vegetable and carrots for shrimps??

[briansg]

hi bros

have any one try to feed your shrimps with vegetables ( eg spinach ) or carrots ...

I have seen some bros in overseas forum feeding with them , any comments on this issue ???

[Philosophos]

My Yamato eat just about anything. They didn't seem to have any issue with some canned (sodium free) and then boiled green beans. You could probably even experiment for color; figure out which vegetables hold the pigment required to encourage a desired color in your shrimp.

-Philosophos

[Aria]

Vegetables sold here may be loaded with pesticides and chemical fertilisers. If you want to try then organically grown vegetables is the way to go

[Philosophos]

Many of us are adding chemicals to our aquarium that already make our fish unfit for human consumption. Flourish Excel is some nasty stuff that way. Ferts dosed from most brands or DIY look a lot like what farmers use.

Pesticides might be a problem with fresh foods if the regulations are loose. Malathion would probably do some interesting stuff to shrimp. Peeling the outside off/only feeding the inner parts could get around the issue. I've never had a problem feeding non-organic unpeeled, rinsed foods to any of my fish.

-Philosophos

[urbach]

once a week fed them with cucumber.peel the skin and dumped few slice inside the tank.they eat the soft part.2 hrs later, throw the cucumber away.

[surfbuyer]

just wondering if there is a list of vegetables and fruits which are safe to feed to shrimps?

[beetroot]

they also love boiled zucchini (or courgette).

[Blumarine]

feed them with spinach, boil it till its very soft. roll them into balls and store it in the freezer for future feeding. it saves time. Thaw them before putting into the tank. MY CRS lovvesss them

[budakgiler]

spinach, yeah.
boil till soft, put in fridge before serve(=

[Crazy4Shrimps]

great recipe! I keep throwing away the left overs. Now I know how to store them.

[fishking]

yeah...my office cherry shrimps eat cooked carrot cubes.

It is also cleaner to the water. I dont get planaria worms when I only feed carrots.

[tutusik]

bananas can change parameters of water . I think other vegetables or fruits too.

I always take it off after 3-4h

[BettaLoves.]

can try normal organic spinach too. just wash them with boil water or soak them in boil water for lyk 3-5mins.

[tutusik]

I don't know why my shrimps dont like carrots and bananas ://

[Philosophos]

Unless you're boiling the carrot, it's probably too hard. The bananas contain phospholypids (fat) and some other nutrients that aren't favorites. Try starting with things that simulate their natural surroundings if you're having trouble. Boiled green leafy vegetables are a good start, though they can polute the water. As an alternative, boiled zucchini might work well.

-Philosophos

[tutusik]

I boiled the carrot about 3-5min.