FishProfiles.com Message Forums

	Storing Brine Shrimp Eggs
truestar Enthusiast Young Pup Posts: 233 Kudos: 92 Votes: 147 Registered: 23-Aug-2007	I was wondering how long you can store brine shrimp eggs? I am going to try to breed some German Blue Rams in a month or two once my 20 gallon is empty and wanted to know. It is cheaper to buy them in bulk and I was wondering if this would effect the quality because some of them wouldn't be used immediately. Read and reply .
Posted 14-Sep-2007 06:37
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Pop them in an airtight container in the fridge. I know some people freeze them too, with good results, but I would be concerned about freezer burn. 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 14-Sep-2007 07:10
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Another alternative might be to try to track down some other species , fairy shrimp. You can buy the eggs dried in kits, and potentially they have a dry storage time of up to 50 years ! They make perfectly good fishfood, with some species given a little time growing a great deal bigger than brineshrimp, making for meaty meals for bigger fish.
Posted 15-Sep-2007 02:45
RickyM Enthusiast Posts: 175 Kudos: 101 Votes: 62 Registered: 12-Oct-2006	When I got my pack of brine shrimp eggs (about 8 oz), I took about 1 oz into a small air-tight container. Then I resealed the main pack carefully and put them both into the freezer. When I finished using the bbs eggs in the small container, I repeated the process. After 6 month of doing this, I do not notice any degradation of the bbs hatching.
Posted 15-Sep-2007 19:07
RickyM Enthusiast Posts: 175 Kudos: 101 Votes: 62 Registered: 12-Oct-2006	If you have enough number of small air-tight containers, you can re-pack you bbs eggs to them all at once. This eliminates the cumbersome process of resealling, and the reduce the chances of getting water vapour into the package - which is crucial to keep the eggs fresh.
Posted 15-Sep-2007 20:06
truestar Enthusiast Young Pup Posts: 233 Kudos: 92 Votes: 147 Registered: 23-Aug-2007	Thanks guys. I'll store it in batches in airtight containers and keep them in my fridge until I need some.
Posted 15-Sep-2007 23:21


	Jump to:

The views expressed on this page are the implied opinions of their respective authors.
Under no circumstances do the comments on this page represent the opinions of the staff of FishProfiles.com.

FishProfiles.com Forums, version 11.0
Mazeguy Smilies