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Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp



Try again in another 12 or so hours.
 
One thing I forgot to mention (oops) - I keep a light on the culture on the 
'normal fishroom light' schedule. Not sure how much it helps, but I've always 
done it this way - usually leave the jar near a tank with a hanging light. I 
don't think they hatch as readily in the dark.
 
Also, if it still fails, it might be the eggs are bad. Tell us about your brine 
shrimp eggs - when were they acquired? How are they stored? BSE *hate* 
moisture; they want to hatch when they get damp. If you've kept them open for 
long periods of time, that really hammers their shelf life. I keep mine in the 
bottom of a frost free fridge after opening.
 
Those little vials of them you get from pet shops are pretty bad, in my 
experience, though the vials are handy



> From: Shango@shangolos.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Mon, 19 May 
> 2008 09:50:28 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> > Matt, 
> What if after 24 hours there are no brine shrimp hatched? Do I still> remove 
> the air hose? Does this mean I did something wrong?> > > -----Original 
> Message-----> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com> 
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of matt kaufman> Sent: 
> Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:47 PM> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member 
> chat> Subject: 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@sha!> 
> ngolos.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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