the edge of the tank.

@FNDwheels

18 сағат бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom that’s a great idea bending the handles over! I have 13 20ltr shrimp tanks that you have now saved me from having to pick the forks up from the bottom of the tank! Some how the shrimp always seem to knock over the fork 😂

I never realised how big a bite your fish could take. Was great to watch. Thank you for sharing , love A bit of Benny 😂

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

They are eating machines!

Love your different ideas. I also feed cucumber. Thank you for sharing!

@Gilsfishroom

2 ай бұрын

Yes, cucumber is great also. 😁

This is a great video!! Thanks so much! I immediately followed your instructions and fed my tetras the green peas. To my amazement they immediately started snatching them up and taking them away to gobble! Unbelievable! No one is teaching this. Again, thanks!

@Gilsfishroom

8 ай бұрын

That's great Trish, I'm glad to hear the video helped. Thanks for your comment.

Dear Gil: Oh my, I did it all wrong. First I pealed the two, zucchini squash I purchased, at Walmart, yesterday. Then I sliced them into chunks and cooked them, until quite soft, with my beans. Lastly, I put them in a bowl, to cool, before chopping (i.e. mashing) them up, and adding them to some, frozen, blanched broccoli I keep, in my freezer, for fish food. Next time, I’ll maintain the skin and see if my ancistrus will enjoy raw zucchini. Thank you for sharing this, interesting and informative video on vegetables, for aquarium fishes. I appreciate you getting such knowledge out, to other aquarists. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Like I said in the video E.J, not all Bristlenose will eat the skin, although my two big guys prefer to eat that part first. I will be interested to see if yours is the same.

That’s awesome seeing your fish eat veggies

@Gilsfishroom

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, they really love them.

Everyone needs a good 💩 I love fresh zucchini.. I only share the ends lol.. Smart move using the suction cups . . Nothing like a little bit of benni hill and some yakiti sax to make ya smile .. If I could only get the kids and grandkids to eat green beans.. Great video.. hi Terri

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

A little Benny Hill is always good Chris. Terry says Hi to his favourite Canadian. 🇨🇦

Amazing, very nice! Thank you for share 🤗

My Bristlenose loves the peel too!

@Gilsfishroom

10 сағат бұрын

@@UncleSmileys.Aquariums Lots of them won't touch it. It's interesting.

Another great tip with the suction pad 👌 💯

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul.

Nice video, fish are looking amazing! Great tip with the suction cup by the way. 👍

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, they love it.

As always, great looking fish.

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I hope your Severums are going well. 😄

This is absolutely amazing video to watched

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. 😀

A new friend watching

Great video and beautiful tanks/fish 😍

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate I appreciate the comment. 😁

Wonderful video. So well edited and narrated - love the footage of that black and red monster with the broccoli in his mouth. I think I could grow those canned beans even here in Canada’s short summer and what with my brown thumb lol. Thanks for so many veggie options and greetings from 🇨🇦

@Gilsfishroom

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. If you choose to grow green beans, be careful not to over water as the tin will rust.

@craniumrex4614

6 ай бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom lol thanks - great tip. Subbed!

Great information Gil!! I’m definitely going to try these out with my tanks and now have something to use all those leftover heater suction cups on!!

@Gilsfishroom

6 ай бұрын

Go for it mate! You seem to have plenty of ground at your place to grow a few zucchinis or some beans.

@KeefesKoiHaven

6 ай бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom yes definitely planning on growing zucchini this summer!! 👍

Wow! Amazing

@Gilsfishroom

10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. 😃

Thanks for sharing i have an idea now to feed them, new friend here done full support

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. 😊

Fantastic video

@Gilsfishroom

Ай бұрын

Thanks mate.

Great video.. watermelon 🍉 fish love it...

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I will give it a go.

Very nice arrangement beautiful fish pozdrawiam z Polski👌👍

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. 😁

Gracias de Miami

@Gilsfishroom

3 ай бұрын

De nada desde Australia. 😀

thank you for this video! extremely helpful! are there any vegies that should not be fed that you know of?

@Gilsfishroom

9 ай бұрын

I have been told that corn is difficult for fish to digest. If you are feeding small fish, you will need to blanch greens to soften them up. I'm glad the video helped!

