Has Anyone Tried To Breed There Own Brine Shrimp
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mr.marine
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ive always heard they were really easy to breed. its just easier, more convenient and less time consuming to buy the frozen stuff. you know sea monkeys??, you may have had em when u were a kid. those are brine shrimp. although i wouldnt try feeding ur fish brine shrimp marketed as sea monkeys at a toy store. there the same thing but i would feel safer buying it from a lfs.
good luck!
FLAME
good luck!
FLAME
fish fry
Member
I've done it a couple of times. In the past I've used the soda bottle method (if you are not familar with it just let me know).
Presently, I have a small batch in a custom hatcher. It sits inside the aquarium. The aquarium water keeps it warm. It also gets its light from the tank's light. The hatcher hooks up to an air pump to provide circulation and oxygen.
Nutritionally they are pretty useless. The only reason I use them is for newly born fish (hence my name). I wouldn't feed them regularly to adult fish. Although some of the frozen ones are fortified with vitamins which should be a little better for your fish.
I'm too tired to type now, but if you have any more questions on them please let me know.
A tired Fish Fry
Presently, I have a small batch in a custom hatcher. It sits inside the aquarium. The aquarium water keeps it warm. It also gets its light from the tank's light. The hatcher hooks up to an air pump to provide circulation and oxygen.
Nutritionally they are pretty useless. The only reason I use them is for newly born fish (hence my name). I wouldn't feed them regularly to adult fish. Although some of the frozen ones are fortified with vitamins which should be a little better for your fish.
I'm too tired to type now, but if you have any more questions on them please let me know.
A tired Fish Fry
blutang
Member
Actually I'm not familiar with the soda bottle method nor have I seen an in-tank hatchery for the shrimp. If you could give me some more info on the soda method and give me some info as to were I can get an intake one that would be good.
Since we can't post links on this board or mention any other stores, just e-mail me the link to a web-site that I can get the in tank hatchery.
Later and thanks!
Since we can't post links on this board or mention any other stores, just e-mail me the link to a web-site that I can get the in tank hatchery.
Later and thanks!
derrickt
Member
Hatching brine shrimp--yes. Breeding brine shrimps--no. Has anyone actually tasted live brine shrimp? Are they any good? I wonder why fishes love them so much.
I think the soda bottle method for hatching brine shrimp is this:
Use those regular 2L soda bottles. Cut the bottom off and invert the bottle. That would be your hatchery. The advantage is that you draw the majority of the hatched-shrimp towards the bottom of the inverted bottle for easy collecting by siphoning or unscrewing the cap.
[ October 23, 2001: Message edited by: DerrickT ]
I think the soda bottle method for hatching brine shrimp is this:
Use those regular 2L soda bottles. Cut the bottom off and invert the bottle. That would be your hatchery. The advantage is that you draw the majority of the hatched-shrimp towards the bottom of the inverted bottle for easy collecting by siphoning or unscrewing the cap.
[ October 23, 2001: Message edited by: DerrickT ]
wally
Member
You can make a very good and cheap hatcher by using "gatoraide" or other sports juice lids that come with the "
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" type lid that you twist and suck on. These usually come in about a 1 liter size. Make an upside down U out of 1x4s with the top of the upside down U about 6 inches high. How long you make the U is up to you depending on how many bottles you want to have. Drill a hole in the top just big enough to fit the "
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" through so you can grab it from the bottom. Then cut off the bottom of the bottles and put them in the hole
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side down. Then drill a small hole next to the bottle and glue in it a small dowel rod. This will make a support for the bottle so it won't fall over. Take a big rubber band and hold the bottle in place with the dowel. Fill the bottle half way with salt water and add the brine shrimp eggs. Take a piece of airline and a stone and keep the water very turbid. Keep a light shining 24hrs a day above the light. After the eggs hatch the baby brine will stay up top close to the light and all the "dud eggs" and eggs shells will stay at tghe bottom. Then open up the
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and all the trash will dump out the bottom into a small plastic tupperware type dish. After that you will be left with clean water full of baby brine which can be dumped into a fine net to seperate the baby brine or dumped into a largeer tank so they can grow.
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" type lid that you twist and suck on. These usually come in about a 1 liter size. Make an upside down U out of 1x4s with the top of the upside down U about 6 inches high. How long you make the U is up to you depending on how many bottles you want to have. Drill a hole in the top just big enough to fit the "
[hr]
" through so you can grab it from the bottom. Then cut off the bottom of the bottles and put them in the hole
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side down. Then drill a small hole next to the bottle and glue in it a small dowel rod. This will make a support for the bottle so it won't fall over. Take a big rubber band and hold the bottle in place with the dowel. Fill the bottle half way with salt water and add the brine shrimp eggs. Take a piece of airline and a stone and keep the water very turbid. Keep a light shining 24hrs a day above the light. After the eggs hatch the baby brine will stay up top close to the light and all the "dud eggs" and eggs shells will stay at tghe bottom. Then open up the
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and all the trash will dump out the bottom into a small plastic tupperware type dish. After that you will be left with clean water full of baby brine which can be dumped into a fine net to seperate the baby brine or dumped into a largeer tank so they can grow.