The Canadian Maple Leaf

[Happy-pitbull]

So I wanted to try a new leaf on my Bloody Marys, and since Im in Canada and Maple trees are everywhere,  I figured Id try that !  

Well they dont flock to it like Mulberry leaves, but they do seem to like it more than Almond leaves. 

This is what it looks like after around a week. .... all holy !  Kinda neat looking :)

 

 

[zn30]

Agree it does look good, did you prep the maple leaf the same as a mulberry leaf? Let us know how long it took to be eaten, how many shrimp in the tank?

Edited July 23, 2016 by zn30

[Happy-pitbull]

There is around 20 shrimp in the tank and the leaf was in the tank for a little over a week.  

I let the leaf dry then rinsed it under hot water before placing it in the tank. 

How do most people prepare their mulberry leaves ? 

[NoGi]

It sure does look nice. These don't go brown when dried?

[Happy-pitbull]

Nope it stayed green after it was dried. :)

[zn30]

On 23 July 2016 at 3:51 PM, Happy-pitbull said:

There is around 20 shrimp in the tank and the leaf was in the tank for a little over a week.  

I let the leaf dry then rinsed it under hot water before placing it in the tank. 

How do most people prepare their mulberry leaves ? 

We haven't used mulberry leaves as yet, however we have just purchased a white mulberry tree for our shrimp. We use dried almond leaves, blanched spinach which we freeze then when required use boiling water from the kettle to make it soft enough for the shrimp.

We have watched videos on YouTube that shows how to prepare mulberry leaves for shrimp.

[jayc]

Preparing leaves:

Fresh leaves need to be blanched (boiled 3-4 minutes), cooled and then dropped into the tank. Shrimps can't eat fresh leaves like caterpillars. They usually wait till the leaf is soft, which could be a week after you add the leaf.

Dried leaves can be dropped straight into the tank. 

Frozen leaves can be frozen from fresh without boiling. Frozen leaves can be dropped straight into the tank.

In all cases, make sure the leaf is washed and no pesticides were used on the tree/plant at all.

 

You can feed  flowers too. Flowers are soft and don't need to be blanched. Straight into the tank it goes.

Just make sure the flower is edible. Search for my Edible Flower post in "Food & Nutrition".

Edited February 5, 2018 by jayc