How to Blanch Food for your Snails and Fish

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[@mariahansen398]

Thank you so much for this!!! You totally sNAILED the demonstration!!!!:)

[@user-ij3uq2rq5n]

🤦🏽‍♂️ Damnit Maria...

[@liamsstudio_44]

Hahahahaa

[@staceyng127]

Did this to zucchini, cucumbers and green beans and my snails and fish goes straight to them lol... thank you, you helped me make my babies happier 😊

[@boomkablamo]

Thanks for the tutorial. My mystery snails love zucchini cooked this way.

[@fromalanddownunda2812]

Thanks I was trying everything to get a cucumber to sink. lol

[@rosemarydudley9954]

I have also done this with "blanched-coins" of carrot. Also a little hard boiled egg yolk and today, Wednesday, I blanched a few peas, removed the skins and plopped them in. The fish really love these treats. Thanks for your video :>)

[@holliepop]

Great tutorial! Just finished watching your video on how to hatch Mystery Snails, which was also really helpful. Thank you so much!

[@dansolo944]

Thank you so much this tutorial was very useful this is my fist time getting snails and I had no idea how to blanch. Thank you for the help

[@DonyaLane]

This just answered a lot of my questions. Thanks!

[@GiselleFrench]

Thanks for sharing I've just had mystery snails hatch so now I will prepare this for them!

[@larageorgescu7469]

I think this might be my snails favourite food so far! Thx

[@ShellyCline]

Randomiz3r same. My apple snails are crazy for zucchini. I always anchored them though which was a huge pain. To be able to blanch them so they sink and store the extras in the freezer is an awesome idea.

[@annabellerose678]

Thank you! I just got my first few mystery snails and I want to be sure they get enough to eat.

[@Simon-zg2jl]

That was really helpful, thank you!👍

[@mildredgilmore5533]

If you have a Pleco, cut the green skin so that it doesn't form a ring. Sometimes a Pleco will get the ring stuck around its gills and will not be able to breathe. If you cut some of the green skin off the edge, this cannot happen. Happy Fishkeeping!

[@crotchetyoldgrouch3163]

What about adding finely crushed egg shells ... I've been doing that for my mystery snails a couple times per wk ... Seems to keep their shells healthy ... Have to peel the skin lining the shell and that is easier if the shells are placed in a bowl of water and microwaved for a couple of minutes ... A coffee grinder works great for powering the "DRY" egg shells ... The finer the eggs shells are, the better !!!

[@MichaelsHomeCooking]

love Love LOVE this, thank you!

[@alexzhang3761]

Thanks a lot! This is a late comment, but this video helped a lot and I just tried it out. Works amazing! Not sure if the snails like it or not, but a very informative video.

[@krisnickfffs]

Thank you sir. Im new to the aquarium hobby and this really helped thank you and god bless

[@leticiarachaeldiffee6730]

My snails loved it SO MUCH they ate the whole thing

[@oliverrussell8477]

Great video. How do you keep the rest of the cucumber fresh? Put it in the fridge?

[@naimadnuiges2636]

@ 5:18 @ .25% speed you can see the big black fish eat one of your little guys Q_Q poor thing

[@starsfalldown1234567]

I don't see it. Also these are mollies it's not possible for them to gulp down fishes that big.

[@taphazoj4]

Omg, yeah he totally does eat a little one.

[@tamarapatrick9949]

I can definitely see it

[@knomtombat]

Thanks for the tips! Got some mystery snail eggs about to hatch!

[@drunkkhajit5035]

How often do i feed two mystery snails this? I'm cycling a tank just for the snails so I don't have anything in it yet but I don't know how often they need to be fed this and algae wafers

[@barakieldraco5440]

Thank you for this innovative idea for sinking the cucumbers by the way... I had cucumbers saved in a bag from a salad at a party and my friends call me cucumber now..lol🤷‍♀️

[@carlamariestudios]

Thanks so much!

[@gailcousins3693]

This was a very informative video! Thank you for sharing this. My otocinclus will enjoy their veggies!

[@josephsiluano7681]

What other types of food would this be good for too?

