What is the skinny on leaf litter?
What kind of leaves seem to be the most preferred?
What kind of leaves are DO NOT FEED?
I have a lot of oak, walnut, poplar around my area. Obviously if they're wild you want to make sure they haven't been sprayed.
Do they just have to be dried out until they're crispy?
Rinse em at all?
If I can't get wild, for sure I'll buy from some sponsors here.
Thanks
There are generally two types of leaves.
1. Ones that are eaten by shrimps directly.
2. Leaves that decompose and are allowing biofilm to grow. The biofilm gets eaten by the shrimps.
Drying is not a must. It is best to collect leaves for biofilm formation in the Fall because the plants absorb sugar from the leaves back to the roots, branches and trunks. If they contain too much sugar you increase the chances of bacterial blooms.
Here is a link to an earlier post.
http://www.shrimpspot
