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Cooking/Drying Java Moss
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:07 pm
by blinster
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?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:09 pm
by YuccaPatrol
Sounds like a good experiment worth trying!
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:20 pm
by Neonshrimp
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
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:55 pm
by blinster
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?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:36 am
by badflash
It depends on how much fiber is in it. My shrimp love cooked greens, so give it a shot.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:52 am
by Neonshrimp
Hi blinster,
Have you been able to try it out? Please update us.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:08 am
by carbon etc
My amanos have stripped the little fronds off my (living) moss... it keeps trying to grow back to no avail.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:11 am
by Neonshrimp
Is this Java Moss or another kind of moss? My amanos like to eat living plants also
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:42 am
by blinster
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:45 am
by Neonshrimp
Another idea could be to get some to grow on rocks and then take turns using them to grow and feed your shrimp
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:14 pm
by blinster
I thought fuzzy hair algae only grow on plants? Can they grow on rocks?
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:05 pm
by ToddnBecka
Algae will grow on any surface that holds still long enough. I've even seen snapping turtles with algae growing on their shells
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:56 am
by vidiots
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.