I always harvest grapevine leaves from my garden usually in August and September (not sprayed with pesticides). After boling them for 3 minutes they go to the vacuum sealed bag and in the freezer. Usually 100 -150 leaves will last me for 6 month for 5 of my Neocaridina breeding tansk. Cheers Chris

@MandyJane123700

3 ай бұрын

I notice that my scuds like grape leaves better than oak. I have wild grape vines on my fence line. I've got oak leaves in two of my scuds tanks that have been in there for months, they don't look like they are breaking down much at all. I think I will switch to only grape leaves or catappa. I did put some dried banana leaf in a tank yesterday, I just want to see if they like it.

@IMaqua

3 ай бұрын

@@MandyJane123700 I noticed that as well. All the scuds in my shrimp breeding tanks go crazy for grapevine leaves.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

good idea. Never fed those. Dadap leaves are great ..do you know them ?

@andicarson1339

3 ай бұрын

I had also noticed that the oak leaves weren't breaking down. It was when I stopped paying attention that all of a sudden I would notice the skeleton of the leaves were all that remained. Chris did mention in the video about oak leaves specifically, and that does seem to be what I am experiencing. For my tanks, I think that I will be more patient and have leaves of various amounts of time under water so I don't have to worry about the shrimp running out while waiting for the next leaves to break down enough.

@IMaqua

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup yeah I heard about them and I know what they are but I never tried them. Maybe I will one day...

I hope you read this, I am sure you need to know that evergreen trees waters edge puts more oxygen in the water, the breakdown of leave decomposition takes oxygen out of the water. This affects the oxygenation of all the aquatic life within range of the tree in the riparian zone. Thanks for including so much information, learning never stops.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx for letting me know about that...i am also still learning;-)

Chris, this is hands down the most informative video on feeding dwarf shrimp I have ever seen. I really appreciate your presentation of scientific literature in general in your videos. You are incredible ❤

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx a lot !! I am just interested myself in these things thats why i want to know whats the real deal ;-) But thanx for your kind words !

I have seen an improvement in my neocaridina shrimps' vitality after putting some leaves in the tank. This specific video is gold. Thouroghly enjoyed it. Thank you.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

you are welcome. !

This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌

I kept native river shrimps (caridinas) & snails (nerites & bullastras) in my tank and give them native plant leaves & casuarina cones. I air dry the leaves then and soaked both the leaves & cones for couple of days in a container of water. I also have some fast-growing native hygrophila sp. grown submerged in my main tank and it always sheds a couple of leaves in a week, this hygro leaves provide most of my snails and shrimps diet, very self-sustaining (almost) and economical.

Hi Chris. Fantastic, informative Videos. I have been keeping fish for 55 years and shrimp for 10 years. I have blue jelly and amano shrimp in a tank with borus maculatus and I love them. I use the Indian almond leaves bought from the ornamental shrimp outlets as well as shrimp food. I would love to have more shrimp tanks but I 'm an old woman at 60 years 😊and not getting any younger. I have 2 fantails goldfish in a 125 litre aquarium. Both the shrimp tank and the goldfish tank are heavily planted with real plants. Enough for me to care for with my arthritis. But I soo wish I could have more aquarium with shrimp and fish. I love them! Keep the good work up. 😊

@reefhugger100

2 ай бұрын

Hi. I'm 74 with 4 aquariums, and just added a 10 gallon shrimp aquarium. And yeah, arthritis too. But I've found having passions keep me interested, active and moving. For me its therapy. Just saying.

@carolinekelly4726

Ай бұрын

Well, you might be slightly better than me. I have rheumatoid and duphetrons so my wrists and fingers are very Deformed. I have worked out a Way to keep up with my weekly aquarium maintenance. It would be unfair to have more fish /shrimp aquariums if l can't keep up with the maintenance. It's always been my passion like you but I the welfare of the fish and shrimp have to come first. You have to To work within your means. 😊

I've been using leaves in my shrimp tanks for quite a while but have just learned something new. Thanks

Thanks for this, and also, beautiful imagery. I rarely get to observe them in such detail.

