YuccaPatrol - can you verify these are Magnolia leaves?
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Thanks everyone for you input,
I'll keep out of the ponds, but have just had another thought, how about oak leaf mould?............Our native oak leaves are really tough, so ones that have already half decayed naturally would definately be easier for shrimps to eat..........Or would all those fungal spores be a danger?
Thanks again.
I'll keep out of the ponds, but have just had another thought, how about oak leaf mould?............Our native oak leaves are really tough, so ones that have already half decayed naturally would definately be easier for shrimps to eat..........Or would all those fungal spores be a danger?
Thanks again.
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Just my opinion, but I see my collected leaves and other natural tank decorations as a source of beneficial organisms rather than a potential source of infection.
I think our germ-o-phobic culture can make it hard to believe that the vast majority of micro-organisms are beneficial.
The closest thing to an infectious organism I have had was a very brief appearance of some hydra that went away after about a week.
I think our germ-o-phobic culture can make it hard to believe that the vast majority of micro-organisms are beneficial.
The closest thing to an infectious organism I have had was a very brief appearance of some hydra that went away after about a week.
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Maple leaves work great, too. Pretty much any old, brown leaf lying on the ground will do. Just make sure you soak the leaves first. There is lots of stuff in leaves that leaches into the water during the first day or so. I noticed that when I measured the conductivity of the water the leaves were soaking in and realized by how much the conductivity had risen.
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