Yellow Shrimp on a Cottonwood Leaf

[JettsPapa]

I took this picture yesterday evening about three hours after I had put the leaf in the tank.  I knew shrimp liked cottonwood leaves, but I didn't realize they liked them this much.  It's hard to tell from the photo, but it's still floating just barely under the surface.

I've recently learned that fallen cottonwood leaves will break down quickly, and release a surprising amount of tannins.  I like keeping the yellow shrimp tank dark since it really makes their color pop.  It almost looks like they're glowing.

[TOtrees]

Beautiful shrimp @JettsPapa!

That's awesome. I put a small cube of blanched sweet potato into a couple of tanks with bloody mary's last week. And one with blue neos and lemon blue eyes. These pics were literally minutes after adding them. Gotta love messy working tanks. 😛