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Would RCS enjoy a bit of cantelope? We just cut one open and it's quite delish and I was wondering if the shrimp might like it?

They just might Try putting a small piece in and let us know if they swarm all over it or not

Hmmm - my shrimp have never swarmed anything.

Boy, mine sure do. When I put some steamed dandelion in the tanks they go crazy!

wendyjo wrote:Hmmm - my shrimp have never swarmed anything.

Does this mean you tried the cantelope ?

I did - no one seemed to care about it. I also give them zuchinni and cucumbers and they ignore those as well. So does my oto. LOL - so does my husband! I guess no one in my family likes to eat their veges

That is just too funny! Everyone in your family is picky about fruits and veggies, including the pets.

I have never tried cantelope, But, I have tried dandelion, Thanks to badflash.
zuchinni, green beans, peas, asparigus, collards.

wendyjo
What part were you going to try ?

John

Whatever you put in, be sure it is softened by steaming or freezing. They onlylike the softer stuff. It should be cooked al dente (still firm).

I dropped a piece of rind into the backyard pond last week. I figured I'd try a small piece in another week or so, after it has time to decay a bit. If nothing else, it should support some micro-critters the shrimp will like.

But, I have tried dandelion, Thanks to badflash.
zuchinni, green beans, peas, asparigus, collards.

Of the foods you tried which ones did they like?

I put a peice of the cantelope "meat" in there, skewered on a shish-ka-bob stick. I didn't blanch it simply cause cantelope is really soft already. But I do blanch the cukes and zuchini and no one really goes after it.

I like to feed my shrimp, snails and crayfish leftover fruits and vegetebles.
Never tried cantelope though. They seem to eat apple, pear, collard greens, zuchinni, cucumber, green beans, iceburg lettuce and romaine lettuce. The main veggies I use are zuchinni and collard greens. The greens I freeze before feeding. They seem to soften faster if you do that. And I boil the zuchinni. The other stuff is just thrown in as leftovers. After 5 days I will throw out any that remains.

Shouldn't use the iceberg lettuce, in all honesty. It has no real nutritional value, just a small amount of fiber. The benefit to humans on a diet comes from the fact it requires more calories to digest than you actually gain from eating it.

Maekellen wrote:Shouldn't use the iceberg lettuce, in all honesty. It has no real nutritional value, just a small amount of fiber. The benefit to humans on a diet comes from the fact it requires more calories to digest than you actually gain from eating it.

The nice thing about iceberg is that it rots really fast and all sorts of growwies get doing on it. These are what the shrimp feast on. I like romain better, but don't turn your nose up at it.