Sea Monkeys / Brine Shrimp

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Steven A

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Am I right in beliveing sea monkeys are brine shrimp ?

Or has sum one told me dodgy info
 
That's what they are and it actually says so on the package. Imagine my dissappointment when, after 30 years of wanting them and not being able to(MOMS) I finally got them and they did not sit around the living room and eat lunch and play with their kids like on the commercials! What a rip off!!!! Kids really do believe everything they see.
 
lol I want them to feed to my pufferfish and it is cheaper (in the uk) to buy the commercial ones rather then from a local store lol
 
Thanx for your help everyone ..... how long does it take to culutre them ? i.e. grow them up ... etc ... 8)
 
They hatch in 3 days I belive.. Then take 2 weeks to to "feeder" stage... And you can keep them for a pretty long time !
 
With a lamp and an airstone, ph 8 and specific gravity of ~1.025, they hatch in 24 hours for me. If you haven't already looked at it, check out http://www.aqualink.com/marine/z-atemia.html
http://www.seamonkeyworship.com

Also, I've kept both and sea monkeys, artemia NYOS (New York Ocean Science Laboratories where the hybrid Sea-Monkeys were developed) grow longer and live longer than regular artemia.
 
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