[@jazminbretado6724]

Thank you very helpful☺

[@anddyjefferson34]

Your patty ate a baby guppy or a baby patty towards the end of the video 😭

[@angelcarreno6544]

Nope, he just shoo them away so he could get a piece : )

[@xvruyl2899]

Angel Carreño all it is doing is shoo them away but it’s not eating it

[@Azerlin]

Yeah I turned the play speed down, did eat that one lol not sure if he spit it back out. lol

[@Barkleydj]

Hi There. Can I feed the Blanched Cucumbers to my larger predator fish tank as well?

[@mesofius]

Thanks, I had no idea what this blanching was and my zebra snails weren't eating the cucumbers, maybe now they will!

[@clarkenewton4388]

What kind of molly is the big one at 5:12 because I have a couple of these in my tank but I never bought them and they are really eye catching

[@captaingreenbeardscove8304]

If I just freeze my veggies & thaw them out do you think that would soften them up enough for the snails & fish to eat?

[@traceyxxrose7454]

Super late to this party but because OP didn’t seem to know if/why salt was bad (at the time he posted this at least) I had to comment saying no one should EVER add salt!!! That should go without saying for freshwater fish, but especially for your snails as well . You’ve never heard of little kids killing snails and slugs by sprinkling a little salt on them? Creek I know, but it really does kill them immediately. It will also kill your freshwater snail almost instantaneously if you give them salted veg. The whole point of blanching veg at home for our fish and snails is to ensure there’s no salt, which may be present in store bought blanched veg.

[@youarethecauseofmyeuphoria5744]

AMAZING thank you!! 😃😄

[@whereswilson6121]

OOOH BABY GIVE ME ONEE MORE CHAAANCE

[@BBUBst]

One of my goldfish have stopped growing and it’s not anywhere near the size of the others siblings. I am feeding them flakes do you think cucumber would help?

[@notmeanttobe6940]

My aquarium snail loves smushed avocado pieces❤😊 🐌

[@adventureswithlolotheservi3181]

No judgment against you but my OCD was on crack during this video with that tank glass and oven burners lol. Great video thanks!

[@yourmajesty3569]

That's all I could see. I kept watching because it was a good tutorial, but each step of the way it just kept getting worse.

[@the_fleerian]

I never knew how to do this!

[@pozpoz2126]

My snails love it! This tutorial was perfect!

[@anniet494]

How long before you should take it out?

[@reggaemortis4117]

I just got a snail and have feed him twice so far. Each time a leaf of spinach. He ate the leaf no problem but I'm gonna try this out

[@samanthacasas3091]

How long can it be Left in the tank to see if they will eat it or not? I done this two times now . Both times my snail did not eat it . I only let it stay in for about an hour. Can it be Left over night?

[@pawelmatus]

No need to blanch. I just cut up zuchinni and freeze it. My ancistrus, mollies, apple snails and even coryadoras eat it no problem. In my case btw.

[@cecepho]

paulus matusevicus I believe he boiled it to create a softer texture to the cucumbers (or zucchini), making it easier for the fish or snails to eat.

[@andreadrake1393]

Do you keep them in the fridge ?? After the blanching process ??

[@chococan83]

But how do we store it if we had excess cucumber ?

[@MegaRambit]

I tried to feed blanched cucumber to my mystery snail and my betta went nuts! Rolling on it, dive-bombing it... I don't know if he was eating it or not? I got worried and took it out, because he's only supposed to eat insects; I didn't want him to get sick... But it was just a strange, unexpected reaction from a meat-eater. Not sure what to do about that.

[@unrulysk7215]

Andrew how often do you feed snails?

[@glennooz]

how about Alvera. I'm told it's good for the fish and the tank?? ty

[@DebsInManchesterUK]

does it not take the vitiams out of it though when you boil it

[@Ratxgirl503]

Good tutorial

[@carolynmccarthy914]

Can you use frozen zucchini or other things?

[@bobgoshey7366]

Is that to much food?

[@vietkieuvuongquocanhhoicaca]

Could I use Carrot or any other that Feed Snail Only please. As Everytime I put Cucumber or Zucchinni , Goldfish and Pleco, and Sword Tail Fish usually take a chance to eat Snail's foods. Since then Snails start eating my Plant because they are still hungry

[@jennyrose8739]

How do you preserve any leftover blanched vegetables?