My pleco loves cucumber. They also eat brocolli stalks - if you cut em in half and boil them for a minute. Let them cool off. Used to throw them all out, now they get used.

@Gilsfishroom

3 ай бұрын

I will have to give that a go. Thanks mate.

Helpful

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate.

Just after I had fed my fish with fresh veggies, I see this. For people who don't mind and/or even prefer tea water, botanicals may also serve for that fiber. I know BN plecos can get huge. Mine is only 3.5inches after 2yrs + but I've seen larger ones than that of yours in real life.

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

This BN has grown significantly bigger than his siblings that are kept in smaller tanks. How big was the largest one you have seen?

@MorningDriftwood

Жыл бұрын

@GV Aquariums Australia the body was around 9-10 inches. I'm not counting the longfin of it. Another thing I found weird with it was that it is a female. After reading and hearing a lot that the males grow larger. I kept checking if it was a common pleco, but it really is a BN.

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

That is one big Bristlenose!

Keep it up !0❤🎉😅 you are doing a very good job!

@Gilsfishroom

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, I will. 😁

Very informative, thanks!! 7:33

@Gilsfishroom

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the excellent ideas for feeding veggies to fish. Your fish are absolutely stunning. My zucchini slices don't seem to sink even after boiling them for quite a while. Another you tuber suggested freezing them after boiling but that didn't seem to work for me either.

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

If the slice hasn't sunk in 5 or so minutes, I zap the mug in the microwave for a minute to keep the water hot. That is usually enough to make it sink. The thinner the slice, the quicker it will sink.

@superaquatics

Жыл бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom Thanks for the tip. I will try it out. 👍

What kind of snails are those yellow ones? I love them

@Gilsfishroom

6 ай бұрын

They are Gold Mystery Snails. Yes, they are pretty cool.

Great video! How often do you put zucchini in your tanks? I just put a good size in my 45 gallon tank before going out of town for the weekend, and I was shocked that it was completely gone upon getting home. I have 2 plecos and 4 shrimp and 7 tetras. I prefer feeding them veggies over the algae wafers. How often do you put zucchini in your tank?

@Gilsfishroom

6 ай бұрын

I don't have a set routine, I just feed it whenever I think to pick some up. I tend to feed the beans more often, as it's easy to keep a few tins in the cupboard. I reckon that you can feed zucchini as often as you like provided it is eaten in under a couple of days.

I just use timber scewers ziptied together and spear the cucumber.Love the videos.

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Do you to remove the seeds? Or don't you worry about them?

@matman429

Жыл бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom No my plecos eat the lot they are pigs 😂.

@matman429

Жыл бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom I just made a little video for you.This cucumber is the mini variety.I just cut it in half length ways.Its only been in the the tank 5min and it's nearly gone. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKR326ilXaSspdo.html

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

I just watched it. They are really hoeing into it! Tried to comment on your video but couldn't.

@matman429

Жыл бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom Apparently it's made for kids 😂.You can have another try if you like 😂

can you also grow canned butter beans?............that's for me :)

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Colin. I tried to grow butter beans, but I think that I planted the cows too deep. 🐄

@AussieAquatic

Жыл бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom always next year :)

Would tinned sweet corn be alright too feed mate?

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

G'day Dylan. I have never fed corn, as it is not something they would naturally encounter. I know someone who feeds it to goldfish after removing the outer layer like I did with the peas. Sorry I can't help you more with this mate.

@dylanwhite1212

Жыл бұрын

@@Gilsfishroom cheers for the reply mate, I'll rip the skins off and see how i go 👍

Grown some tinned green beans LOOOOOOL

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, cheaper than buying them.

Hello ❤ I love you

Cucumber ok?

@Gilsfishroom

8 ай бұрын

Sure is. Depending on your situation, you may want to remove the seeds first, but I don't bother.

Do they eat avocado

@Gilsfishroom

8 ай бұрын

Avocado is poisonous to dogs, cats, birds and fish. So no, they don't.

Love the snail swarm! Cheers to @Aussieaquatic for helping me find your channel.

@Gilsfishroom

Жыл бұрын

Ha, snail swarm! Yes Colin @Aussie Aquatic has some really interesting videos.