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skipm
Age: 42
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Location: St Helena Island, SC
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| I haven't tried it yet myself but I have heard that cucumber is a good food, they only eat the tender inside parts and leave the peel. |
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Ulli Bauer
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Yes, they do.
One should be a little careful when feeding cucumber, some tend to spoil the water, so taking it out after one or two hours is a must.
If the cucumbers have been treated with pesticides please make sure you peel them before feeding.
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Devil-Crusta10
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Hi,
I´d rather try zucchini/courgette than cucumber as it doesn´t fall appart or gets slimy that quick.  |
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Ulli Bauer
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My shrimp also like (rather, love) dried thin slices of Hokkaido pumpkin - another member of the Cucurbitaceae family.
They don't spoil the water, I can leave them in the tank for an entire day (although they hardly ever last that long).
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skipm
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| I have never heard of that kind of pumpkin before, does it have any other names? |
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Ulli Bauer
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Hi,
it also comes under the name of kuri pumpkin, or hokkaido squash, or even red-skin kabocha.
Very high in carotene and thus beneficial to the coloring.
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neilfishguy
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Location: manhappenin KS
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| I personally have found that as long as you take the goo inside out of cucumber then they will last 2-3 days without any water spoilige. This is in my 10 gallon RCS only tank though. |
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