Triton Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 So... few weeks ago I realized I have a small mulberry tree in my back yard, and my mom has 2 huge ones at her house. What would be the way most people would like to see these to buy them? Fresh or Dried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I would assume dried, but I don't have much experience in the matter :/ -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Washed and dried for sure sold in 10 and 20 pack's. I'm really curious about bamboo leave's I'd imagine they eat them in the wild never see anyone using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I've used fresh and dried. The shrimp go for both with equal relish. The challenge with fresh is in a plastic bag they tend to mold fast. Dried won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Ah ok, so drying would probably be best bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Yepper. After drying they will be brittle, so if you are doing this for yourself- tupperware is a good saver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Aw ok, what about vacuum sealing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Sounds feasible. I've never seen anyone do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I got little bags, load up 20 in each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Vacuum sealed sounds great. Dried are lighter for shipping, too, if that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Tontora vaccuum seals them. My shrimp go insane, it's like shrimp crack lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well that's good to know, I figure I can do the food saver bags, would be the priciest part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyclownloach Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 A friend of mine dries his mulberry and guava leaves, they tend to curl though. Maybe it would be useful to get one of those grilling baskets to keep the leaves flat while they're drying? something smaller or bigger maybe? :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Or ya could just sit a book on top of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 She'd kill me. She loves her books... And doing anything fish related with them may result in death h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Have a thrift store by ya? Books are cheap there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 yea... that's sacrilegious to her lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuddha Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 So I can just pick a leaf off of the mulberry tree in my back yard, rinse it off, and feed it to my shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 yepper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yep. Mine went nuts at first but haven't touched it in a few days, but still looks fresh lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny banyurang Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 I used mulberry leaf. 1. Wash mulberry leaf 2. Boiling water, wait until completely boiled 3. Switch off stove and entering mulberry leaf into boiled water and wait moreless 3 minutes 4. Lift it up and drain a mulberry leaf then soak in cold water moreless 3-5 minutes 5. Now you can give to your lovely shrimp randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Even my picky red tigers love this. donny banyurang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 So I can just pick a leaf off of the mulberry tree in my back yard, rinse it off, and feed it to my shrimp? No, boil it for 10 minutes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've fed fresh picked without a problem, however blanching allows killing of any bad bacteria and breaking down of cells faster. High5's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 The Tortondo or something like that Mulberry Leaves that are dried and vacuum sealed in a package, my shrimp go nuts over. It is without a doubt, their favorite food, big time. Nothing even comes close. They will clean it to the skeleton within a couple of days, sometimes overnight. They seem to like to eat the Mulberry leaves at night. I don't see them around it much during the day, but the next day, it is almost gone. So they are munching at night on them big time. Even the new born fry love the Mulberry leaves, especially after I leave one in the tank for a couple of days. It seems like the don't touch it at all with the fry, then after a couple of days, they go after it big time. I boil the leaf for 5 minutes, let cool and put it in the tanks. But out of all the food I feed the shrimp, even blanched zucchini slices, or shrimp king, or snowflakes, or powder, or oak leaves, or Indian Almond leaves, or all kinds of different food. The Mulberry leaf is by far their favorite food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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