[@patriciagrace4135]

MotherOfCats I’ve heard you can freeze them and thaw as needed

[@Eli-yk2yi]

you need more subscribers!!! you got a new subscriber 😊

[@babyface7440]

How about eggs or egg shells?

[@thefishownergr2922]

i have 2 snails lol why did you put the timer on the microwave?

[@plentiiface_young1583]

What do you do with blanched veg?

[@Leroy_brwn]

Will the vegetables still sink if I freeze them after? I only have 1 snail so a whole zucchini wouldn't last long in the ref ridge

[@andrewesquivel]

I freeze mine and it sinks pretty easily.

[@Leroy_brwn]

@@andrewesquivel thank you so much!

[@DFthepolarbear]

What size tank is this?

[@erndog0110]

Don't know about the cucumbers But this isn't needed for zucchini or lettuce Just feed it to them and they eat it raw

[@tukibak5223]

can you do this for betta fish although they are carnivores?

[@caitlindesrosiers3466]

Carnivores mean they only eat meat.

[@firefightingdrumstick]

you have a nice voice .-. u should do audio books

[@annr3822]

Thank you my Guppies are very very Happy Now :) XO

[@oliviajohanna5967]

so basically the word 'blanch' means to boil?

[@ShellyCline]

Olivia Butcher not exactly. It means to boil for a short period of time and then immerse in ice water. The ice water is part of what makes this different from just cooking it. Although I have to say boiling coins for 4 and a half minutes seems like a long time for blanching. Usually blanching is 1 to 2 minutes depending on what you're preserving.

[@yourmajesty3569]

Blanch is not fully cooking. To blanch is to very specifically boil for a brief time and then stop the cooking process.

[@bluebowser3121]

My golden inca snails wont eat the cucumber I prepared for them.

[@pinacolada_2731]

*oh baby give me one more chance*

[@sarav9798]

Wow how many snails are you feeding with that?

[@jton1]

Sara V FAXX

[@yukariyang3639]

What water did u use to cook and cool down the zucchini? Did u use bottled water or sink?

[@andrewesquivel]

I use my tap water, but it should be noted that I'm on a private well, so unlike City Municipality Water there are no added chemicals to my water.

[@RaulsAquaticsandReptiles]

Great video 👍

[@leehowyau4594]

Raul’s Aquatics and Reptiles very helpful, they eat lot’s

[@TwistedArtdesigns]

Aggressive molly

[@fragelicious]

clean your glass Bra.

[@briansanchez6147]

Tom R clean your face bra.

[@pawelmatus]

Brrrrrrrap! Lol

[@DeannaAlisha]

What do you use to clean it? The magnet glass cleaner?

[@Zedong99]

Deanna Alisha for the inside yeah, for outside use any glass cleaner. Just be careful not to spray into the tank

[@lisa81241]

Are they good fish? Can I put the zucchini in a aquarium with gold fish I have one snail with some gold fish.

[@vanhor123]

Vegetable are good for almost every living creature! Gold fish will eat ANYTHING. But most people prefer to provide gold fish with peas, as it helps relieve constipation, and gold fish have A LOT of constipation.

[@phoenixthebuilder205]

Do you need to feed them this daily and can I save the pices of blanched veggies or no if yes I can then can I just feed it to them again or do i have to re-heat it?

[@andrewesquivel]

It's not something that needs to be a primary part of their diet, but it's always nice to have as a supplementary part of their diet. You can definitely make a whole bunch at once, and whatever you don't feed you can freeze. I usually thaw them out when I take them out of the freezer. No extra work needed at that point. Just drop them in and you're good

[@phoenixthebuilder205]

Thanks a lot and 1 have 1 more question so I only have one snail and a bunch of baby snails that hatched recently and I'm wondering how much should I put in there? And if your not sure then should I take it out or leave the coin in?

[@onyemaruchechikalu3600]

Why do I need to cook the cucumbers?

[@vanhor123]

To help make the cucumbers soft enough for the fish to eat, also helps the cucumber sink to the bottom of the tank allowing your snails/plecos, who eat most of the cucumber, to get to it. ALSO helps the freezing process for long-term storage.

[@xsaver23]

can i store the extra ones in the fridge?

[@andrewesquivel]

yup. I store mine in the freezer

[@xsaver23]

got it, thx !

[@Matt-mj5eb]

andrewesquivel wouldn’t that make the a mush once thawed?