Wonderful video Chris. You spoke about leaves in your first livestream and alluded to this video coming out soon. I jumped straight in and collected dried leaves (Platanus occidentalis) from my yard straight away and added them to one tank. They do not have any fungus as of yet but I hope to see shrimps feeding on them soon. An idea for you to consider: You speak to how oak and catappa leaves work for you. I am guessing most of your viewers live in temperate climates. If you know of temperate species or genera that work well with shrimp it would be great to know. Personally I do not want to order leaves from outside my local environment if I can collect my own. I believe that living things benefit from the energies of local food. Plus leaves flying all over the world seems a little off for me, but I understand others might be OK with it for them. I want to focus on the best local options, if that knowledge is available. Just a thought! Thank you so much for your passion Chris. Keep up the great work and be well. Cheers! PS- perhaps I should run an experiment on my own and see which my shrimp prefer- as you did in the video. :)

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

Hey Mike, i will be on this Friday..if you want to join its a members only Live. If you have time join and we can talk about these things...

@MikeOmeg

3 ай бұрын

I plan to do my best to join on Friday. I enjoy your livestreams. See you then!

Hadir bos ku mantap spot nya luar biasa bos ku seaht selalu bos 👍👍

Great information on Botanicals, Thanks for sharing Chris 🙂

Super video Chris, beautiful footage and wonderful explanation. This video is rich in info. Great job. Thank you so much. Superb 👍💯💖

Thank-you for this in-depth information. It helped explain some things that confused me about leaves and shrimp.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

Happy that you like it !!

Thx you for bringing all this info and your experience regarding leaves and shrimp health. Very detailed. amazing.

Thanks, Chris for this helpful video. Per my experience, they love spinach leaves the most. I stored a lot of spinach leaves in my fridge after boiling them.

I tried feeding leaves, from my garden, that i don't spray, to the shrimp. I fed apple, and pear leaves. They liked apple leaves. Fortunatelly, apple leaves are easy to get.

Loved this content. This is so much in detail and also with practical experimentation.

Very Educational Video. Thankyou for sharing.

Great video! thanks for sharing with us! 🙏🙏🙏

Another really awesome video! It's always interesting seeing an indepth dive into topics like this.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

i think it is very needed to provide this info

Your shrimp videos are my favorite 💗

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx a lot !

Now i have learned something Thanks You

That was amazing please keep the videos coming

I subscribed because of this video. Great content

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx for your support !!!

I used ketapang leaf and my shrimp simply love it!

Apart from the humic acid, my observation is that these organisms are heavy protein feeders and most of that protein they get from microbes decomposing the leaves. Their basic form of protein is microbial protein.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

there is some good scientific papers about that...

love this, thanks for sharing

Given your experiment, do you think it's accurate when people say that shrimp have a low bio-load vs. fish after adjusting for their size?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

that is a interesting question ...i think compared to their size they have a very big Bio load...

thanks for this very interesting lesson about leaves and shrimps..i will follow further..and yes i want shrimps in my new tank so i am new with this, and are eager to learn..thanks again

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx ;-) Do you know the Breeders and Keepers Magazines Vol 1-3 ? if you really want to learn you should check them out !

@michaelstraver

3 ай бұрын

I will do fore sure..its also part of our hobby 👍 thanks again

Maybe stupid questions but nevertheless, how long do you soak your leaves for and should you use dechlorinated water for that? Mine go through them pretty slowly as I am just starting a colony so I'm not sure how many to pre-soak at a time.

@chrislukhaup

Ай бұрын

you can use rainwater...better. Also i added a bit of shrimpsalt to it ;-)

@TheFeralFerret

Ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup Good tip, thanks!

Very useful information 👏🏼

I definitely noticed that when I used oak leaves they took way longer to break down and the shrimps did not seem as Interested in them as the cattappa leaves

@Cleeon

3 ай бұрын

Maybe because oak leaves takes long and hard to decompose?

