Eating plastic
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Eating plastic
My shrimp (adult M. rosenbergii) has been chewing off the tips of my plastic plants. Is this normal? Is this harmful?
- badflash
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It is normal. He need to be fed more green food.
Ron Spots, a published professional Rosenbergii breeder writes:
Ron Spots, a published professional Rosenbergii breeder writes:
I suspect you are not giving him enough green food. Get some dandilions or what ever weed is handy and boil it for a few minutes. Dump it in and he'll devour it. Look for weeds high in calcium and low in phosphorus. Collard greens work well.Plants can also be uprooted or devoured: the nibble marks on my plastic plants will attest to how far a prawn will go.
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They need a variety. Just algae isn't enough. Give him some cooked weeds. Collards & dandilion are the best followed by Turnip greens.
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Also, what I'm feeding as a "treat" is 3 eggs, shell & all+1/2 tsp of calcium gluconate. You can get that at any healthfood store. I mix the eggs in a blender for 5 minutes until the egg shells are really fine, then add the calcium gluconate. I zap it in the microwave, then chop it into bit sized chunks in a food processor.
Man my guys love this! This lasts my 800+ babies a week.
Man my guys love this! This lasts my 800+ babies a week.
Do they really eat them or do they chew them and spit them out?badflash wrote:It is normal. He need to be fed more green food.
Ron Spots, a published professional Rosenbergii breeder writes:I suspect you are not giving him enough green food. Get some dandilions or what ever weed is handy and boil it for a few minutes. Dump it in and he'll devour it. Look for weeds high in calcium and low in phosphorus. Collard greens work well.Plants can also be uprooted or devoured: the nibble marks on my plastic plants will attest to how far a prawn will go.
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