nyyankeees
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Aren't the "Sea Monkeys" that they sell for kids at most major dept stores just brine shrimp? If so can these be given to SW fish as food, false percs in particular? I was jus wondering, I know I'm weird. :thinking:
Dumb question about "Sea Monkeys"??
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trainfever
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Yes, sea monkeys are nothing more thsn brine shrimp and yes you can feed them to your fish.
scubadoo
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Brine shrimp have about as much nutritional value for marine animals as Potato Chips. Even live brine lose most of the desired nutrition within the first few hours of their life. They develop quickly and use the desired nutrition.
Alright as a treat but do not feed this and think it has nutritional value.
Alright as a treat but do not feed this and think it has nutritional value.
aufishman
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Originally Posted by ScubaDoo
Brine shrimp have about as much nutritional value for marine animals as Potato Chips. Even live brine lose most of the desired nutrition within the first few hours of their life. They develop quickly and use the desired nutrition.
Alright as a treat but do not feed this and think it has nutritional value.
brine shrimp are a standard live feed for all marine fish/shrimp hatcheries world-wide. This wouldn't be the case if they had no nutritional value.
Brine shrimp have about as much nutritional value for marine animals as Potato Chips. Even live brine lose most of the desired nutrition within the first few hours of their life. They develop quickly and use the desired nutrition.
Alright as a treat but do not feed this and think it has nutritional value.
brine shrimp are a standard live feed for all marine fish/shrimp hatcheries world-wide. This wouldn't be the case if they had no nutritional value.
scubadoo
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Originally Posted by AUFishman
brine shrimp are a standard live feed for all marine fish/shrimp hatcheries world-wide. This wouldn't be the case if they had no nutritional value.
They must be fed within the first few hours of hatching. After about 8 hours of life they have very little nutritional value.
brine shrimp are a standard live feed for all marine fish/shrimp hatcheries world-wide. This wouldn't be the case if they had no nutritional value.
They must be fed within the first few hours of hatching. After about 8 hours of life they have very little nutritional value.
xjayx
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Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
Brine shrimp don't have no nutritional value, just not much. IMO they're only good as staple food if they are enriched or gut loaded with phyto.
Newly hatched baby brine are high in protien, but after 12 hours they would have fully absorbed their yolk.
But if you drop a pack of sea monky eggs into the watter (which are sepposed to hatch instantly, then they would be new born brine.
Brine shrimp don't have no nutritional value, just not much. IMO they're only good as staple food if they are enriched or gut loaded with phyto.
Newly hatched baby brine are high in protien, but after 12 hours they would have fully absorbed their yolk.
But if you drop a pack of sea monky eggs into the watter (which are sepposed to hatch instantly, then they would be new born brine.
scubadoo
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The technical stuff...a cut and paste for those that question...
While there is little dispute regarding the benefits of using newly hatched brine shrimp as a primary food for aquatic larvae, the timing of that use relative to the hatching time is frequently forgotten. Brine shrimp have a fairly narrow window of high nutritional value. If one does not feed the shrimp to the the larvae within about 8 hours (8 hours is on the high side of the equation), the shrimp lose a significant percentage of the shrimp's original nutritional advantage. The shrimp use that nutritional value for their own development as it was intended, but because of their rapid development, much of that value become waste into the water column. There are ways to compensate for that nutritional lose but the methods are more complicated and costly than simply feeding the nauplii within the eight hour window (a window that may narrow as the temperature of the shrimp hatching water goes up).
While there is little dispute regarding the benefits of using newly hatched brine shrimp as a primary food for aquatic larvae, the timing of that use relative to the hatching time is frequently forgotten. Brine shrimp have a fairly narrow window of high nutritional value. If one does not feed the shrimp to the the larvae within about 8 hours (8 hours is on the high side of the equation), the shrimp lose a significant percentage of the shrimp's original nutritional advantage. The shrimp use that nutritional value for their own development as it was intended, but because of their rapid development, much of that value become waste into the water column. There are ways to compensate for that nutritional lose but the methods are more complicated and costly than simply feeding the nauplii within the eight hour window (a window that may narrow as the temperature of the shrimp hatching water goes up).
nyyankeees
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Thanx for your responses, I never planned on using the as a main food source jus as a "treat". It jus occurred to me I could probably use them rather than frozen but I wasn't 100% sure so I thought I'd ask. Is it really safe to drop a package of them right into the tank? :happyfish
aufishman
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Originally Posted by ScubaDoo
They must be fed within the first few hours of hatching. After about 8 hours of life they have very little nutritional value.
yeah, like any live food it depends on the source. Most times they are fed a few hours after hatching. The main problem with brine shrimp, IMO, is that they will cause your TAN to spike if you aren't careful.
They must be fed within the first few hours of hatching. After about 8 hours of life they have very little nutritional value.
yeah, like any live food it depends on the source. Most times they are fed a few hours after hatching. The main problem with brine shrimp, IMO, is that they will cause your TAN to spike if you aren't careful.
aufishman
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Originally Posted by NYyankeees
Thanx for your responses, I never planned on using the as a main food source jus as a "treat". It jus occurred to me I could probably use them rather than frozen but I wasn't 100% sure so I thought I'd ask. Is it really safe to drop a package of them right into the tank? :happyfish
a package of what? if you are talking about encapsulated brine shrimp, they need to be hatched first. you can rig a hatching jar easy. All you need is an empty 2 liter, some half inch hose, an airstone (with air source), and a light. You can google the instructions on the web, I'm sure. Just make sure that you only put the live shrimp into your tank (they will be attracted to the light). the empty cysts and dead brines will cause your TAN to spike if you add them to your tank.
Thanx for your responses, I never planned on using the as a main food source jus as a "treat". It jus occurred to me I could probably use them rather than frozen but I wasn't 100% sure so I thought I'd ask. Is it really safe to drop a package of them right into the tank? :happyfish
a package of what? if you are talking about encapsulated brine shrimp, they need to be hatched first. you can rig a hatching jar easy. All you need is an empty 2 liter, some half inch hose, an airstone (with air source), and a light. You can google the instructions on the web, I'm sure. Just make sure that you only put the live shrimp into your tank (they will be attracted to the light). the empty cysts and dead brines will cause your TAN to spike if you add them to your tank.