Any raise their own Brine Shrimp ?

[Ober_Reef]

Hey All,

My wife bought me brine hatchery kit from BRS as one of my Christmas gifts. It was a sweet gesture but she didn’t realize that the hatchery only yields baby brine which is too small for most fish. I’m getting ready to buy a small tank, heater, and bubbler to raise the brine to adulthood for feeding and figured I would ask for any tips or tricks. Looks relatively simple from the research I have done so far.
Any input is appreciated !

 

[PR_nano]

I been looking into brine shrimp hatchery and other pod culture and most state that brine shrimp are most nutritional when they hatch. Something to take into account or look into further.

 

[Ober_Reef]

I been looking into brine shrimp hatchery and other pod culture and most state that brine shrimp are most nutritional when they hatch. Something to take into account or look into further.

I did not know that but also plan to gut load with spirulina powder, hoping that will increase nutritional value.

 

[PeterEde]

I bought a pack of eggs recently and added them to a large preserving jar with bubbler.
they hatched in 2 days.
Previously and far more simple I sprinkled eggs in an old baby bath out side and left it. They hatched and multiplied many times. Just topped up water. You can harvest what ever size you like.

 

[PeterEde]

I been looking into brine shrimp hatchery and other pod culture and most state that brine shrimp are most nutritional when they hatch. Something to take into account or look into further.

And yet when you buy them frozen they are adults

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

why do you think that baby brine shrimp is too small for most fish? All my fish love BBS.

(But I have small tanks and small fishes, clowns, gobies, blennies.... I dont know about big fishes)

 

[MNFish]

In my experience all fish will happily chase and eat baby brine shrimp. It is very fun to watch.

 

[DopamineKata]

And yet when you buy them frozen they are adults

I suspect that has more to do with the scale of the operation than a focus on nutrition

 

[Cell]

Feed babies. IIRC, They are more nutrient rich. Adults are worthless in that regard.

 

[Ober_Reef]

why do you think that baby brine shrimp is too small for most fish? All my fish love BBS.

(But I have small tanks and small fishes, clowns, gobies, blennies.... I dont know about big fishes)

This is good to know I don’t have any large fish, my largest is my Flame Tail Tomini Tang. In the videos I have seen the babies look very tiny and I assumed my fish would have a hard time getting them, if that is not the case great!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Like MNFish above mentioned, its a lot of fun watching the fish dart around to chomp those shrimps.

 

[Paul B]

I have grown them many times to feed growing seahorses. Just give them a little circulation and feed them regular brewers yeast like you bake with. Add enough yeast to just cloud the water a tiny bit. Replace more yeast when it clears in a day or two.

They take a couple of weeks to reach adulthood.

 

[MNFish]

This is good to know I don’t have any large fish, my largest is my Flame Tail Tomini Tang. In the videos I have seen the babies look very tiny and I assumed my fish would have a hard time getting them, if that is not the case great!

I was surprised myself, as they are tiny but my fish go crazy for them.

 

[Garf]

This is good to know I don’t have any large fish, my largest is my Flame Tail Tomini Tang. In the videos I have seen the babies look very tiny and I assumed my fish would have a hard time getting them, if that is not the case great!

Your fish will move in ways you’ve never seen before in a feeding frenzy. All fish I’ve had, love them.

 

[Paul B]

Your fish will move in ways you’ve never seen before in a feeding frenzy.

They will move like Jagger. :D

 

[PeterEde]

In my experience all fish will happily chase and eat baby brine shrimp. It is very fun to watch.


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why do you think that baby brine shrimp is too small for most fish? All my fish love BBS.

(But I have small tanks and small fishes, clowns, gobies, blennies.... I dont know about big fishes)

My fish went nuts over bbs.

 

[Ober_Reef]

So my first batch hatched yesterday, easy as can be. They were so small my fish did not go after them.

 

[Alaeriel]

So my first batch hatched yesterday, easy as can be. They were so small my fish did not go after them.

That may have to do with the concentration you're feeding them in. My orangeshoulder tang will zoom around snacking on the 2-3 day old shrimp if there's enough in the tank to catch her attention. The smaller fish will notice right away. A 2.5 gallon tank with sponge filter is sufficient to raise the shrimp to be older (provided they have yeast or spirulina to munch)

 

[Ober_Reef]

That may have to do with the concentration you're feeding them in. My orangeshoulder tang will zoom around snacking on the 2-3 day old shrimp if there's enough in the tank to catch her attention. The smaller fish will notice right away. A 2.5 gallon tank with sponge filter is sufficient to raise the shrimp to be older (provided they have yeast or spirulina to munch)

Just ordered a small tank from Petco with a bubbler and a heater and I already have spirulina so I will give it a try ! Thanks for your input.

 

[DopamineKata]

Just ordered a small tank from Petco with a bubbler and a heater and I already have spirulina so I will give it a try ! Thanks for your input.

Have you seen the copepod systems from Poseidan Reef Systems?