JustAddWater Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Pumpkin vs Cucumber for Bristlenose, Pumpkin is my pick for young fish as they don,t starve ,bit messy at first if you do it right they will clean it up overnight, I will let you be the judge As you see it,s not the best pic but they hardly touch the cucumber when pumpkin is in there I think there is 1 or 2 on the cucumber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I find zuchini better than pumpkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Zucchini FTW but variety is always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonboy69 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Pumpkin vs Cucumber for Bristlenose, Pumpkin is my pick for young fish as they don,t starve ,bit messy at first if you do it right they will clean it up overnight, I will let you be the judge [ATTACH=CONFIG]49635[/ATTACH] As you see it,s not the best pic but they hardly touch the cucumber when pumpkin is in there I think there is 1 or 2 on the cucumber How do you prepare the pumpkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 i have tried a lot of different foods and found the zuchini works best for my bn varieties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAddWater Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 How do you prepare the pumpkin. Just planch it tell touch soft, for older bristlenose a little bit harder is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAddWater Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I find zuchini better than pumpkin. I will do a zucchini comparison in next couple of days I feed a wide variety to all my catfish, pumpkin is just the cheapest as you can pick them up for $1 each and get endless feeds out them if you rewrap and keep in crisper it saves me a lot especially when you have a couple of thousand, I do not feed much cucumber mainly zucchini,pumpkin,half ripe mango,bok choy,mulberry leaf, crushed wafer, spirulina and I feed a little protein food for the first week when they hatch to prevent them from starving I have very little loss and I sell all my Bristlenose direct to the shops have been doing it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I've used both and would say pumpkin if not blanched (raw skin on) will last longer and be less messy than cucumber/zucchini, sweet potato is similar to pumpkin also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAddWater Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Good to see that different food work well for different people, I hope this will be a good thread for newbies to catfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonboy69 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Have you also tried nori sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAddWater Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hmmmm Sushi lol , No I haven't but have thought about it, would rather eat it myself lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonboy69 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Mine love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supachops Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 My bristlenose dont touch the zucchini but they're onto pumpkin before it hits the bottom of the tank. I don't prepare either food in any way. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
