Indian Almond Leaf

[roscoeb]

Hi I purchased some Indian Almond Leaves from Newbreed Aquatics.

I broke off  approx. 1/4 leaf put it in my 17 Litre Nano Tank and no one has even bothered to take  a bite :-(

Anyone had any success with IAL as a shrimp food

Its a relatively new tank (I'm relatively new to shrimp) and stocked with Crystal Reds

Roscoe

[neo-2FX]

@roscoeb I find that it's normal for shrimp not to take to it straight away. It will take a while before the IAL starts to break down and then watch it disappear overnight!

[al4n]

dont worry too much, as mentioned above mine wont touch it at all

[NoGi]

It takes time, mine usually last around a month in my tank slowly being eaten away. Most of the time when I am looking in there, the shrimp aren't on it anyway.

[zn30]

As all the above replies mine don't start eating it until it has been in the tank for a few months when it started to deteriorate from being submerged. I have also read that the leaves will also break down quicker in slightly acid water.

[inkevnito]

Just wait for the leaf to soften up for the shrimps to be able to peck at it. Although i have realised some leaves are softer than others.

I had two leaves in my tank and one has completely been demolished and the other is still untouched. I find the darker brown ones are more softer/thinner? 

[roscoeb]

Thanks for the replies :-)

It's so helpful to have such a great community to interact with, especially for a newbie like my self

[NoGi]

That's what this community is all about ??

Just remember that everyone started out as newbies at some stage.

[roscoeb]

Thanks for the encouragement :-)

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