more on Veggie diet for my clown loaches?

[squid]

willclown loaches eat veggies? will it be ok if their diet is more veggie based?
like 2/3 veggies and 1/3 meat? my clown loaches are with some plecos, and i'm worried that meaty diet would be harmful to plecos? problems is my clown loaches are with my plecos, if i make food for my plecos, more on veggies thanmeaty, will this diet be also ok for clown loaches? or do they need more meaty diet?

[glenna]

my clowns LOVE zucchini (and algae wafers.)
I "parboil" the Z in the microwave after slicing it into coins.
I just put a plant weight on it and the pull it out the next am (whatever they have not eaten) . At first they were not sure, but once the SAE gobbled it, they knew it was good food. Now they prefer their zucchini over many other foods. I have not had luck getting them to eat broccoli, but I know of many others have had success.

[squid]

my clowns LOVE zucchini (and algae wafers.)
I "parboil" the Z in the microwave after slicing it into coins.
I just put a plant weight on it and the pull it out the next am (whatever they have not eaten) . At first they were not sure, but once the SAE gobbled it, they knew it was good food. Now they prefer their zucchini over many other foods. I have not had luck getting them to eat broccoli, but I know of many others have had success.

Thanks Glenna so they're ok on veggie based diet, and just opccasionally giving them meaty stuff like shrimps?

[glenna]

I feed a variety of foods: I do the zucchini, algae wafers, tropical crisps, shrimp pellets and sinking wafers (not all at the same time - two small to medium sized meals per day) They also get blood worms, but only once a week. They do not seem to like the brine shrimp as much. If I catch garden worms, I will wash them off well and they like them, as long as I chop them up.
They also get a steady diet of SNAILS from my other tanks!

I probably feed too much, but I think two smaller meals a day is better than one big one. Also, I do not feel too badly, as long as I keep up the water changes so that the water quality does not suffer.

hope this helps

[DennisCraig]

Your clowns and most other loachs will readily accept veggies.I have been feeding mine fresh cuccumber and zuccinni for the past 7 years. I also feed froozin brine shrimp, chopped prawns (table shrimp), veggie pellets, and a high protien flake food. I randomly change what I feed each feeding, 3 times a day. Hope this helps with keeping all your fish happy!