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	Freeze drying brine shrimp(live)
HorseGal Hobbyist Posts: 134 Registered: 28-Jun-2007	I just hatched some baby brine shrimp to feed to my fish once they get bigger, and i didnt know how many shrimp would come out , but there is WAY to many and i want to freeze dry them. anybody know how? is it safe? What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....
Posted 15-Aug-2007 21:41
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Brineshrimp lose a lot of nutrition freeze dried, its probably better to just freeze them as per usual. Just strain them off, rinse them well, add a little cooled boiled water and freeze them into cubes or freezer bags. Theyll last months just regular frozen.
Posted 15-Aug-2007 21:55
HorseGal Hobbyist Posts: 134 Registered: 28-Jun-2007	ok! thank u! What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....
Posted 15-Aug-2007 22:00
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	Yea Freeze Drying is not able to be done in the home. It requires special equipment that runs into the thousands of dollars to purchase. Go with the Ice cube thing you'll come out a lot better in the long run doing that anyway. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 15-Aug-2007 22:59
HorseGal Hobbyist Posts: 134 Registered: 28-Jun-2007	ok, thanks! now that ive seen how many eggs there are for 5 bucks along with the shrimp, i now know sea monkeys are a COMPLETE waste of $ and time! What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....
Posted 15-Aug-2007 23:24
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Edited by Callatya Ahhh, only for what you want. If you wanted to grow brine shrimp to adult size, sea monkeys aren't as useless as they seem Much simpler to grow that species to adulthood than your ordinary brine shrimp IME. If you are freezing these, try to do it ASAP, as the younger the BS are, the more of their egg sac they have left, and that is the bit that helps the baby fish grow quickly. BS older than 48 hours have a fairly ordinary nutritional content. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 22-Aug-2007 06:59


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