brine shrimp

[thedealer]

Hello everyone, I have a beatiful cooperband in my QT, I bought him some brine shrimp, my question is i bought some extea brine shrimp what can i feed them to keep them alive for a couple of weeks

 

[sharkboy13]

well first off, brine is like candy and has no nutritional value. second, u can try clams and oysters, in the future mysis would be good

 

[saltfish123]

cant you buy vitamin enriched brine shrimp

 

[sharkboy13]

Originally Posted by thedealer
Hello everyone, I have a beatiful cooperband in my QT, I bought him some brine shrimp, my question is i bought some extea brine shrimp what can i feed them to keep them alive for a couple of weeks
u dont have to feed em, just focuz on getting the butterfly to eat

 

[ricks280]

i agrre, i use to put a clam in the tank not fully opened a gap just big enough to get his nose it there (they are a bit nosey)

(rick)

 

[lazypinoy]

try bloddworms, mine gobbled a cube liek no tommrow. worth a shot u kno.

 

[sharkboy13]

sry to hijack the thread but rick do u collect ur own fish? if so awesome....

 

[cjason3041]

Originally Posted by saltfish123
cant you buy vitamin enriched brine shrimp
yes of you can soak the brine on ZOE but you can't live on lettuce and flintstones vitamins....mysis are better shrimp for nutrient value

 

[sharkboy13]

Originally Posted by cjason3041
yes of you can soak the brine on ZOE but you can't live on lettuce and flintstones vitamins....mysis are better shrimp for nutrient value
yes