Brine Shrimp Hatchery
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rykna
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Originally Posted by MaTT B
ok so all ive got everything i just need the eggs now where do i find them online lfs or what? and when u put stuff from bottle 1 to bottle 2 do u dump all the water and everthing or just the baby shrimp..
I got web links. And yes, just transfer all the water&bbs from one stage to the next, use fresh saltwater to refill As you go through the stages.
ok so all ive got everything i just need the eggs now where do i find them online lfs or what? and when u put stuff from bottle 1 to bottle 2 do u dump all the water and everthing or just the baby shrimp..
I got web links. And yes, just transfer all the water&bbs from one stage to the next, use fresh saltwater to refill As you go through the stages.
monalisa
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Originally Posted by Rykna
Also the Brine Shrimp hatchery combos that you can buy at lfs, DO NOT work.
This is apparently very true. The two LFSs that I frequent BOTH talked me out of even purchasing said hatcheries!! Good for them and good for me.
This thread has really taken off.
I think that it must be reiterated here, that dwarf seahorses need to be fed 3 x/day which is quite a time committment as far as making sure they have food and giving them said food. I'm just hoping that those posting here interested in setting up dwarf tanks are well aware of the committment they are taking on with dwarf seahorses.
Lisa
Also the Brine Shrimp hatchery combos that you can buy at lfs, DO NOT work.
This is apparently very true. The two LFSs that I frequent BOTH talked me out of even purchasing said hatcheries!! Good for them and good for me.
This thread has really taken off.
I think that it must be reiterated here, that dwarf seahorses need to be fed 3 x/day which is quite a time committment as far as making sure they have food and giving them said food. I'm just hoping that those posting here interested in setting up dwarf tanks are well aware of the committment they are taking on with dwarf seahorses.
Lisa
rykna
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Originally Posted by MonaLisa
This is apparently very true. The two LFSs that I frequent BOTH talked me out of even purchasing said hatcheries!! Good for them and good for me.
This thread has really taken off.
I think that it must be reiterated here, that dwarf seahorses need to be fed 3 x/day which is quite a time committment as far as making sure they have food and giving them said food. I'm just hoping that those posting here interested in setting up dwarf tanks are well aware of the committment they are taking on with dwarf seahorses.
Lisa
3x's??? Ponies are a huge commitment, but I feed mine once a day, but I feed in big quantities so the ponies can snack all night.
This is apparently very true. The two LFSs that I frequent BOTH talked me out of even purchasing said hatcheries!! Good for them and good for me.
This thread has really taken off.
I think that it must be reiterated here, that dwarf seahorses need to be fed 3 x/day which is quite a time committment as far as making sure they have food and giving them said food. I'm just hoping that those posting here interested in setting up dwarf tanks are well aware of the committment they are taking on with dwarf seahorses.
Lisa
3x's??? Ponies are a huge commitment, but I feed mine once a day, but I feed in big quantities so the ponies can snack all night.
matt b
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Originally Posted by zeke92
thats what i used to use rykna. the little black base that you just add a two liter on? wroked for me.
ok, i'm just 15, so i may be an idiot, but how do you get the airline tubing near the bottom of the bottle without leaking? sorry to ask so much, i'm just not to bright
ahah im 15 to so what kind of horses do u have
thats what i used to use rykna. the little black base that you just add a two liter on? wroked for me.
ok, i'm just 15, so i may be an idiot, but how do you get the airline tubing near the bottom of the bottle without leaking? sorry to ask so much, i'm just not to bright
ahah im 15 to so what kind of horses do u have
matt b
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Originally Posted by zeke92
two reasons, one, i didn't want to take any chances. i've read about every article you could find online, heh. and two, i didn't ahve much money so i decided to wait till next christmas for moeny, then my parents decided to pay for it.
man wish my parents would pay for my stuff lol but ya ive ben reading as much as i can befor i go thru with this.. i hope to have it set up by the end of xmas
two reasons, one, i didn't want to take any chances. i've read about every article you could find online, heh. and two, i didn't ahve much money so i decided to wait till next christmas for moeny, then my parents decided to pay for it.
man wish my parents would pay for my stuff lol but ya ive ben reading as much as i can befor i go thru with this.. i hope to have it set up by the end of xmas
rykna
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Originally Posted by MaTT B
how many eggs do u put in a bottle???? and what is vitamin enrichment
The eggs are so tiny you can hardly distiguish a single egg. I add 4 to 7 drop from the bottle.
