CorydorasEthan Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Hey there everyone, I don't know if someone had someone had already asked this question before, but does anyone know of any uses for duckweed besides throwing it away? I accidentally got some in my tank and it is blocking out a lot of light for my other plants, as well as making it hard for my albino cories to make their way up to the surface for a breath of air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Great food for goldfish and koi and any other veggie eating fish (good fiber for them). Also great food for lots of aquatic turtles such a red ear sliders and painted turtles. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I think chickens like to eat it. I'm having my hubby ask one of his co-workers who has chickens if I can make weekly duckweed donations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Robert said: Great food for goldfish and koi and any other veggie eating fish (good fiber for them). Also great food for lots of aquatic turtles such a red ear sliders and painted turtles. Thanks! The problem is, I don't have any goldfish or koi. However, I do have a Siamese flying fox, who I've noticed had eaten a little duckweed. Additionally, I have some otos in the tank too. Is there a way to incorporate the duckweed into their diet (Like in Repashy or something)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 We feed to our African Cichlids 1x feeding / day. They don’t hit it quite as hard as Goldfish do, but it gets eaten. Heres a goofy video feeding to Mbunas... (pardon the adorable baby) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I saw on youtube of a guy making duckweed into shrimp food... interesting! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I am going to go out on a limb and say the shrimp are liking it. With the bee pollen and duckweed I bet his shrimp are super healthy ...I wish I could get a colony like his. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) I just caught my mystery snail chowing down on some amazon frogbit. Wondering if they would do the same thing with duckweed... Edited June 1, 2021 by James Black 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I donate spare duckweed to a local turtle tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 2:37 PM, CorydorasEthan said: I don't know if someone had someone had already asked this question before, but does anyone know of any uses for duckweed besides throwing it away? I accidentally got some in my tank and it is blocking out a lot of light for my other plants, as well as making it hard for my albino cories to make their way up to the surface for a breath of air. I find slipping a bit of duckweed into someone else's tank is a great way guarantee that person will never wish to speak to you again. That has its uses. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 You can always compost it. Scuds love eating it too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAdmiral Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 +1 to composting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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