wayne6442 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I still have to convince my shrimp that they "WILL" like mulberry leaves. It has been 5 days since I offered this tasty leaf to my obviously very spoilt shrimp. A couple have wandered over it but just kept going. The only contenders have been a couple of snails, and they don't stay long. Anyone any ideas as to why they would not be interested? The leaves are fresh but have been frozen. I steeped them in boiling water for a couple of minutes before putting them in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matmatmat Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 They may just not be hungry enough, if there is an easier or tastier food source they are going to go for that first. Do you feed the shrimp? Other than the leaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne6442 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I feed my shrimp just once a week usuall a piece of groung up alge wafer, since the leaves have been in I have just let them forrage, still must be plenty of pickings in the substrate. New leaf in today, see how they go this time round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 what sort of shrimp are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne6442 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 CRS in one tank and yellow cherries in the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljohn_83 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 do you blanch ie half boil the leaves as if they are to fresh they wont be so keen as they like decomposeing leavs 100x more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne6442 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I blanched the leaves in boiling water for around three minuts before putting them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyfish Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 i freeze mine, helps break down the cells, they devour about 6 giant leaves a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
