Hatching/ raising brine shrimp

[dmh41532]

So I have to start culturing brines, Ive done some research but have a few questions for people who raise them. What is the best food to feed the hatchlings? How often should I change the water in the grow out tank? Any help will be appreciated

 

[saltyphish]

Bump.

 

[Lrood]

I don't have any real specific approach to raising brine shrimp. I suspect most of us use nhbbs as an intermediate level food (second or third tier) for larvae & juvies. I do keep a "waste bucket" where I put leftover nhbbs when I have them. This bucket gets some leftover phyto, and about once a week some crushed flake food. The bucket also has a co-culture of tigriopes pods. Both of these thrive on neglect! I once pretty much ignored the bucket for about a month, and decided I should clean it out and toss everything. The SG was 1.040, and I found a ton of very happy tiggers and brine shrimp in there.

As far as raising brine shrimp to adults to use as food, I have found it much easier to buy them from my lfs, a couple of bucks for about a 3 week supply for my needs (supplemental food for the ruby reds). My waste bucket is simply that, a place to dump excess that can still be used as food at a later date. I try to give the bucket a 50% water change about once a month, often with old water from my tank during a water change. I just have this 5 gallon bucket tucked under a counter in the fish room with a simple rigid airline for gentle aeration.

Not certain if this is useful info or not, but that's what I do.

 

[twilliard]

Go to your local toy store and see if the have "sea monkeys"
This is how I raise and grow them for the kids.
Comes with food for them
Once algae starts growing in the tank they more or less live on their own
Oh and sea monkeys are brine shrimp!

 

[Paul B]

I raise them by feeding yeast. The same kind you bake with. Add a little yeast to just cloud the water. When it clears, add more. You can raise them to adulthood on just yeast.

 

[dmh41532]

Thanks Paul! I'm always baking so we have a steady supply of yeast.

I currently go to 'local' fish stores, which for me is 60 miles in any direction.