timQ Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Found dried sweetgum pods to be some of the best shrimp floor litter. Toss 4 of them in there and you will have housing, food and tannins for your shrimp. Ive found my population boom since I put in 4 pods in a 10 gallon of my Blue Diamonds and Chocalates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Neat! I’ve seen people use these and various other seed pods before but never knew what they were called They have some cool shape to them shrimp probably feel like artsy mansion owners in them 🧐🦐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I've used them, but the last time I drove by the place I collected them the tree had been cut down. I've seen mentions about using magnolia pods, and I have plenty of those, so maybe I'll give them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndfi78 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Interesting! Is there anything special you need to do? Just dry them out and throw them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 12:56 PM, ndfi78 said: Interesting! Is there anything special you need to do? Just dry them out and throw them in? If they've fallen off the tree they should already be dry. I've always just rinsed them and tossed them in. They'll float for a few days, and then sink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 1:56 PM, ndfi78 said: Interesting! Is there anything special you need to do? Just dry them out and throw them in? You can either just throw them in the tank and they will sink themselves after a few days, or you can boil them and they should sink right away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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