hatching brine shrimps

**Nismo83** · 11th Feb 2016, 10:17

Are they brine shrimps? Because Thailand does have another type that does not need salt and aeration.

Originally Posted by Suzerolt

I think that hatch rate is mostly dependent on the quality & age of the brine shrimp eggs.

I got some eggs from a fellow forumer. I understand the source was from ebay / Thailand. Using this small scoop.....

From the scoop, able to get this amount within 24 hours :

I thought it was pretty decent, considering the convenience.
I did notice that hatch rate decreased as the brine shrimp eggs aged. It was quite good in the 1st 6 months. And started to deteriorate after that. Hence, i'd suggest buying small amount of eggs each time

For salt, i use marine salt (eg. Skimz, H2 Ocean) at 1.025 using a refractometer

**fireblade** · 11th Feb 2016, 10:29

where to get fairy shrimps in Thailand?

http://www.arizonafairyshrimp.com/fairyshrimp.html

**Suzerolt** · 11th Feb 2016, 13:30

Originally Posted by Nismo83

Are they brine shrimps? Because Thailand does have another type that does not need salt and aeration.

The ones i have are regular salt water artemia.

**Nismo83** · 11th Feb 2016, 16:42

Originally Posted by Suzerolt

The ones i have are regular salt water artemia.

They hatch well in the black hatchery without aeration?

**Suzerolt** · 12th Feb 2016, 07:29

Yes... They hatch without aeration then swim to the middle where there is light. Those pics I posted are from my hatchery.

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**uglyduckling** · 22nd Feb 2016, 20:46

That hatchery dish is now out of stock (Fresh n Marine).
Anyone know where else I can get it?

**Urban Aquaria** · 24th Feb 2016, 17:23

Yeah, its out of stock locally... have to order from overseas.

I ordered 2 sets of the hatchery on eBay from a seller in Germany, received them last week and have been using them to generate small batches of BBS. Works well, really takes the hassle out of separating the nauplii and their shells.

Here is the link: http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/400587707...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

You'll need to request for a postage rate quote from them before doing the final order.

**uglyduckling** · 24th Feb 2016, 18:55

Thanks a lot UA! I'm contacting them now. By the way, may I know how much does it cost for your set in total? and roughly how long does it take for the delivery?

**Urban Aquaria** · 25th Feb 2016, 00:47

Originally Posted by uglyduckling

Thanks a lot UA! I'm contacting them now. By the way, may I know how much does it cost for your set in total? and roughly how long does it take for the delivery?

I ordered 2 sets to spread out the postage costs (turns out whether 1-2 sets still same postage)... total added up to around S$60+ for both sets incl. postage. So it worked out to around S$30+ per set. The package took just slightly over a week to arrive.