SPINACH as food supplement

[phishface]

Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone uses spinach as a supplement for their fish. I was doing some research on why my yellow tang had a sunken stomach and found that they need to graze on alge all day. I know somepeople use alge sheets, and others use romaine lettuce. I decided to try spinach since its "better" for ppl why not fish?
The long/short of it is my yellows sunken stomach got filled in within 3 days of using the spinach. Not only do the tangs eat it, but my picasso seems to really like it too. To my surprise, a couple of the yellow tail damsels I used to cycle the tank pick - it also.

 

[susieq]

Are you using organic or just regular spinach from the grocery store?

 

[phishface]

I just checked the bag, regular old spinach. But, the package claims that spinach is a super food. Super fish food, but of course IMO. :happyfish

 

[ray28576]

Do you think my sea hare might like it? :notsure:

 

[phishface]

I dont know. What do the eat, sea carrots?

 

[vanquish]

lol

 

[connor]

my yellow tang loves broccoli and spinach too! just make sure you freeze the spinach or broccoli before feeding it helps break down the celluose(sp?) making it a little bit sorter for easy munchin

 

[ray28576]

LOL, good one.

What kind of spinach is it? Is it just the kind you buy in the produce section at a grocery store?

 

[granny]

The concern is pesticides being used on the spinach-then being introduced to your fish. Organic is better-from your own garden is best. Use a fruit or vegetable wash to clean it well if you are not sure it is pesticide free.

 

[lion_crazz]

I feed my fish spinach. It is actually one of the additives in Ocean Nutrition's Angel Formula.

 

[joesalmi]

Does it make them strong so they can fit off other fish?

 

[promisetbg]

Originally Posted by JoeSalmi
Does it make them strong so they can fit off other fish?
Yeah ...for some strange reason one of their fins will get huge.

 

[vanquish]

Originally Posted by connor
my yellow tang loves broccoli and spinach too! just make sure you freeze the spinach or broccoli before feeding it helps break down the celluose(sp?) making it a little bit sorter for easy munchin

I used to microwave slices of z-squash for a few seconds. Cooking it slightly makes it sink, and the fish tend to eat it more quickly. I never thought about freezing it though... :thinking:

 

[phishface]

I was just washing it and then use the mag float to hold it. A whole leaf can go in a few hours. Ill try the freezing, even though they do a good job with it being raw. :happyfish

 

[v-lioness]

Use the spinach and also try fresh Frozen peas thawed, all of my fish eat them including my lions.......
Kaye

 

[sinaloa213]

conner how do u feed the brocoli?
i have fed romaine lettuce i thats about it and also algae sheets.

 

[connor]

Originally Posted by SiNaLOa213
conner how do u feed the brocoli?
i have fed romaine lettuce i thats about it and also algae sheets.
i break little heads off so there is some stem freeze it over night then cut part of the stem at an angle so it is skinny at one end and thenn there is still the bushy part at the other end put the skinny part in the seaweeed clip and done

my yellow LOVES broccoli