just saw Biotope selling Brine shrimp eggs, but the culturing process sounds rather complicated…
just saw Biotope selling Brine shrimp eggs, but the culturing process sounds rather complicated…
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
Before buying Brine Shrimp Eggs, make sure its refrigerated or it might be spoiled.
Use spirulina to culture
Lyon © I would rather walk a thousand leagues then to see your ugly face
Check out related websites such as the 1 below:
hatching bbs
If that's too hard to follow, this is what I did before:
1. Fill up (70-80%) a Nestle container (glass type) with tape water
2. Add a few tablespoon of kitchen salt and (optional) a pinch of baking soda
3. Throw in some brine shrimp eggs
4. Use an airpump to aerate the mixture (i.e. airpump -> airline tubing -> container)
(24hrs later)
6. Stop the airpump and wait for the shells to settle to the bottom
5. Use a touchlight to attract the newly hatched shrimps and net them
Sky Devil,
Most shops do not refrigerate their eggs in the 1st place (and even if they do, what abt the suppliers they got the eggs from?). Unless we are looking at a large quantity that is meant to last for years, the best way is enure an acceptable hatch rate is probably to buy enough for 2-3mths.
What's the spirulina used for?
ThEoDoRe
I think Timebomb will be posting a procedure on Brimeshrimp culture but the page is under construction.
Are you refering to baby brine shrimp(bbs) or adult you see in lfs selling at $2 or $3? Culture or hatching? You can buy eggs from Biotope as hwchoy suggested. See timebomb's website www.killies.com for know-how. Culturing is more like raising the bbs to adult. Nutrient value drops as they grow. It's quite pointless to feed your fish with adult BS.
Turaco.
adult BS is more like a snack than anything else...
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Petmart and Lam Hong Keeps their BB eggs in the fridge. They hav a high hatch rate. I bought mine frm Petmart and another bottle frm any LFS that sells BB eggs and do not keep fridge. The "do not keep in fridge" eggs hav a pathetic hatch rate compared to petmart's
Lyon © I would rather walk a thousand leagues then to see your ugly face
Does Lam Hong keep their BB eggs in a fridge? I bought from them before and it didnt appear to be the case - I have to admit that the hatch rate of their BB eggs is excellent though. It is the 1s I got from Petmart were a letdown (almost zero).
ThEoDoRe
thks all fpr the info.
actually i am talking abt hatching.
need to do a life science experience for pri sch kids.
thks
What kind of info do you need bout hatching?
Lyon © I would rather walk a thousand leagues then to see your ugly face
if you are looking for high hatch rate type, try Nova temai from JBL, might be a bit expensive, $22 for 20g. it is very similar to brine shrimp but smaller i think, excellent for newly hatched fry. i bought mine from a aquarium in sims place.
ken
Did you tried both types for a few times before coming up with this conclusion? Might just be sheer luck of one over the other.----------------
On 4/7/2003 4:51:52 PM
Petmart and Lam Hong Keeps their BB eggs in the fridge. They hav a high hatch rate. I bought mine frm Petmart and another bottle frm any LFS that sells BB eggs and do not keep fridge. The "do not keep in fridge" eggs hav a pathetic hatch rate compared to petmart's
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Did you tried both types for a few times before coming up with this conclusion? Might just be sheer luck of one over the other.
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There are brine shrimp eggs and there are brine shrimp eggs but if you want them to hatch, keep them in your refrigerator. At normal room temperatures in Singapore, brine shrimp eggs will spoil. However, I'm not sure how long it will take before the eggs spoil. It could be a few weeks or a few months but I don't think its over a few days.
Most local fish shops do not keep their shrimp eggs in the fridge. If you're lucky, you would buy a bottle that still has good eggs. If you're unlucky, however, you would end up with a bottle with eggs are already dead.
That's where the luck factor comes in.
Having said that, however, I would also point out that there are many different types of brine shrimp eggs. Top grade eggs cost more but have very high hatch rates, over 90%. Poor quality eggs can yield hatch rates of less than 10%. Always keep your eggs refrigerated but not freezed.
To hatch brine shrimp eggs is easy. Take a look at how I do it on my website. To culture them is a bit harder but the process is not really complicated. The trick is to know what to feed them with. Spirulina is a good source of food. It's available in some fish shops in powder form.
Loh K L
It's likely to be sheer luck - I bred bettas for abt a year and only bought them on 2 occasions from Lam Hong and once from Petmart.----------------
On 4/7/2003 11:15:12 PM
Did you tried both types for a few times before coming up with this conclusion? Might just be sheer luck of one over the other.
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ThEoDoRe
hi timebomb, read your article on hatching brine shrimps ... however got stumped at the last part ... wat is a turkey baster???
... always look at the bright side of life
Its like a dropper, but very big and it can't be found in Singapore. Timebomb's Friend bought it for him in US
Lyon © I would rather walk a thousand leagues then to see your ugly face
sky devil, any pics to show how it looks like?
... always look at the bright side of life
No. I dun hav. Ask timebomb
Lyon © I would rather walk a thousand leagues then to see your ugly face
Hi Joe,
The dropper is shown in his website. Must read through all of it on how to keep killie fish.
Sound like i'm always advertising for him. (",)
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