Re: Hatching Brine Shrimp

["Mike" <mikeymeyer@sprintmail.com>]

Just to branch out on this subject...
I have a one pound can of Brine Shrimp that I bought 5 years ago from
Angel's Plus.  I don't use it much.  When I do treat my fish with BBS.  I
get a 90% hatch out rate.  I paid $16 for the can!  It did have a silica
sand packet inside to absorb moisture.  Are all of the manufactures doing
this.  I understand moisture is the biggest problem for the cysts.  Ready
for feedback...


----- Original Message -----
From: "jonathan" <fung@is2.dal.ca>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Hatching Brine Shrimp


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> thanks for everyone's help. It seems that the hatch rate at 83F, 3
> teaspoons of salt per litre is giving me the same hatch rate as
> previously, at the unconventional parameters. Both hatch rates are low. I
> can only conclude that my eggs are old, probably having sat on the shelf
> of the distributor's warehouse for some time.
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> Jonathan Fung... Reef Geek
> Dalhousie University Honours Marine Biology
> Aqua Creations Inc. Assistant Manager
> writer for Marine Fish Monthly
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