Cooking/Drying Java Moss
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Cooking/Drying Java Moss
Hey guys,
I'm thinking about cooking and/or drying some java moss, then see if my shrimps will eat them. I read that people have tried dandelion and various types of greens, and how a lot of people complain they have to constantly rip out chunks of overgrown java moss. Think it would be a great idea to get rid of extra java moss(besides selling them) and feed shrimps at the same time. Any one have done this before or suggestions?
I'm thinking about cooking and/or drying some java moss, then see if my shrimps will eat them. I read that people have tried dandelion and various types of greens, and how a lot of people complain they have to constantly rip out chunks of overgrown java moss. Think it would be a great idea to get rid of extra java moss(besides selling them) and feed shrimps at the same time. Any one have done this before or suggestions?
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Hm....do u mean since they don't eat java moss when its alive, the shrimps won't eat java moss when it is cooked? My impression is that shrimps dont eat the moss, but the algae on it. Also, I thought in previous threads shrimps don't eat raw dandelion because its too tough so you have to cook it...so maybe similarly the java moss needs to be cooked first?
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Hi,
My java moss has been going through an algae epidemic so I havn't had time to try out my experiment yet ( trying to save as much as I can from dying). I do have to say the shrimps love the black hair-like fuzzy algae stuff. They swarm all over it. I was thinking of actually keeping a small tank of the algae infested java moss and periodically "reinfect" them to feed to my shrimps.
My java moss has been going through an algae epidemic so I havn't had time to try out my experiment yet ( trying to save as much as I can from dying). I do have to say the shrimps love the black hair-like fuzzy algae stuff. They swarm all over it. I was thinking of actually keeping a small tank of the algae infested java moss and periodically "reinfect" them to feed to my shrimps.
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