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I wasn't sure where to put this post, so i just put it here. I want to start feeding my fish with Brine Shrimp. Is there a way to keep Brine Shrimp alive and breeding, or do i have to go the pet store for more? My fish are breeding too much (lol) and i heard that brine shrimp are good food for fry. Would i need a whole nother tank for brine shrimp or could i just use a bucket and maintain them in there?
Thanks for any responses

-Nick

Last edited by nickman713 at 18-Jun-2005 23:24

Brine shrimp are most nutritious when newly hatched, theoretically you could keep them alive but it is far easier to just keep hatching new batches of them. I would suggest keeping 2 hatcheries so you always have baby brine shrimp availble.

So I could buy some and they will maintain there population? Also, where would I buy them from, the pet store?

You can buy Brine Shrimp eggs from your LFS & hatch them yourself. Live Brine Shrimp is very good for your fry & it's better to hatch some Brine Shrimp every day, so have some live food daily.

You can also feed newly hatched fry some Microworms.


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Does that mean I have to go to the LFS every day to get Brine Shrimp? Or do they breed and keep having more shrimp... I'm totally new at this, so detail everything very well. Thanks for any replies

An easier alternative to hatching live BBS for your fry is to feed them frozen BBS. I am one of those people that doesnt't have alot of free time, so frozen BBS works alot better for me. Thats what I feed my fry.

You can buy Brine Shrimp eggs from your LFS & then hatch them yourself. You can buy a Brine Shrimp hatcher & fill it up with water & add salt. Place the eggs all around the hatcher & in 36 hours you'll have Live Brine Shrimp. You can feed those to your fry & then make some more. You have to do daily Brine Shrimp eggs in your hatcher, so you can feed your fish daily.
You can also buy frozen Daphnia cubes & it's very good food for your fry, but nothing can beat Live food for the fry.
Have you ever tried Microworms?.



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Here is a link on how to make a Brine Shrimp hatcher yourself:-
http://www.petfish.net/brine.htm


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Microworms were my next question. How long do they last, do I have to go to the pet store often? Also, are frozen BBS freeze-dried or actually frozen?

You must get a Microworm culture & then keep on doing it yourself. Here is a link about it, but if you need more information, you can e-mail me & i can help you.

Here is the link:- http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA022



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