ok so i want to feed my fish brine shrimp i went out today and bought some eggs and they are currently hatching, i know they dont cost much at all but was wondering if i could breed these guys? i put a teaspoon full into a 5 gallon setup i have for them and made sure the water parameters are right for them, expecting baby brine at 1 pm tomorrow, anyways how easy are these things to breed? i bought food for them is it as easy as feed them let them grow and they will breed?
help with brine shrimp
- Thread starter Bazinga
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Have you ever hatched them like that before?
what are the parameters of the water you are hatching them in?...and what are you using for heat and circulation?
what are the parameters of the water you are hatching them in?...and what are you using for heat and circulation?
im not sure what my salt levels are but i put in the recommended amount for the 5 gallon did the conversion from the one liter they go with, anyways my ph is what i belive to be 8 from my test kits, water temp is about 82high and a low of 79 in the tank, its being circulated by one air pump its really moving fast as its the most powerful pump i have
I do the 2 liter hatch and I have found that the temps MUST be 82-84f and the Ph MUST be 8.0+.
I use an air pump and bare airline in the 2 liter bottle and it sets in a 2 gallon bucket with a 50 watt heater heating the water that surrounds the 2 liter bottle...
I get baby brine shrimp in about 27-30 hours and I feed the Jag fry I have with BBS that are 8 or less than hours old..
that 8 hour window is when the BBS still have their egg sack hanging and are over 50% protein, when they absorb their eggsak they are only about 32% protein... from all the info I found on the subject...~BenO
I use an air pump and bare airline in the 2 liter bottle and it sets in a 2 gallon bucket with a 50 watt heater heating the water that surrounds the 2 liter bottle...
I get baby brine shrimp in about 27-30 hours and I feed the Jag fry I have with BBS that are 8 or less than hours old..
that 8 hour window is when the BBS still have their egg sack hanging and are over 50% protein, when they absorb their eggsak they are only about 32% protein... from all the info I found on the subject...~BenO