ANS Dadap Leaves

Description

For shrimps, crayfish, snails and plecos
Natural dietary supplement or use as holiday food
Contain important proteins, vitamins, minerals and fiber
Size: estimated 10cm

Feeding ANS Dadap Leaves to Shrimp, Snails and Plecos

Dadap leaves are a natural botanical that shrimp, snails, crayfish, and plecos graze on as the leaf slowly softens and grows a film of biofilm in the tank. We like them because they double as both a supplementary food and a low-stress holiday feeder: drop one in before a weekend away and the colony picks at it gradually rather than fouling the water the way a heavy pellet dose would. The aged leaf becomes a constant grazing surface for a shrimp tank.

To prepare, give the leaf a quick rinse and let it sink, or boil briefly if you want it to waterlog faster. It will tint the water faintly and release tannins as it breaks down, which is harmless and often welcomed in soft-water and blackwater setups common here. Remove any large remnants once they turn to mush so leftover material does not cloud our warm 27 to 29 degree tanks.

Stock up on more in our conditioners and supplements range, and see our biofilm guide for why grazers love aged leaves, plus our blackwater botanical guide for tannin effects.