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    What kinds of vegetable are the best for Tropheus?  

    Would spinach leaves work???

  • #2
    Re: Veggies

    I'm sure they will eat it and be fine, but they don't get much protein from veggies (or algae in the wild).  I would just feed them a stable of NLS.
    I ate my fish that died.

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    • #3
      Re: Veggies

      Ours won't touch any veggies we try to give them, but they LOVE the marine seaweed stuff.  I just tear a strip about 2 inches wide, wrap it around a rock and secure it with a rubber band and they go to town.  Most times I don't even have my hand out of the tank before they are going at it.
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      • #4
        Re: Veggies

        Thanks for the replies!  My Red Chimbas apparently like spinach.  I took a small handful and wrapped a rubber band around a spoon to weigh it down and tied a fishing string to it so that I could easily retrieve the spoon once they're done.  They're mainly eating the stems, but the leaves are getting nibbled on a bit, as well.

        I primarily feed my colony NLS.  Just trying to find some fresh "treats".

        Thanks, again!

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        • #5
          Re: Veggies

          I fed my trophs romaine.
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          • #6
            Re: Veggies

            8O

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            • #7
              Re: Veggies

              I have seen Tim's Troph's goto TOWN on romaine lettuce..  I mean it looked like a wood chipper devour a tree limb

              What fish do Jesper have
              180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
              110
              Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
              58 S. Decorus

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              • #8
                Re: Veggies

                8O  did i miss something?

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                • #9
                  Re: Veggies

                  What's wrong Delock?  You heard otherwise???  BTW, mine are killing that spinach.... leaves and all!  From keeping iguanas I've heard romaine lettuce is better than iceberg, but spinach better for them (nutrient-wise) than romaine.... that's why I'm asking about spinach in particular.  And that's what we had in the fridge.  Are we doing something wrong by feeding them salad????????????  NEED TO KNOW QUICK IF WE ARE!!!!!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Veggies

                    Delock you are missing out if you have not seen it :)  It looks spectacular when they do it :)  Just make sure you get your fingers out of the way quick enough :)

                    What fish do Jesper have
                    180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
                    110
                    Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
                    58 S. Decorus

                    "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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                    • #11
                      Re: Veggies

                      Spinach, Romaine, peas, seaweed, and zucchini have been eaten by my Tropheus.

                      I'd say their favorites are the seaweed and Romaine.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Veggies

                        When did time get trophs?

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                        • #13
                          Re: Veggies

                          I think he might be referring to the ones he had in the past....

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                          • #14
                            Re: Veggies

                            I feed Nori from time to time but honestly as much problems they have with vegetables these days I just stick to the staple.
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                            • #15
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                              yupers.....stable seem to work so why fix something that is not broken?
                              I ate my fish that died.

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