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Those bubbles producing stuffs are Saponins, natural ingredient in Oak Leaves!

@gayefanner731

4 ай бұрын

Saponins are soap, right? Hmm, that’s bad news for me, I’ve just put a whole lot in my water butt for cleaning. I’ll have to drain it as it’s for watering my Prayer Plant collection ( divas!) Thanx for info ✌️

You are correct about the walnut trees not allowing vegetation to grow around them also if you use walnut shavings for bedding with animals with hooves it will cause them to be lame

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

thank you for the clarification.

The bearded burbler was Rex Hunt. Remember that he used to kiss his fish before putting them back. I've been using Jackfruit leaves since your video on different kinds of leaves a couple of years ago. Absolutely love that they hold together really well and tannins are really low. Thank you. 💚🙏👍🇦🇺 I love my Jackfruit tree.

Hello Mark, love the fact that you do so many videos these days! Wether it is just overview, specific topics, maintainance, or just the odd DIY project, I enjoy them all! Keep up the good work 👍

Thank you for the content good sir! Love waking up to a good cup of coffee and a new shrimp video! Made my Monday!

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Anytime I've boiled them the shrimp treat them like plastic decorations, but if I put them straight in the shrimp love them. Hadn't considered blanching them like a vegetable.

Thanks for the video I always add leaves too. I first started with Indian almond leaves but discovered that oak leaves are 99% identical in makeup, so I can just gather oak leaves outside 😊 also I prefer white oak because they're small and good for nano tanks. Cheers Mark.

@gayefanner731

4 ай бұрын

Very interesting indeed ! I collected a whole bunch of oak leaves today n have them floating in my water butt at the moment. Do you boil yours l wonder? ✌️

@TMBRACK

4 ай бұрын

@@gayefanner731 personally no, I just soak them for a while then float them until they sink, never had any problems 😊

@gayefanner731

4 ай бұрын

Thanku, I will be drying mine off n storing as I haven’t even got a tank yet! ✌️

I keep hearing that elm leaves are well appreciated by the shrimp. I was told explicitly that black elm worked well. I have no idea where they grow but I know the type we have are pretty sticky when they fall. I would think that whatever that stuff is(sap) attracts the shrimp.

@MarksShrimpTanks

4 ай бұрын

sap is bad for shrimp so dont give them that, this is why most people use brown leaves and even then they only use green if its well tried and tested like mulberry leaves which are used to feed silkworms.

@robertbaker3174

4 ай бұрын

@MarksShrimpTanks Cool. I wouldn't put anything fresh, but another shrimp guy said he uses black elm leaves, and they go crazy. I just recently dedicated a 10 gallon to some blue dreams. It was a breeders pack, but I see a bunch swimming up and down like they do when looking for mates. I did see 3 babies,so I know there is one female in the bunch! And that was with a pre-filter on a hang on filter. I will definitely get a sponge filter in there soon. Thanks.

Do you need to do the same for Almond leaves?

How can I clear tannins from the water?

netle mix is the BEST!!!

Awesome

Thank you sir

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

Welcome

Amazing video.👏👏👏

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

My shrimp love to munch on almond leaves, but I boil my leaves for a good 15 minutes, pour off the water, add new water and boil again. It tenderizes the leaves too. I know the tannins are supposed to be good, and some fish like the tannins, but I don’t like the discolored water. I also noticed that some leaves when boiled put off a strong smell. I found your comments interesting though and based on what you said, I will keep boiling my leaves before they go in my tank. I will try mulberry leaves in the future as well. I also, soak any wood I am going to use in my tanks, so I was familiar with the cholla wood. Are there other leaves that are good to use?

@gayefanner731

4 ай бұрын

Beverly, looks like you’ve got a pack of GSPs? I harvested some dead apple wood branches n twigs today, off the tree, how long would you soak them please? ✌️

@BTQ410

4 ай бұрын

@@gayefanner731 yes, I currently have 4 GSPs. The ones in that picture were my first 3 shorthairs. I breed, train and compete with my dogs. I mostly do Scent Work training these days. As for the wood, I soak mine until they water log and sink, then I don’t have to worry about them floating. That takes anywhere from 24 hours to a few days depending on the wood. I have never used apple wood. Make sure the wood is dry (you can’t bend it without it breaking) as sap from some wood is not good for fish. Apple wood though is ok when it is dry.

@gayefanner731

4 ай бұрын

Lovely dogs, I knew one very well belonging to a garden I used to ‘do’. Thanku for your reply and advice, God bless you 🙏✝️

@gayefanner731

4 ай бұрын

Lovely dogs, I knew one very well belonging to a garden I used to ‘do’. Thanku for your reply and advice, God bless you 🙏✝️

Hey there Mark! I appreciate the videos and all the content you have released! It has been a great resource! I am still fairly new to keeping shrimp and have run into an issue of sorts. I have a bare bottom shrimp tank that has a build up of detritus and want to vacuum it to clean it. Last time I did this I ended up spending 30 minutes or so rescuing baby shrimp from the water that was removed. Any suggestions on how to approach this without abducting the fry?

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

Hello Michael, yeah there is no easy way to do it, what you do is the way I go around doing it. I kid you not I was removing baby shrimp from a tank once for 3 weeks 😂

@Michael-fl9dv

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It has been a blast so far and have had my ups and down. Love you content, keep at it!

