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neilfishguy
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: manhappenin KS
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Does anyone else experiment to see what their shrimp love?
I have tried
Pear-which turned out to be their favorite food!
Grapes-They didnt like...a few tried it but then left!
Mysis shrimp-no intrest!
And best of all, A chunk of copper!
JK!
So what unconventional foods have you tried?
Good luck! Neil |
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mouCe
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Age: 19
Joined: 05 Mar 2008
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Location: Hannover
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Hey Neil,
I tried potatoes and noodles.
But they where not really interessted - maybe because they just moved into the tank.
This year I will try it again with more foods  |
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Ulli Bauer
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Age: 34
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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Location: Weinstadt
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Hi,
my shrimp love
deep-frozen spinach
green peas
blanched stinging nettles
dried (green) walnut leaves
paprika
spirulina tabs (self-made, with strained peas and powdered freeze-dried gammarus)
fresh garlic (only a little or the tank will really stink)
filter muck
...and semolina pudding...
If you feed things with a lot of carbohydrates and sugars, watch your water - and take them out after a maximum of two hours, or else you might get a bacteria bloom.
You might also want to refer to our Shrimp Food List, http://www.crustaforum.com/topic,84,-shrimp-food-list.html
Wait a moment... A chunk of copper? Copper as in copper wire? But you do know that this is an absolutely deadly poison for shrimps?
Cheers
Ulli |
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Devil-Crusta10
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Hi,
I tried cooked red beetroot |
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Pearl
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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Hi,
I am also confused about "copper" as a shrimp food, this is normally absolutly toxical for shrimp, isn't it?
Regards, Noa |
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Pearl
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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Hi,
I forgot to tell that I tried also corn and peas (without paring) and put them on a wooden stick into the sand so that the shrimps can reach them near the ground (they love that - my shrimps are very lazy)
I tried also courgette and cucumber which they love not so much - they prefer especially the corn...
They also like very much smashed snails (I am soooo sorry) and the powdered food I made for them out of shrimp food and spirulina powder. They like the powder very much, maybe because it evenly spread in the tank and is therefore easily to reach for the majority (yes, I thought about that very much *g*) and is also best for the baby shrimps.
Regards, Noa |
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waterfaller1
Age: 49
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Posts: 62
Location: Orlando FL
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I notice alot of people list spinach, either fresh & blanched..or frozen. Do you not worry about the high content of oxalic acid it posesses? And that it blocks calcium absorption?
I presently have thin sliced organic zucchini that I blanched and froze. I just thaw out a slice and add it to the tank. I remove it within a day. I have also tried carrot. I feed my shrimp all sorts of goodies. A few times a week the tank gets live micro-worms~Grindals. I also have large almond leaves that are soaked in tank water to remove the excess tannins, then placed in the tank.
I am waiting for the arrival of my "Rain's Shrimpy Biscuits" from Finland.  |
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neilfishguy
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: manhappenin KS
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That was about the copper...I guess it wasnt clear... |
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Pearl
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| sorry Neil, I don't get it... |
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Ulli Bauer
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Hi waterfaller,
if you blanch the spinach the oxalic acid is neutralized. Frozen spinach is also blanched before freezing.
I wouldn't soak Indian almond leaves in extra tanks - the tannins are quite beneficial for shrimp, they aid the molting process. I just throw them into the tank as they are, 1 leaf per 50 litres (approximately). The water gets slightly yellowish in color, which helps bring out the colors in the inhabitants.
Cheers
Ulli |
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waterfaller1
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Very good, thank you.  |
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Ulli Bauer
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Hej Noa,
now I know... JK - Just Kidding!
Neil, forgive us non-native speakers...
Cheers
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Pearl
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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thanks Ulli, when I see JK I MUST think of "John Kennedy" - sorry. Althought it would also fit a little bit, wouldn't it *haha*
Regards, Noa |
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neilfishguy
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: manhappenin KS
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| Sorry about the confusion! |
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Pearl
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