Dendrobatez Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I use amaco Mexican red clay in most of my tanks as part of the base layer. I was messing around in my blue pearl tank a few weeks ago and a small bit came to the surface but I didn't take it out right away I went around to the other tanks to top them all off and feed and when I came back 5 minutes later it was covered in shrimp and they were eating the hell out of this stuff. They were all fine and breeding like rabbits. I know a lot of clay is good to eat for its mineral content, you can even buy it for yourself in pill form. The amaco msds sheet wont open for me and might be broken so Im not sure what kind of clay it is, so if anyone knows what it is and coule let me know I would really appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I looked up the MSDS, but it wasn't very informative beyond establishing that it is nontoxic to humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks for the reply, I just sent a message to them to try and figure it out. Hopefully they get back to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Clay is very beneficial to shrimps, it helps clean out their digestive tracts and promotes health. I used to sell a clay powder called Montmorillionite Clay, which I dosed my tanks with, including my crayfish and fish tanks. This clay is very good even for humans (yes you can eat it) It helped the shrimps molt easier and in a lot of the European foods I believe they include clay. I used Turface (Aquasoil) clay as my substrate in my planted tank, which held my Taiwans, and my plants grew like crazy in this soil. It kept my water sparkling clear, and I used a sandwich of peat moss to lower the PH to 6.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 monty, how did you dose clay without it building up on the substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Turface is great stuff I use it to cap the topsoil in my planted tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I mixed it with the tank water, then squirted it around the tank. It settles as a cloud first, then disapates within minutes. It does leave a little white film on the soil, but this gets absorbed into the substrate and you don't see anything after a while. You only use a tiny amount. It is very good for plants too, the clay seemingly gets absorbed either thru the roots or leaves. My plants were very green and healthy and grew crazy with this. The montmorillionite clay that I had was top quality (expensive) not Bentonite which is usually used inKoi ponds etc. I purchased mine from a company in BC where it is taken from one of the lakes there. Here is an article that will explain it better than I. My shrimps would actually eat it right off the plants and soil like crazy. http://shrimpscape.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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