@FNDwheels

5 ай бұрын

Hello, my wife modified a cap of sorts to the end of the hose to allow debris through but not fry. It is just a plastic cap with slits cut into in all the way around it.

I use guava leaves in my shrimp tanks

Interesting, I used to pre boil mine as well. But stopped and just began tossing them in a few years ago instead. I’ve noticed no difference in the behavior of shrimp or any fish and they still leave the leaves a skeleton. Wonder if it depends where your source gets the leaves ?

I'm lte to the party, but i think you're talking about Rex Hunt, the dude who kissed the fish before throwing them back.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 ай бұрын

yes thats the man

Show was called Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventure, obviously his name was Rex Hunt.

REX HUNT! haha i forgot all about that, he kisses fish before releasing them.

@MarksShrimpTanks

Ай бұрын

I found out he was arrested for punching a 14 year old girl in the face 😂

Hello Mark, i know the weather has turned colder, but are you still shipping Fire cherry Reds to UK ... Many thanks 👍

@njames306

5 ай бұрын

Just read another post below, saying you had stopped selling online. Can you recommend anyone for Cherry Reds that ships to, or in the UK please. Thanks

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

I havnt sold shrimp for many years my friend, to much hassle.

My mom can do the hot pan thing too.. she calls it "asbestos fingers" 🤣

Coffee is our drug mark and shrimp 😂

This is good news i have a big walnut tree out the front of my house

@MarksShrimpTanks

Ай бұрын

Yes collect bag fulls when they go brown and store them.

Mark, may I ask can you use pecan leave? My neighbor next door have a pecan tree and they drop alot of leaves during winter. I use to feed my shrimps Indian almond leaves and mulberry leaves. Please let me know if I can use it , thank you for your time.

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

hello Kevin, to be honest I have no idea.

@kevinchiang5003

5 ай бұрын

@MarksShrimpTanks Thank you Mark! You are being very honest. I will stay with indian almond leaves, wait till summer I will gather more mulberry leaves cause my shrimps love it alot.

rex hunt

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

thats the one!!

@its_elser

5 ай бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks loved watching it growing up. absolute legend

Also… how long for caridina eggs to hatch. It’s my first time with shrimp, they’ve been berried 3 weeks now. Thank you shrimp grandpa

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

21-30 days just depends on the temperature.

@Glasrandkante

5 ай бұрын

Depends on the temperature, but they should hatch quite soon.

Hi Mark, after you soak them and pour it over with boiling water, would you be able to let them dry and store them somehow for a later day?

@ichrised

5 ай бұрын

I like to store mine after air drying, inside of paper bags

@TheRealEvilSink

5 ай бұрын

Botanicals needs to be used after prep like this. if you want to forage for your own stuff you can rinse it off with cold water and then lay it out for a day or two on some sheets of baking paper. Boiling water will ruin the natural compounds. if you want to use it purely for aesthetics/decoration and biofilm, then you can go ahead. but it will not be food or have medicinal properties.

@caspervanwaasdijk

4 ай бұрын

@@TheRealEvilSink that makes sense! Thank you

Hi mark again from Greece!! In a 20ltr neocaridina tank , if I put a small indian leaf, how long I must keep it inside the tank and also I have to keep feeding the shrimps with the others food?

@MarksShrimpTanks

Ай бұрын

just leave it in the tank until its gone, its also a food so dont feed the shrimp much at all when you feed leaves.

Are you using black or english walnut leaves? We have an english walnut orchard next door. Right now the leaves leaves are on the ground and have been rained on. Are they still good if I boil them?

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

English but I have used both, as long as you soak them you are fine.

@TheRealEvilSink

5 ай бұрын

Dont boil, soak or blanché. boiling turns the leaves from food to decoration.

@lisasparkman2924

5 ай бұрын

@@TheRealEvilSink I was worried about leaves that have already fallen and been rained on maybe having some kind of fungus or mold or something

@TheRealEvilSink

5 ай бұрын

@@lisasparkman2924 Thats where the quick dip of the leaves technique mark showed comes in. you neutralize it with the boiling water, but immediately cool down the leaves to preserve the natural goodness. boiling fot extended amount of time will ruin nutritional and medicinal value, but quick dip is fine.

@lisasparkman2924

5 ай бұрын

@@TheRealEvilSink thank you

4:17 morning piss after a long night out

Rex Hunt yibiddy yibidda

I just soak leaves until they’re water logged

Sir how much do you earn or any shrimp breeder can earn if they breed shrimp in Europe. I'm 23 & from Bangladesh. I'm breeding cherrys, betta, fancy guppy, low tech plants e.t.c for almost a year. I did fair amount of breeding & selling them in Facebook marketplace. Im moving to Portugal in few months. But i dont have much idea about the european market & demands. Advice From experienced breeder will really help me a lot.🙏

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

I dont breed shrimp to sell my friend

Did the bald headed burglar have a purple Burglar Alarm ???

Do you sell online???

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

not anymore, i had a few people not collecting or not paying tax on shipments and killing entire batches of shrimp so I stopped selling them.

You will never see any vegetation growing under or around, lots of chemicals in them. Weird foaming from them as well

Hi Mark - an Aussie here! You're thinking of the quite controversial Rex Hunt! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Hunt He's an interesting fella :)

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

oh wow, seems surreal reading all that, like fighting with his son and accidentally punching a 12 year old girl in the face. 🤣

How can I clear tannins from the water?