Dumb Question for SaltWater tanks!

[baron1282]

Ok, we all have seen Sea Monkeys! My dumb question of the day is, can they be used to feed saltwater fish?

They are just Brine Shrimp and wouldn't putting a few packets of sea monkeys into your tank just hatch a brine shrimp colony?

I can't be the first to wonder about this!

 

[mr_X]

I would imagine things would eat the eggs, but I don't think it will go further than that.

 

[baron1282]

You think it might cause an issue?

 

[mr_X]

Not at all. I have some brine shrimp eggs somewhere around here, and I have a tank that's currently void of fish. I'll give it a try.

 

[baron1282]

I am talking regular sea monkeys you get from Wal-Mart! Just so were clear on the issue. lol

 

[Saltwaterfish56]

Why would you put something from Walmart in your tank ? Brine shrimps eggs are like 4 dollars at the fish store

 

[MJSerik]

Sea Monkeys is just a "brand name" of brine shrimp, so they're significantly more expensive.

 

[baron1282]

@Saltwaterfish

Not saying I would, I was just wondering if the brand "Sea Monkeys" was safe to put into a salt water tank to hatch and start a brine shrimp colony for the fish to eat. I am not asking if brine shrimp eggs are cheap some place else.

 

[MJSerik]

Oh, I gotcha. I'd say yeah, but they'd get eaten really quickly

 

[Fibsog]

I farm them.