[@boomkablamo]

I keep mine frozen and just thaw them in a bowl of cool water when I need them. They thaw in a matter of minutes and it keeps them fresh as possible.

[@boomkablamo]

they only get mushy if you run them under a faucet for a while or move them around too much

[@kyosthetrash9055]

can i just soak the cumbers in just boiled water?

[@kayhenny7759]

Can you use any other vegetables?

[@vanhor123]

Its fun to find out which vegetable (and some fruits) your fish prefer. zucchini and cucumber are the most popular but you can go with carrots, romaine lettuce, green beans, peas and many more!

[@popaalex9475]

oh baby give me one more chance..

[@anthonyguevara7536]

do you need cold ice for this??

[@andrewesquivel]

Anthony Guevara hot ice is fine 😋 But in all seriousness, yes ice water will cool the plant down and stop the cooking process immediately.

[@LeanneRuth]

Anthony Guevara no you can use just regular water put in the freezer for 15 minutes

[@jezedwards190]

Lol 😆

[@Rob-ik7jy]

Thanks for the tip. My tip to you clean your place from time to time lol

[@suewiseman494]

Letting it boil for 4 minutes. Doesn't this remove a lot of the nutrients?

[@krisztina3694]

I was thinking the same. I always see ppl just dropping in the water .

[@WA-ge3vz]

But i always hear of the dangers of overfeeding fish. Is there no danger of those fishing eating too much in one day and then having problems?

[@andrewesquivel]

Will Akers when people refer to the danger of overfeeding, they're referring to the idea that the fish won't eat all of the food, thus the food will sit there and rot. When it does this release is ammonia which is not good. You want to make sure everything gets eaten

[@djmmeade2094]

Great video I must try this Thank you 👍🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

[@ChocolateTony]

Did you use tap safe for the chlorine of your boiling and ice water?

[@andrewesquivel]

My house runs on a private well. Because of that, I don't have chlorine or chloramine in my water like other people do when they have Municipality Water

[@ChocolateTony]

@@andrewesquivel what would you recommend for people who have chlorine in their tap water. How should they blanch their veggies?

[@zharg002]

That black fish ate a little fish at the last second 😢

[@samihaque9848]

why do we have to blanch their food?

[@andrewesquivel]

makes it soft so they can eat it, cleans it, and allows it to sink instead of float.

[@samihaque9848]

ohhhhh ok, thanks!

[@annr3822]

Like feeding a toothless baby some steak if you don't

[@Matthew-cd8iv]

@@annr3822 not really

[@JohnnyRelentless]

It's a colander, not a strainer. Trust me, this is a semester of home ec talking.

[@annr3822]

Do you need to keep the skin on??

[@vanhor123]

Actually, most fish will not eat the skin, so many people skin the cucumber/zucchini before slicing it into "coins". Same thing for seeds, but seeds seem to just be preference.

[@yj4stara]

I wonder why my snails and fish do t seem to bother with it , I tried zucchini

[@whitiedave]

if i do it with garlic, can i use the boiled water and add to tank?

[@doremysweet]

OH BABY GIVE ME ONE MORE CHAAAAANCE WONT YOU PLEASE LET ME BACK IN YOUR HEART

[@infinitysynth6306]

OH BABY GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE

[@andrewesquivel]

i honestly have no idea why people keep commenting this lol

[@yourlordalmighty8155]

What fish do you have?

[@vanhor123]

The big black one I believe is a Molly, The colorful ones are guppies and the orange ones are probably platys.

[@samanthacasas3091]

My snail will not eat cucumbers ☹️

[@kanladasorrell]

Oh Baby, Give Me One More Chance!!! Won’t you please let me~ BACK IN YO HEART!!! O-oh, babyyy!!! Oo-OO BABY!! OH-OH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!

[@andrewesquivel]

Why do people keep commenting this!? 😂

[@kanladasorrell]

It’s a meme :) I love snails and I love fish

[@andrewesquivel]

@@kanladasorrell dang, I must have missed this particular meme. What's it called? I gotta look it up

[@meep2576]

Can I give them frozen peas

[@alphabravo2181]

Instructions unclear, imported parrot from Taiwan 🇹🇼

[@irisbaldwin1210]

thank you smuch for the in sight may the Lord Jesus bless you :)