Breeding live food

[Adrift]

Hello all. I’m interested in breeding live food: mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, copepods, and phytoplankton. Can y’all post some pictures of your equipment/setup and advice on what you need to get started.

 

[Reefer5640]

I’ve done multiple types of phyto, pods, rotifers, and brine shrimp. Haven’t done mysis though I’d really like to. Here’s a pic of pods, rotifers, and phytos. Can’t find one of brine but I only hatch brine as I need them. I don’t keep a live batch constantly. I have raised Berghia nudibranchs as well. Not really live food but still a culture non the less. Keeping live cultures of anything is definitely a fun extension of the hobby. Especially if you have finicky eaters. There’s also of a setup of a phyto culture. I think I got my starts from gotpods.com or something like that. You’ll need some form of nitrogen. I use F2.

 

[Alexr54]

I would love to see someone breeding mysis.
Brine is somewhat simple. Its not much different from sea monkeys, just a different variation.
But I have yet to see anyone breed mysis.