Help! brine Shrimps

Hi Guys,

I am almost giving up. Got some shrimp eggs, darn expensive. took a 2 liter bottle and cut the bottom off, put it in my tank at 80 F and then added 2 teaspoons of salt rock and a pinch of bi-carb!

out of a bunch of eggs on 1/4 hatch!

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Were those eggs in a fridge or freezer when you bought them? If not then that might explain why. I couldn't also hatch any from those expensive ones at the pet shops. They should not keep them on the shelves. I ordered a massive container full of brine shrimp from brine shrimp direct in the US and I always get billions hatching. I keep the eggs in the freezer

 

I just have mine on the windowsill of my office / fishroom, I am using sea water, but keep the eggs in the freezer, they seem to give me a very high hatch rate.
Did you get the shelf packet or a bottle from the freezer?
I have found that the ones from the freezer seems to give me the best results.

Keep trying....

 

I got them out a bottel from the shelf, How much solt to a 2 leter?

 

Hi Wingman,

I can't seem to send a PM reply, because I don't have enough posts yet. lol

I'm not sure how much to use. I use a hydrometer to figure out how much salt to add.

 

Where to get them/

Cool, where do you buy them. I think I need a fresh batch. Been to two shops and no one has them.

 

Best place to buy brine shrimp is from brineshrimp.com, but shipping can take long and it can be expensive. How far is Bonaero Park from where you live?

 

about 2 km

 

Cool, I'll send a PM

 

Hey Wingman - 1,5 teaspoons salt to a litre - do you have an airstone in your bottle - you need to keep the suckers moving - Why did everybody mention the freezer - Now I am in Cuc cause I kept mine out of the freezer (when veegal said put them in He He He)

 

Thanks guys

 

Need I say more???? :bigsmile:

 

The KISS method of hatching brine shrimp:

Obtain 1 1.5 L bottle. To this add 2 TABLEspoons of rock salt (I use Kosher salt) and 1 1/2 teaspoon epson salts (magnesium sulfate).

Mix until all dissolves.

Obtain shallow platic tray (like what Woolworths sells its dried fruit in---I like the pears, yummy :eating: ) and pour water to depth of 1.5 to 2 cm. Sprinkle enough brine shrimp eggs to cover about 70% of the surface (take a good guess).

Wait.

Over the next 18 to 36 hours the shrimp will hatch. These will accumulate in the brightest corner of the tray. Siphon them out with a pipette or dropper etc... And feed directly to fish.

Store the tin of eggs in the fridge. allow it to warm to room temperature BEFORE opening else water from the air will condense on the eggs and ruin them. I divide the eggs into portions useful for about a weeks feeding. These I store in the fridge, only taking out what I use. Once it is out the fridge, it stays out the fridge.

If you are going to go the whole upside down coke bottle route then first add fresh water, then the eggs. Aerate vigourously and only after 1 hour add 2 Tablespoons of salt and half a teaspoon of MgSO4. Make sure the total volume is 1.5 L else you will need different salt concentrations. If you live near the sea, get sea water.

I keep and breed killifish which means I have to prepare load of brine shrimp nauplii... I can't afford to waste eggs.

Having a microworm culture helps... Any takers?

If you want brine shrimp eggs, ask the Professor.

 

Heloo

As a noob in fish keeping, I used this website:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_brineshrimp_hatchery.php

I was quite surprised to see that almost all of the brine shrimp eggs hatched after my first attempt. According to that website, you have to use non-iodized salt and I used iodized salt which made me sceptic about my results.

I had some mason jars ofcourse, but I bet the 2l bottle works just as well.

Happy fish keeping :bigsmile:

 

oops, sorry......

 

Not at all - I LOVE it when others prove my point for me hahahaa

 

Tyrone in your KISS method, do you not aerate??

 

Its a Gal thing........

But us guys must stick together

 

No fair - I'm sure there are more males than females on this forum.....:bigsmile::bigsmile:

 

dont feel like a nostril.......
we not picking on you......