brine shrimp - Aquarium Advice

ohio reefer · 03-26-2006, 02:10 PM

i have a brine shrimp hatchery that only hatches them. any idea on how to keep them alive till they get full grown in 2 weeks?

i have a 2gal aquarium with a air stone.

any other ideas?

thanks

mark

ohio reefer · 03-27-2006, 03:57 PM

yoohoo!!!! anyone out there?

rayjay · 03-27-2006, 04:14 PM

Growing brine shrimp to adult in any meaningful numbers is a major PITA.
You can grow them low density with no problem, but more than that is labour intensive.
It takes me about 3 1/2 weeks to get them to the reproducing stage.
RAISING BRINE SHRIMP TO ADULT

afilter · 03-27-2006, 04:18 PM

Excellent link. Does look very labor intensive and messy. Wife will never go for it.

Why do you want/need live adult brine anyway? What are you feeding?

Brenden · 03-27-2006, 04:54 PM

I buy bags of them at the LFS for $2.00 Definitely not worth the hassle.

**BillyZ** · 03-27-2006, 05:04 PM

some folks like to gut load them and feed them rather than feeding frozen brine, which are actually rather low in nutrients compared to mysis or other foods. Also, "picky eaters" can often be less picky to actual live feed than frozen.

rayjay · 03-27-2006, 07:35 PM

I grow them because I can't buy them here in Ontario Canada and I use them to feed my seahorses and other fish.
They normally feed on Tahitian Blend for excellent all the time nutrient levels, but I also gut load them with 95% spirulina or with Selco, to vary the type of nutrition I feed to the fish.
The fish also get their exercise chasing down the live food.

Brenden · 03-27-2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

The fish also get their exercise chasing down the live food.

I have so much flow that the fish can not tell if it is alive or not.

ohio reefer · 03-28-2006, 04:36 PM

i just thought it might be a little more cost effective this way. but i guess not.

thanks all

mark

ohio reefer · 03-29-2006, 08:41 AM

how do you keep the adults alive once you get them?

mark

03-26-2006, 02:10 PM	#1
ohio reefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 424 Images: 5	brine shrimp i have a brine shrimp hatchery that only hatches them. any idea on how to keep them alive till they get full grown in 2 weeks? i have a 2gal aquarium with a air stone. any other ideas? thanks mark

03-27-2006, 04:18 PM	#4
afilter Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,290 Images: 19	Excellent link. Does look very labor intensive and messy. Wife will never go for it. Why do you want/need live adult brine anyway? What are you feeding? __________________ Aaron Tank: 90 Gal SW Reef in the making See my info for setup and inhabitant details:

03-27-2006, 04:54 PM	#5
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	I buy bags of them at the LFS for $2.00 Definitely not worth the hassle. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

03-27-2006, 05:04 PM	#6
BillyZ Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 3,622 Images: 6	some folks like to gut load them and feed them rather than feeding frozen brine, which are actually rather low in nutrients compared to mysis or other foods. Also, "picky eaters" can often be less picky to actual live feed than frozen. __________________ Acronyms and Abbreviations

03-27-2006, 07:35 PM	#7
rayjay Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 136	I grow them because I can't buy them here in Ontario Canada and I use them to feed my seahorses and other fish. They normally feed on Tahitian Blend for excellent all the time nutrient levels, but I also gut load them with 95% spirulina or with Selco, to vary the type of nutrition I feed to the fish. The fish also get their exercise chasing down the live food. __________________ ______________________ THIS IS A LINK TO RAY'S REEF

03-27-2006, 03:57 PM	#2
ohio reefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 424 Images: 5	yoohoo!!!! anyone out there?

03-27-2006, 04:14 PM	#3
rayjay Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 136	Growing brine shrimp to adult in any meaningful numbers is a major PITA. You can grow them low density with no problem, but more than that is labour intensive. It takes me about 3 1/2 weeks to get them to the reproducing stage. RAISING BRINE SHRIMP TO ADULT

03-28-2006, 04:36 PM	#9
ohio reefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 424 Images: 5	i just thought it might be a little more cost effective this way. but i guess not. thanks all mark

03-29-2006, 08:41 AM	#10
ohio reefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: dayton ohio Posts: 424 Images: 5	how do you keep the adults alive once you get them? mark

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