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Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp
Man, people make this hard.
How to hatch brine shrimp:
Needed - 1 qt. jar
Air pump
1 qt. of seawater - I collect mine off Alki beach
Add 1 tsp brine shrimp to 1 qt. seawater
Bubble for 24 hours at room temperature
Remove bubble (I don't use an airstone, just a piece of rigid airline tubing)
Shine a light at the base of the jar, the newly hatched brine shrimp will
congregate by the light. Siphon off the orange 'cloud' of brine shrimp (you can
use the same rigid airline tubing combo you used to bubble the brine shrimp).
Feed to fish. Watch fish grow and be happy.
Repeat regularly with fresh seawater.
Brine shrimp hatching 102: Strain the brine shrimp through a brine shrimp net -
many people report success with handkerchiefs, too. Save the strained seawater.
Transfer the orange good stuff to a jar.
Then, strain the rest of the unhatched eggs/bad eggs/seawater mix through the
net, saving the seawater. You can then use the strained seawater to hatch
another jar ful. I find you get 2-3 good hatches out of seawater. Coffee filter
straining gets you 4-5 good hatches.
> From: Shango@shangolos.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Wed, 14 May
> 2008 17:04:29 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> >
> Wow...this looks to make it super easy. Thanks for the clue, Bryan!> > > >
> -----Original Message-----> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com>
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Nichols> Sent:
> Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:48 PM> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
> chat> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> > Shango,> > I've read
> that this device:>
> http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c9/Hatchery-Dish-p183.html> works very well.
> It is very easy too because it doesn't require all the air> lines and such
> like a lot of the hatcheries need. Also, it allows for easy> capture of the
> newly hatched brine shrimp (most nutritional :)). I've been> meaning to buy
> one myself but last time I went to do it they were out of> stock. Looks like
> they're available now though...> > -Bryan> > Shango Los
> <Shango@shangolos.com> wrote: I want to hatch them for food. The> site Laurel
> shared is educating me> though and I am wondering if I am choosing the right
> live food to go with.> I want something somewhat simple, good for fish at all
> levels of the tank,> and nutritious. Fun to watch gets extra points. That is
> why I went with> brine shrimp. Says here though that they lose their
> nutritional potency> pretty fast.> > Shango> > > >
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