Hi, Hope you are doing fine sir . Could you PL guide how often shall we change the water of neocaridinaia tank and how much

Good videos, I am working my way through most of your videos. I am wondering what leaves I can collect in the UK that are best for shrimp, i guess UK has a lot of the same native trees as Germany? I have access to beech, oak, sycamore, cherry, willow, poplar, horse chestnut, edible chestnut, and some I can't identify. As you say, I notice shrimp don't eat oak leaves much, they last for weeks, but they do seem to nibble on cherry and pothos more.

@chrislukhaup

9 күн бұрын

i think more important is that you keep them a while in a bucket then i guess they will take everything..even oak. But they need to be slimy

Great information!

I am interested in seeing and hearing more about the Blueberry Snails.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

if you come to live i can talk about them.

Love your video and your explanation! The fungi fact very very interesting, I Will try the bucket with catapa leaves

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

let me know how it works out...

That shrimp poop water would be perfect tp pour onto your compost pile, or directly on your plants or garden.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

my water goes always into the garden..

Thanks for new beautyful video!

silkworm mulberry leaves are great for them.

Fantastic thanks!

Thanks chris

Great information

Awesome video thanks for the info mam

Great video 🤘

Love the content brother, hows the Panda loaches, i can't find a lot of information about them online. Any chance of on update video, i was told that above 22 degrees, they start dying ,so how do your fare in the summer when temps get high

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

there is not so much info about them even if a lot of people have them.

Great video! Are there other botanicals other than leafs you like to use?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

no, i just use leaves...

amazing video..just wondering, is a necessary to boiled the leaves first?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

you can do that...but then you will boil also all the other stuff that live on them

@theviolentone

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup thanks for tips.. I was really scared that if I did not boil the leaf enough the gum from the leaf might poison the shrimps (feeding my shrimp with papaya leaf)

I am in Rhode Island, have oaks, maples, black cherry, willow, chestnut. Any of these good ?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

all of them have been used by others and they weem ok to use.

thank you! very interesting video!

Haven't fed my shrimps in my outdoor tubs for quite a long time because of leaf litters. They would munch on fallen leaves every now and then.

What a beautiful video

Pretty awesome!

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx !

I have alder cones in my tank, and the driftwood has a lot of biofilm. Should I still add leaves? I have around 12-15 shrimp. Some have recently had babies, but they're too small to see in the tank. One is berried. They never eat the food I add. I think because of the biofilm and algae.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

i would always have some leaves in the tank esp. for the babies ;-)

@gagaloo83

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup Thanks! I started soaking some after watching this video :)

Great job with the video, it was well made and very informative. Videos that you produce inspire me to want to keep shrimp. I have a 10 gallon with 1 honey gourami, 10 celestial pearl danios, 4 panda corys, could I keep 1 or 2 amano shrimp to tackle the green hair algae?? Thanks

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

just try some shrimp...if you have problems you know where to find me... ;-)

@terrymartins2552

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup Thank you

great video Chris 😙. Big question: can we hope to one day have your books on invertebrates (shrimp, crayfish, snails) translated into French? THANKS

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

actually there is one...with Marie Sophie Germain

I buy an "f". - Leafes.

Great info, got a new sub

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx Jeremy, how did you find me?

