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ztb23 Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 137 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2014 | i would like to start feeding my betta some live food as an actual treat, as blood worms are part of his daily meals. my concern is how much the brine shrimp will salinate the tank water. i have a small tank and i do very frequent water changes due to the amount of ammonia build up from the betta and his tank mates, and the fact that i dont yet have a gravel vac, so would the small amount of salinity added by brine shrimp be of any concern? |
 Posted 13-Jan-2014 22:30 |     |
FRANK       Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002    | Hi and WELCOME to Fish Profiles! Here is an excellent article on raising and harvesting brine shrimp.. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/nftt/index.php There are others and each gives some varience of the above. Frank  -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
| Posted 13-Jan-2014 23:56 |  |
| ztb23 Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 137 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2014 | how many brine shrimp should i hatch? from reading and commenting on my other post you know that i dont have many fish and theyre very small. |
| Posted 14-Jan-2014 01:12 | |
| FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | HI, Boy, that is a good question. Perhaps a "dime" size amount? Thing is once you hatch them then you are going to have to feed them. It's been a few decades since I've hatched any brine shrimp. As I recall the containers come with suggested amounts. I'd rely on their suggestions and I'd keep it small till you have tried it and experiment with the size of the hatchings. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
| Posted 16-Jan-2014 23:11 | |
| ztb23 Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 137 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2014 | thank you |
| Posted 17-Jan-2014 01:37 | |
| Kimberly808 Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Jan-2014  | It seems like the majority of people go with brine shrimp or mosquito larvae. I have had tremendous luck with just buying brine shrimp and feeding them to my fish. |
| Posted 25-Jan-2014 18:00 |  |
| ztb23 Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 137 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jan-2014 | my brine shrimp eggs finally came today hopefully by this time tomorrow my betta and my guppies will have a very enjoyable little treat. |
| Posted 01-Feb-2014 21:32 | |
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