Freezing Brine Shrimp?

[scott1000]

If I were to set up a brine shrimp hatchery it would give me far more shrimp than I could ever use. Is it possible to freeze these baby brine shrimp in an ice cube tray to be used later? If so that would be really cool.

Thanks!!

 

[crazie.eddie]

It should be ok, but i know fish get attracted to the brine shrimp fry activity. I guess you can try a batch out a freeze it and see if the fish you intend to feed them to are as attracted to them frozen.

 

[bulldog188]

if you have water aggitation/current in your tank they should still take them after they've been frozen as they will be moved around the tank by the current etc.. this should attract the fish.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi scott1000

It would be worth a try.

I've recently bought a pound of live blackworms and froze the ones I couldn't use in a few days time.

While I'm not as happy with them frozen as I was when they were live, I like them as well or better than the ones I've bought prefrozen. And, at least I know that they appeared alive and healthy when they were frozen which is more than I can say about store bought ones.

I just put small amounts into the cups of a plastic ice cube tray and froze them. When they were hard, I popped them out and put them into a plastic container for storage.

I find they are best when I defrost them at room temperature before using.

I don't see why freezing brine shrimp would be any different for you than the blackworms were for me.