Hatching baby brine shrimps guide

[benz_020]

another useful tip...

Dont use table salt

table salt works for me!
the salt for freshwater tanks dose not though

 

[FancyGuppyGuy]

I use the same set up 2 liter bottle.

1 quart water
1 tablespoon rock salt
1 teaspoon epson salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

temp 82-86F with light source

I also decap my shrimp eggs as I find it too hard to seperate them completely from the shrimp.

decapping is easy to do.

take a 1 pint jar fill it have way with fresh water and dechlorinate.
then add aireation and 1/2 teaspoon BS eggs to the jar for 1 hour or so.
next take pure unscented bleach and fill the jar 1/2 inch from the top.
keep aireation going and stir with air tube.
after 5 minutes the eggs will have turned orange and start sinking.
pour the eggs through a brine shrimp net and rinse well with running water.
fill the jar with clean water put shrimp back into jar add arieation.
add dechlorinator to the jar while stirring.
pour the eggs into a brine shrimp net.
the eggs should now be ready to put in the hatcher.

I have my water already made up to hatch and just add the eggs.

If anyone has a fool proof way to stop getting egg shells or un hatched eggs in with the shrimp please let me know!!!

 

[LoachLover]

I've hatched them with less than that

 

[vidiots]

I have read that brine shrimp will hatch fine in fresh water, however they will only live for a few hours, but that may be fine if you are using one of those intank hatchers mentioned in a previous post.

If interested check out this site: http/www.waynesthisandthat.com/brineshrimp.htm

 

[thatmagicguy]

Hi, I have a web page that shows newbies an easy way to hatch shrimp,,it never fails. http/billismad.tripod.com/id6.html

 

[GuppyDude]

in my experiance even the shells sink and when u add the eggs at first some float....

 

[Flashfire]

I once bred brineshrimp in a small tank! They look freaky when there full grown and they swim in circles.



HOORAY FOR SEA MONKEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GuppyBoy]

I've used a similar device, myself, involving an up-turned drink bottle, (about 500ml size, or less), with a hole in the cap for the tube to fit into it. There would be a small hole made in the bottom of the bottle to allow the air to escape. The difference with mine was that I'd put the whole thing inside one of my larger working tanks and purchase one of those ties with the sucker on, (the kind you'd use to put around a heater), and have the airline tube running off one of the spare valves. I use water from the same tank, and with it being situated where it is, light and temperature are not a problem. The addition of one teaspoon of salt makes it perfect for hatching brineshrimp in.

The best way to retrieve the shrimp after hatching is to use the same length of airline tube that's been supplying the air, and syphon the water and baby brineshrimp into a container with a brineshrimp net over it. This should allow any unhatched eggs which float on the top of the water, to stick to the side of the bottle and not get syphoned. Alternatively, you can buy the shell-less variety which makes the whole process even easier. They cost more, but are worth not having to mess around with unhatched eggs, etc.

Adult brineshrimp are an ideal food for older fish and are worth maturing.

 

[frankycee]

2 quick questions:

1: Does the setup smell? (a little, alot...)

2. Are bbs big enough for adult small fish like tetras etc...

 

[OohFeeshy]

I doubt it smells much. And they should be fine for small fish, I'll give them a try with my betta when I get some.

 

[OohFeeshy]

A note, for those with non ajustable air pumps-

Mine is non ajustable, so to cut down the airflow, I simply tied a knot in the airline tubing. Works great.

 

[doc matt]

Hi, newb here, hope you don't mind me bringing up this old thread.

I bought a few packets of "brine hatch" from my local garden centre/aquarium shop. the packets contained eggs and salt.

I had a small tank, spare airpump and heater so i set up the tank out the way in my garden.

Anyway most of them have hatched and its been 3 weeks now, loads of algae/moss is on the tank from the sunlight and they seem to be growing very rapidly. Could this be due to they are nice and warm and munching on the algae?

I think i would like to keep them for ages, so they grow and grow and be a nice full large meal for my fish !

What is their lifespan, do they just grow and grow, the biggest ones are about 4mm long

I stuck in a bit of fish food powder to feed them, LOL.

So if they do grow, what do i need to feed them? Does the salt wear away and do i need to put more salt in, or even some fresher water?

cheers!

 

[moneywastedonfish]

Just a comment on deshelling cysts, can take as little as 2-3 mins,
One major advantage is if desired the deshelled cysts can be fed directly to the fish larvae without hatching. This ensures that ALL the nutrients will be consumed by the fish and not the shrimp. Though only really practical on a larger scale, ie commercial hatcheries, deshelled cysts are also used for some larval bivalves and crustaceans without the need to hatch them.
Deshelling also increases hatch rate and makes them all hatch at the same time.
Just a little info ive gathered...

 

[crittermom]

MANY years ago (back in the late 60's and early 70's) we had saltwater tanks (one that we bought stock for, and a bay tank, in which we kept stuff we caught with a seine...what fun!). We had seahorses in the bay tank, and there were always babies around. Anyway, my point is that back then, there were brine shrimp hatcheries available. They were a heavy plastic material, kind of triangular, about a foot long and 8 inches across the top. We had an airstone on a piece of tubing that was nearly as long as the container. When we needed to feed, we turned off the airstone and the shrimp went to the bottom of the container, and we siphoned them out of the tip. Don't know if they have those any more or not. (And I agree...HOORAY FOR SEA MONKEYS!)

 

[Ryeguy]

hey i was wondering if anyone has grown these up to adult hood and had them breed? If so, how did you do it and did you try collecting the eggs?...as to have a continous source of brine and baby brine shrimp