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sajica Shrimp Breeder

sajica

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I thought I'd give my shrimp a treat with a bunch of Kale purchased from one of the 2 big supermarkets (the one with more than 5 letters in it's name).

I decided to give it a rinse, and blanch it in hot water. Run it under the tap to stop the cooking process shake off the water and feed to the shrimp.

Sounds fairly harmless enough.

Over the last week I've proceeded to lose CBS and CRS in tanks I've fed the Kale to, with the Red Rilis obviously irritated, as they're not overly active and kind of just sitting there and not buzzing around the tank like usual. I wouldn't be suprised if I've lost a few Red Rilis too during this minor fiasco.

So the moral of the story is don't keep shrimp...... No hang on... The moral of the story is don't buy Kale from the stupidmarket. Grow your own.

And the stupid thing was I have some here, but sadly it's not doing well at all from the heat (nearly dead) and I figured a few dollars is pretty much nothing. It's cheaper to buy it than grow it. Unless it wipes out (not going to tally up what I've lost) a pile of shrimp.

Just thought I'd warn you guys. I certainly won't be putting Kale back into my tank. Benibachi Kale tablets are cheaper, I wouldn't have lost a single shrimp if I'd chosen to feed that to them instead.

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BlueBolts

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That's unfortunate mate....I'm guilty of buying spinach from the supermarket as the heat has zapped most of my organic grown ones. Did exactly how'd you describe in your boiling/rinsing method...I must have been extremely lucky. Thanks for the heads up !

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honcho Shrimp Breeder

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thats really bad news..

are u sure the kale may have (poisoned ) or something.. i use kale and spinach all the time from supermarkets...

you should check your ammonia ,nitrates maybe it produced a bit of spike in debrit..?

jut a guess though..

sorry to hear of your issue with this tank

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ineke

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ooo not good. you just don't know what they use anymore and I think some vegies have things sprayed on them to keep them looking fresh. Looks like growing our own is best

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Not good at all, sorry for your losses. Ofcourse growing is best but not everyone has the time or greenthumb. I use a lot of dried powder from health stores, nettle, spirulina, and a few others, also the kale tablets.

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Oh no so sorry to hear bro :( double check your water ya? I've never tried supermarket kale but spinach and others has never been a problem or me

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So sorry to hear about the mishap with kale leaves bought from the supermarket sajica :sorrow:...Thanks for the warning mate...CJ

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