Brine shrimp
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bang guy
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Kinda.
I have a 32 gallon Rotifer culture going that I feed Instant Algae. Some of the algae settles and must be removed every couple/few days from the culture vessel to keep the water clean. I siphon this algae from the bottom and dump it in another 32 gallon container (these are Roughneck trash cans) that has a culture of Brine shrimp going. Every once in a while I scoop out some brine shrimp to give the fish a nutritious snack.
I just need to say that in general Brine shrimp are not nutritious but getting them filled up with a nutritious algae makes them a good snack.
I mention this because I see people culturing Brine Shrimp on yeast & other things that keep the shrimp alive but are useless for marine fish.
I have a 32 gallon Rotifer culture going that I feed Instant Algae. Some of the algae settles and must be removed every couple/few days from the culture vessel to keep the water clean. I siphon this algae from the bottom and dump it in another 32 gallon container (these are Roughneck trash cans) that has a culture of Brine shrimp going. Every once in a while I scoop out some brine shrimp to give the fish a nutritious snack.
I just need to say that in general Brine shrimp are not nutritious but getting them filled up with a nutritious algae makes them a good snack.
I mention this because I see people culturing Brine Shrimp on yeast & other things that keep the shrimp alive but are useless for marine fish.
bang guy
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I've not tried Ghost Shrimp. Artemia eggs are in just about every fish store or can be ordered online.
I don't topoff the water so the Salinity is about 60 - 70ppt. This is off the scale of the swing-arm hydrometers. They do just fine anywhere from 30ppt - 100ppt in my experience.
Idon't heat the container so it swings from 65F in the winter to probably 75 in the summer. I think their ideal temp is around 75F.
I just have a single airstone at the bottom of the container to give the water a slow roll. Artemia are incompatible with powerheads.
I don't topoff the water so the Salinity is about 60 - 70ppt. This is off the scale of the swing-arm hydrometers. They do just fine anywhere from 30ppt - 100ppt in my experience.
Idon't heat the container so it swings from 65F in the winter to probably 75 in the summer. I think their ideal temp is around 75F.
I just have a single airstone at the bottom of the container to give the water a slow roll. Artemia are incompatible with powerheads.