Be certain to supplement their diet because once the algae is gone, they could starve.
Check out Michael over at Youtube for how to prep zucchini. He has a little stage fright on camera but definitely is a great tutorial on how to blanch and store your zucchini.How do you prepare the spinach and zucchini. I assume you put it on a clip. And how long do you leave it in the tank ? Will the algae wafers dissolve in the tank and cause problems?
If you have more than 3 oto's in a tank, the piece of zucchini will be gone in less than 24 hours. I personally feed my oto's a day before a water change. This is to just suck up any loose zucchini particles left in the water (which rarely happens)How do you prepare the spinach and zucchini. I assume you put it on a clip. And how long do you leave it in the tank ? Will the algae wafers dissolve in the tank and cause problems?
There is two more steps I do over what Mike does in that video. I first peel the zucchini so it has no outer skin. This is because I don't see my oto's eating it which equals more clean up. Then I cut the zucchini in half. This is to use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and inners so your just left with the delicious noms noms.Check out Michael over at Youtube for how to prep zucchini. He has a little stage fright on camera but definitely is a great tutorial on how to blanch and store your zucchini.