Cooking/Drying Java Moss

blinster · Post by **blinster** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:07 pm

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?

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:09 pm

Sounds like a good experiment worth trying!

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:20 pm

I would think that they would eat it wether it was live, cooked or dried. Hope you surprise me by proving me wrong but I don't think it will work. Please let us know how it turns out

blinster · Post by **blinster** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:55 pm

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?

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:36 am

It depends on how much fiber is in it. My shrimp love cooked greens, so give it a shot.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:52 am

Hi blinster,

Have you been able to try it out? Please update us.

carbon etc · Post by **carbon etc** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:08 am

My amanos have stripped the little fronds off my (living) moss... it keeps trying to grow back to no avail.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:11 am

Is this Java Moss or another kind of moss? My amanos like to eat living plants also

blinster · Post by **blinster** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:42 am

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.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:45 am

Another idea could be to get some to grow on rocks and then take turns using them to grow and feed your shrimp

blinster · Post by **blinster** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:14 pm

I thought fuzzy hair algae only grow on plants? Can they grow on rocks?

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:05 pm

Algae will grow on any surface that holds still long enough. I've even seen snapping turtles with algae growing on their shells

vidiots · Post by **vidiots** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:56 am

ToddnBecka wrote:Algae will grow on any surface that holds still long enough. I've even seen snapping turtles with algae growing on their shells

I've seen snails in my tanks with hair algae growing on their shells.