As for the vitamin enrichment. Brine shrimp all by themselves, with no food in their bellies are about as nutritious as eating flavored ice cubes. In the last step, before feeding the ponies, you and the vitamin supplement to the bottle. The baby brine eat it, therefore, pre-stuffing(or gut loading) the brine with nutrients and vitamins; that the brine would have otherwise eaten in the wild.
how many eggs do u put in a bottle???? and what is vitamin enrichment
The eggs are so tiny you can hardly distiguish a single egg. I add 4 to 7 drop from the bottle.
As for the vitamin enrichment. Brine shrimp all by themselves, with no food in their bellies are about as nutritious as eating flavored ice cubes. In the last step, before feeding the ponies, you and the vitamin supplement to the bottle. The baby brine eat it, therefore, pre-stuffing(or gut loading) the brine with nutrients and vitamins; that the brine would have otherwise eaten in the wild.
rykna
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Originally Posted by zeke92
i think adding a drop or two of phytoplankton helps too? it's a healthy food for zooplankton.
I use it as a back up, but it's better to use it for corals, not enough gut loading nutrition for ponies. But adding it to the vitachem couldn't hurt, actually that's not a bad idea. Adds a little viariety
i think adding a drop or two of phytoplankton helps too? it's a healthy food for zooplankton.
I use it as a back up, but it's better to use it for corals, not enough gut loading nutrition for ponies. But adding it to the vitachem couldn't hurt, actually that's not a bad idea. Adds a little viariety
wattsupdoc
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Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
Soak 2 tablespoons of brine eggs in fresh water (6 ounces) and aearate it for an hour to rehydrate them. Then add 10 ounces of non scented clorox to the batch of reyhdrated eggs and mix for 3 to 5 minutes. This will decapsulate them. Mix them continuously and they should turn from brown to grey to orange. Rinse them under cool tap water using a brine net until the smell of clorox is removed. Place the eggs in fresh water again this time with chlorine remover for about 2 minuted until the water is nutreulized. Place the eggs in saturated brine water and they can be fed straight to your fish, stored in the fridge for 2 months, or hatched in salted water at 86 degrees over night.
I'll be setting a hatchery up in the next few days and practicing for when my Bangaii spits out the babies.
I understand the hatchery part, but not too clear on the eggs and decapsultaing part. I have a bottle of brine shrimp eggs I got ffrom my LFS a while back. These are DRY eggs. Is this what you are reffering to when you say to rehydrate them? Or should I look at getting some other type of eggs. Do I have to use decsupalted eggs? Also I thought I read where DR. Marini recomended using phyto first. Now then, I have no idea exactly what day he'll spit 'em out. So I need to be prepared.How long does it actually take to hatch the eggs. I'll need to feed 3-5x's a day, so I wont have long to get some "cooked" up.
Soak 2 tablespoons of brine eggs in fresh water (6 ounces) and aearate it for an hour to rehydrate them. Then add 10 ounces of non scented clorox to the batch of reyhdrated eggs and mix for 3 to 5 minutes. This will decapsulate them. Mix them continuously and they should turn from brown to grey to orange. Rinse them under cool tap water using a brine net until the smell of clorox is removed. Place the eggs in fresh water again this time with chlorine remover for about 2 minuted until the water is nutreulized. Place the eggs in saturated brine water and they can be fed straight to your fish, stored in the fridge for 2 months, or hatched in salted water at 86 degrees over night.
I'll be setting a hatchery up in the next few days and practicing for when my Bangaii spits out the babies.