brine shrimps
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When brine shrimp eggs hatch, u can see them quite easily with the naked eye. They are attracted to light so shine a light near the top of your hatchery and you will see them. I recently kept some in a tank and i fed them yeast which seemed to work well. Im not sure how much ur supposed to feed them though.
im going to observe them growing up and then im going to feed them as adults to my angelfish cause i heard adult brine shrimps are full of proteins and they inspire spawning in breeding pairs of angelfish.hi i found some info from: /hatchshrimp/index.htmels/hatchshrimp/index.htm
HATCHING ARTEMIA (Brine Shrimp) is the only tricky part of raising Angelfish! The tall, straight-sided olive jars I like can hold six cups (1.4 liters) of brine, with a little room to spare. (Where do I get big olive jars? We consume lots of Olive Salad while making wonderful New Orleans Muffuletta sandwiches. See colorpro.com/great-sandwiches/ for directions!) You can adjust temperature in the jars by varying the distance from the lamp. I use 80 degrees F (27C). Use sea-salt or horse salt from an agricultural supply store, 7 teaspoons (35cc) to 6 cups (1.6 liters) tap water, treated for Chloramine if needed. This should give you a brine with a specific gravity of 1.022. Add a scant teaspoon of baking soda; Artemia hatch best at pH 8.4 or higher. I add 1/4 teaspoons (1.2cc) cysts, cap the jar, and give it a good shake. Hatching will start within 12 hours. With fast air flow, most will hatch in the first 24 hours. Discard any culture when the water clouds with bacteria or smells sour.
To harvest, pull out the air wands, stir, and wait a few minutes to let things settle. The nauplii will collect at the top near the light, and at the bottom farthest from the light. Use a wand to siphon them through an 8 inch (20 cm) circle of cloth (cut from an old sheet) over an 8 ounce (230 ml) margarine tub. Return the brine to the hatching jar and rinse the nauplii into the tub.
After 24 hours, siphon all the remaining nauplii from the oldest jar and start a new batch -- they have very little food value after that. Discard any cultures that turn cloudy or foul-smelling, and avoid inoculating fresh cultures with contaminated wands.
This setup can keep several batches of fry happy and well fed. To increase production, use more than 1/4 teaspoon (1.2cc) of cysts, or more jars, with faster air flow
HATCHING ARTEMIA (Brine Shrimp) is the only tricky part of raising Angelfish! The tall, straight-sided olive jars I like can hold six cups (1.4 liters) of brine, with a little room to spare. (Where do I get big olive jars? We consume lots of Olive Salad while making wonderful New Orleans Muffuletta sandwiches. See colorpro.com/great-sandwiches/ for directions!) You can adjust temperature in the jars by varying the distance from the lamp. I use 80 degrees F (27C). Use sea-salt or horse salt from an agricultural supply store, 7 teaspoons (35cc) to 6 cups (1.6 liters) tap water, treated for Chloramine if needed. This should give you a brine with a specific gravity of 1.022. Add a scant teaspoon of baking soda; Artemia hatch best at pH 8.4 or higher. I add 1/4 teaspoons (1.2cc) cysts, cap the jar, and give it a good shake. Hatching will start within 12 hours. With fast air flow, most will hatch in the first 24 hours. Discard any culture when the water clouds with bacteria or smells sour.
To harvest, pull out the air wands, stir, and wait a few minutes to let things settle. The nauplii will collect at the top near the light, and at the bottom farthest from the light. Use a wand to siphon them through an 8 inch (20 cm) circle of cloth (cut from an old sheet) over an 8 ounce (230 ml) margarine tub. Return the brine to the hatching jar and rinse the nauplii into the tub.
After 24 hours, siphon all the remaining nauplii from the oldest jar and start a new batch -- they have very little food value after that. Discard any cultures that turn cloudy or foul-smelling, and avoid inoculating fresh cultures with contaminated wands.
This setup can keep several batches of fry happy and well fed. To increase production, use more than 1/4 teaspoon (1.2cc) of cysts, or more jars, with faster air flow