ORGANIC Duckweed Floating Aquarium Plant Tortoise Turtle Fish Superfood Treat

THESE PLANTS MAY BE SMALL BUT THEY ARE A MIGHTY GOOD PLANT TO HAVE IN ANY COLD OR TROPICAL AQUARIUM. THE FLOATING PLANTS PROVIDE SHLETER FOR FISH FROM LIGHT, AND THE ROOTS ARE IDEAL FOR BREEDING AS BABIES WILL HIDE BETWEEN THEM. SHRIPS ALSO LOVE TO SWIM AMOUNG THE ROOTS EATING DEBRIS CAUGHT UP IN THEM. THE PLANTS ARE EASY TO GROW AND WILL USUALLY REPRODUCE AND SPREAD IN WARMER WATER. 

THESE LITTLE SUPER FOOD PLANTS ARE ALSO GREAT TO FEED TO FISH, SHRIMPS, TURTLES AND TORTOISES AS A TREAT OR SUPPLEMENT TO THEIR NORMAL DIET. TORTOISES AND TURTLES LOVE EATING DUCKWEED AND IT IS A SUITBALE TREAT FOR THEM TO BE FED IN MODERATION AS PART OF A VARIED HEALTHY DIET. BEING HIGH PROTEIN AND LOW FIBRE FEEDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUCKWEED TO TORTOISES AND TURTLES CANLEAD TO ISSUES SUCH AS BAD SHELL HEALTH BUT FED IN SMALL AMOUNTS AS PART OF A GOOD DIET THEY MAKE AN EXCELLENT TASTY TREAT AND OFFER HEALTH BENEFITS WHEN FED SPARINGLY.

FOR LARGE FISH SIMPLY FLOAT THE DUCKWEED ON THE TOP OF THE WATER AND THEY WILL GRAZE ON THE PLANTS, FOR SMALLER FISH YOU CAN USE DUCKWEED TO MAKE OUR OWN SUPER FOOD DUKWEED FLAKE. SIMPLY REMOVE SOME DUCKWEED FROM THE WATER AND ALLOW TO DRY ONA  WINDOWSILL OR GREENHOUSE. WHEN DRY SIMPLY CRUMBLE THE PLANTS INTO A FLAKE/POWDER AND ADD TO THE TANK.

SHRIMPS LOVE DUCKWEED! THEY WILL HANG FROM THE ROOTS FO THE FLOATING PLANTS NIBBLING AND GRAVING ON THEM AND EATING PARTICLES OF FOOD CAUGHT IN THE ROOTS, SHRIMP BABIES WILL HIDE AMONGST THE ROOTS MAKING THEM AN IDELA ADDITION TO A SHRIMP TANK. SHRIMPS ALSO LOVE TO EAT DUCKWEED AND YOU CAN USE SEVERAL METHODS TO MAKE IT EASY AND DELICIOUS FOR THEM TO EAT. SIMPLY BOIL SOME DUCK WEED IN DECHLORINATED WATER UNTIL IT SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN, THEN ADD THE WARM DUCKWEED TO CHILLED COLD DECHLORIANTED WATER AND ONCE COLD POOR INTO THE TANK AND IT WILL SINK TO THE BOTTOM PROVIDING GREAT FOOD FOR YOUR FORRAGING SHRIMPS. YOU CAN ALSO BLEND IT AND USE EGG WHITES TO MAKE SHRIMP LOLLIES AND YOU CAN ALSO BLEND WITH SHRIMP FOOD, POWDERS AND SUPPLEMENTS, SPREAD IT AND DRY IT TO MAKE YOUR OWN SHRIMP SUPERFOOD - THERE ARE LOTS OF VIDEOS ONLINE TO SHOW HOW TO USE DUCKWEED TO MAKE GREAT INEXPENSIVE FOODS VARIATIONS FOR YOUR FISH, BOTTOM FEEDERS OR SHRIMPS.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AS WE USE NO PESTICIDE OR TREATMENT WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT THESE PLANTS WILL BE FREE OF HITCHIKERS. ALL PLANTS ARE RINSED IN PURE CHLORINE FREE WATER BEFORE SENDING THEM BUT OCCASIONALLY THE ROOTS MAY CONTAIN SNAILS, SHRIMPS OR EGGS AND SO WE SUGGEST IF YOU DO NOT WANT ANY FREE ADDED EXTRAS TO RINSE/SOAK THE PLANTS IN A BUCKET OF AQUARIUM WATER BEFORE FLOATING THEM IN YOUR TANK. 

RINSE/SOAK BEFORE FEEDING TO TORTOISES AND FEED IN SMALL MODERATE AMOUNTS. FOR TURTLES THE DUCKWEEED CAN BE GIVEN SPARINGLY AS A TREAT WITH FOOD OR SIMPLY FLOAT IT ON YOUR TANK BUT CHECK TO ENSURE YOUR TURTLE IS NOT EATING TOO MUCH.