Brine Shrimp cultivation

[CrewePD210]

Any tips and trick to getting a brine shrimp colony up and running? I want to raise them for my basslet and wrasse and a couple of other fish that need to be active and chase stuff around. I've watched a ton of videos, and I seem to be having moderate success in that I have kept a FEW of my first hatching alive for a week, just curious to see if anyone does anything special or different that what seems to be best practices? I'm currently just using a tote with a sponge filter and heater and feeding spirulina powder. It keeps going away in about a day. I know phyto would probably be better, but maybe i can grow that later.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

It sounds like your goal is to raise them?
Usually we hatch them and feed them within 2 days, that is when they are they most 'nutritious'. And for the purpose of a hatchery no filter is needed. But again I'm not sure I'm understanding what your goal is.

 

[CrewePD210]

It sounds like your goal is to raise them?
Usually we hatch them and feed them within 2 days, that is when they are they most 'nutritious'. And for the purpose of a hatchery no filter is needed. But again I'm not sure I'm understanding what your goal is.

I want to grow to adult size to feed and occupy some larger fish like a wrasse, and basslet. I want to get them up to the size they are in the frozen cubes, to give them something extra and to hunt. I make my own frozen food as well, so if it worked well enough I could add a few to my mix.

 

[13rodo]

I want to grow to adult size to feed and occupy some larger fish like a wrasse, and basslet. I want to get them up to the size they are in the frozen cubes, to give them something extra and to hunt. I make my own frozen food as well, so if it worked well enough I could add a few to my mix.

For what it's worth I hatch and feed within 24 hours of hatching and my Chalk Basslet and Pink Streak Wrasse hunt them like crazy as they float around the tank. My goby even grabs them. They don't need to be full size. Just have a bit of flow to move the cloud around :)

 

[exnisstech]

I tried raising them a couple of time but must have done something wrong. If I need to feed them I run 2 hatcheries staggered so I have a continuous supply of BB to feed. As mentioned they're most nutritious as babies. I've read they have very little nutritional value as adults unless they are gut loaded with something.

 

[Freenow54]

It sounds like your goal is to raise them?
Usually we hatch them and feed them within 2 days, that is when they are they most 'nutritious'. And for the purpose of a hatchery no filter is needed. But again I'm not sure I'm understanding what your goal is.

Hi so where do you buy them in the Burlington Hamilton Toronto area ?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Hi so where do you buy them in the Burlington Hamilton Toronto area ?

I buy them from amazon. But they used to be like $8 a few years ago now its $25 so I haven't got it in a while, but they do work. Search for artemia eggs

 

[CrewePD210]

Thanks for the input. I feed some bbs but just sort of wanted to raise some adults for a little more activity fpr the fish