Artemia (Brine Shrimp) Breeding & Growing (Pics)

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Ludwig Venter

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In approximately December 2010, I mixed some (artificial) seawater in this beaker (1.5L) to mix with brine shrimp eggs for hatching….. After mixing, I only used about 1 Liter of the mixture in my aerator to hatch the eggs the next day and feed the fry. The beaker was then put on the top shelf (with some 500ml of salt water & BS eggs) and forgotten about…….
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Yesterday, My wife called me to come observe….. there are some 100 BS (artemia) various sizes swimming around in the (yet) un-evaporated water…… Here is my attempt at photographing them…..

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I know I posted this before, (with no reply) but I really want to know……
1. How to I keep them alive…. (do I feed yeast)?
2. How big do they get
3. Will they breed??...
4. The water has evaporated to about 2” deep…. Do I just top up with sea water??.... (I have some very old bottled sea water)

I’d like to establish a culture of these if at all possible, (although never heard of it), but would appreciate some help…. Most of them are currently about ¼” long, but there are bigger ones as well…..
 
I'm in the process of trying to raise BBS to adults for my non-fry fish...and have found a little about it on google, even youtube.
From what those youtube and websites tell me...
1)yeast and finely mashed flake food will feed them, along with green algae, if near a morning window light source.
2) about same size ir larger than you buy in fish stores...max less that 1/2" at breeding time.
3)yes, but that is harder to do, requiring every other day partial water changes.
4) yes, for now I would top off with new(old, whatever)brine water mix, and feed mashed up flake food.
You should continue aeration.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/diyfeedersfoods/a/aabrineshrimpgr.htm
God Luck

I know I posted this before, (with no reply) but I really want to know……
1. How to I keep them alive…. (do I feed yeast)?
2. How big do they get
3. Will they breed??...
4. The water has evaporated to about 2” deep…. Do I just top up with sea water??.... (I have some very old bottled sea water)

I’d like to establish a culture of these if at all possible, (although never heard of it), but would appreciate some help…. Most of them are currently about ¼” long, but there are bigger ones as well…..
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