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idlwld Shrimp Enthusiast

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Just wondering if anyone has fed their shrimp peach leaves??? Have seen them mentioned on a few other sites, but haven't seen anything on here. And as I have a couple of trees in the backyard I am keen to know how they go? :D

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Not tried, but would be great if you could post your findings.... served freshly blanched, or dried ?

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One of the shrimps all time favorites! I had a couple leaves from market purchased peach and boiled them for few mins to remove any nasties. Shrimp were all over it and fights broke out amongst them. Please ensure no chemicals pesticides were used on the leaves before using.

Very lucky to have your own trees!

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On a similar subject, I've fed Mango leaves as well, and the shrimp seem to like it.

I pick the younger, softer leaves, wash and give it a blanching in hot water.

The older leaves might be too tough as my shrimp seem to prefer the younger mango leaves.

So if you have a choice, pick the younger peach leaves.

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I'm definitely interested to read the results if you test them out too, always looking for different food to diversify their diet. Good to hear they worked for you Chi, very promising findings :victorious:

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Well I put in a younger leaf, freshly blanched, and they haven't really touched it yet(since yesterday). I'm wondering if it's because the tank has been cycling for 4 weeks and may have built up an abundance of food for the shrimp in this time, so whilst they have plenty to chose from they aren't going nuts over the peach leaf???? Thoughts?

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How long did you boil them for? Maybe it wasn't long enough & hasn't broken down enough. :confused: :encouragement:

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Two minutes of boiling, was quite limp when I took it out. I'll leave it in for another day and see what happens. The tree has almost lost all it's leaves (as it is deciduous) I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

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I have read that most deciduous trees are ok for shrimp cause they contribute to the leaf litter in streams & creeks but I wouldn't take that as a rule though. Next time I'd try boiling for about five mins & see how that goes. I put my IAL leaves in a water drum to break down for a week or two till the start to fall apart before I put them in my tank & when I put them in the shrimp go mental & swarm all over the leaves straight away :victorious:

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The peach leaf is starting to be consumed!!! Mustn't have been soft enough when I first put it in. But the larger shrimp are starting to eat it. Pity most the leaves have fallen off the trees, guess I'll have to wait for spring........

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Leave it longer to soften. See what happens then.

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Well I put in a younger leaf' date=' freshly blanched, and they haven't really touched it yet(since yesterday). I'm wondering if it's because the tank has been cycling for 4 weeks and may have built up an abundance of food for the shrimp in this time, so whilst they have plenty to chose from they aren't going nuts over the peach leaf???? Thoughts?[/quote']

I always use the older leaves as they break down faster...it's the same with other varieties as well, should go for the older leaves or the ones that have fallen of the tree, as in nature there is no one to pick the leaves for them fresh...and maybe you feed your shrimp too much! LOL!

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