Brine Shrimp?

[celestialdude]

I’m new to Brine Shrimp… has anyone succesfully been able to raise them in a “sustainable” tank that can be harvested to feed fish? Meaning, they go through their complete life cycle continously in the tank and there is always a ready supply to be harvested… rather than buying the eggs from somewhere, hatching them, and using up all the ones that hatched.

If you have any experience in this area, feel free to share!

Cheers

[mummymonkey]

I like to keep fish in my tanks! Seriously it sounds way too much hastle and a big tin of cysts costs about 20GBP and lasts a year.

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Berg_Growing_Shrimp.html

[chr15_8]

i normally buy mine from the lfs you get 5 bags (100ml) for £3(GBP) which last about a week ( i find they dont last much longer in the surplied sealed bags so it works out about right)

however im thinking of setting up a pint glass with an airstone in to keep the healthyer (spelling)

[katkin]

I read somewhere that the nutritional value of brine shrimp is only within their first 24 hrs of hatching, while they still have the yolk sacks. Once they lose this yolk sack and are feeding, the nutritional value to our fish is minimal. I set up a brine shrimp hatchery in the tank the day before I want to feed, add a pinch of eggs and feed as soon as I see at least half have hatched. Empty and rinse the hatchery and put it away until the next time I want brine shrimp. No mess, no hassle, no extra tanks!

[celestialdude]

Yeah, reminds me of bean sprouts, the plant equivalent of brine shrimp.

[atlantis_child]

I bought frozen brine shrimp. I was going to get bloodworms, but comparing the nutrional information, the brine shrimp were better.

[Aquaseafoam]

Here is an article I stumbled across about raising BS in a non-traditional way. Haven’t tried it myself, but it looks super easy.
http://www.mikes-machine.mine.nu/EasyArtemia.htm

[atlantis_child]

I tried basically what the guy in the website that Aquaseafoam posted and hardly got any at all. Only about 20 the first 24 hours and maybe double after 48.

Don’t know what I did wrong. Will try again though. It might have been the salt I used. It’s got some weird chemical in it (as well as sugar, for some strange reason…)

[L168]

Hi all,

When making your own bbs, use Iodine(Jod) free salt, 32gr per 1 Liter and 16 gr of brine ship eggs. Air line to the bottom of the bottle and after 12-18 hours your first bbs will have hatched, the last ones should hatch after maximal 36 hours, you could always feed the bbs with liquifry no.1

Mfg Peter

[atlantis_child]

I had to buy special salt from the fish store as ALL regular salt is required to have iodine in it in Canada.

Haven’t tried it out yet. Tried with normal salt, but didn’t get to many. Then got clumsy and splilt what I did have over carpet. Oops…

[ste12000]

Following on from the correct advice from L168, try and keep them warm 70f-80f, do not go too warm though or they all die.
I moved my hatchery from waist height to a shelf that is head height, hot air rises and i got two batches of hatched but dead shrimp!! I am trying to work out if they died when i cut off the air and left them to settle before syphoning them out?? The still fed the fry and they were happy to eat them?
If you do not want to, or cannot continuously be hatching BBS, do one big huge hatch and filter the shrimp into cold fresh water as soon as they hatch and then into small icecube trays. Place them into the freezer and hey-presto a years supply of very fresh BBS.. Best thing is you know exactly what you are feeding your fish.

[chr15_8]

thanks L168 and ste might have to try it as it must be cheaper thean buying the bags i do.

where the best place to buy the eggs? also will normall english household salt be alrite?

thanks
chris

[ste12000]

Chris do you use Ebay?? (“Is there anyone who does not”)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brine-Shrimp-Eggs-30g-For-all-Tropical-Fish-Fry_W0QQitemZ280145854171QQihZ018QQcategoryZ20759QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I use ZM food all the time, slightly more expensive but you get what you pay for. Use Marine salt, i saw untreated Sea salt for sale at Asda, this would do..

[chr15_8]

yep i use ebay have my own account now im 18 lol

i still need to get the fry food from there as well

thanks
chris

[L168]

I get my eggs from this site, he speaks perfect english too.

http://www.aquafarmshop.de/pi1067146033.htm?categoryId=7

Mfg Peter

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