@jeremyyerke

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup KZread algorithm 👍🏼

Mine love boiled spinat leaf

🍀☘️🌿🌱🌾🌴

My i know what’s the camera setup you’re using for these shots!? 😁😁😁

First of all, I just want to say your footage is absolutely gorgeous. You could just put some music on the background and you'd have a wonderful relaxing nature video as is. Second, you asked if there was anything watchers would like to see a video on. I was thinking, relating to the topic of this video, that it would be really nice to have a video dedicated to gathering and using leaves from outdoors in one's tanks. There's a lot of different advice on which plants to use, how to treat the leaves, when to collect them etc. and some of it is conflicting. Because of this, a lot of this stuff is confusing. For example, I see a lot of people say that leaves should be allowed to fall and turn brown before collecting them, but then shops sell dry leaves that are clearly green, like dandelion or raspberry leaves. And some say to freeze the leaves after collecting, while others suggest boiling. Yet some more are very adamant that only leaves from a few plants are suitable for putting into a (shrimp) tank. I've been running a little neocaridina/snail nano for a bit over a half a year now, and am just setting up a 100L one with more of the same. I live in the countryside and have a garden (in which I don't spray), and I would love to know which plants I could collect leaves from to feed my tank critters, and how to treat those leaves, as well as how to store them for winter. Of course if you don't feel this is a suitable topic for a dedicated video, I completely understand. There would be some issues with plant species of course, as a lot of viewers would be from all over the world. In fact, that's partly the issue with some of the advice on collecting leaves for tanks, that the people writing the advice are e.g. from North America, while I'm in continental Europe. Making any sort of a comprehensive list of what's good and what isn't would probably require an entire book, not a KZread video. I've watched a few of your videos now and your content is excellent, the video quality is great and your pacing/editing is very good. I'm definitely going to browse through your channel for a good while.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

i thought about that also...yust relaxing videos...

Can pecan tree leaves be used?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

i think so..i have never used them but i think they can be used.

I like how u take picture

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

thanx !

At 14,19 what type of leaf is that? I cannot quite catch it. Thank you.

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

Dadap Öeaves

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

Dadap Leaves

what about bambo leaves?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

they love them..not that much himic acids on them

How do terrestrial leaves compare to aquatic plant leaves?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

Interesting question but i think that they dont have these fungus on them...or not in this quantity

@kathrynthomas6390

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup awesome! Thanks!

What is everyone's favourite botanical??????

@gardockis.playground

3 ай бұрын

Ill go 1st.....India almond leaf

@badhands5604

3 ай бұрын

Mulberry (fast decaying) and Jack Friut leaves (stay stable for longer)

@Davidova

3 ай бұрын

plane tree, grapes, mulberry, nettle. You have to boil the oak, then they eat very well

@Cleeon

3 ай бұрын

Mulberry leaves

Can wait for the live stream unless I missed it

What are you thoughts on banana leaf?

@Cleeon

3 ай бұрын

I'm using them, just don't give too much of them, that's leaves seems have too much nutrients and while it start to decompose it decomposed fast, so give it little by little

Stream still going on soon?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

next stream next week...

I love your videos

sorry i had to leave the live stream yesterday! things got hectic after dinner! 😮😢

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

no worries..but i need your email to send you the poster ... I hope you are doing ok.

what they eat?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

they are omnivores

Good content

I love jackfruit leaves, they're amazing for any tank. Fyi, please update your title, it's 'shrimp' not 'shirmp' 😉

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

oh yes..you are right..i have to correct that. Thanx !!

@DashDrones

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup cheers dude

❤❤❤

Asia ka sabse bada Machhali Mandi

U should go as movie sorry series script writer...saying the same storry again and full time pass

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

what you mean ? that i repeat to often thee things?

Can I put it with the lobster in the same tank?

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

lobsgter is marine, crayfish is freshwater. So crayfish you can add..but just the really big ones. Not Cambarellus

@yoko7263

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup thank you, I really I meant cambarellus, but I did not know that its name was like that

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

Cambarellus are dwarf crayfish @@yoko7263

@yoko7263

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup yeah I know

shrimp faeces, isn't that a problem in the aquarium?, now they shit so much

@chrislukhaup

3 ай бұрын

i clean the aquarium every week..so all is great. no algae nothing..

@Jj-bq9of

3 ай бұрын

thanks for reply ,and thanks for your help@@chrislukhaup

@Jj-bq9of

3 ай бұрын

@@chrislukhaup thanks for your help. I enjoy watching your video

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@royhughes4786

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Great Video.

Thanks chris