I found an article entitled " Decapsulation of Artemia Cysts " at the web site of San Francisco Bay Brand Inc.If anyone is interested , their URL is www.sfbb.com/ Regards Leo Reinhard lreinhard@sprint.ca - ---------- > From: IDMiamiBob@aol.com > To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com > Subject: Re: baby brine methods > Date: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 9:40 PM > > Steve writes: > > <Snip>< Also interested in hearing results with shrimp > eggs of the "shell less" variety. >> > > Shell-less, or "de-encapsulated "eggs come in 2 grades. One is very expensive > and intended for hatching. The other grade is made from eggs that failed the > standard quality tests and is intended to be used "as is". > > Kaycy and Darren can sell you 500mg of the "as is" variety for about $25, > unless wholesale prices have gone up lately. That is 5 times more food than I > can get of the shelled variety for the same money. Apisto fry seem to ignore > it for the first three or four days, but after that, they take it quite well. > So, you could always hatch during the first few days then switch to "lazy > eggs" after that. > > Bob > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!