Live brine shrimp

[c0bblep0t]

Got a complimentary bag of live brine shrimp, not sure how to feed them , just scoop em out and put em all in tank ? Can they go in sump or QT tank with the fish ? Won’t they clog up filtration?

 

[HotRocks]

I net them, and then dip the net into the tank to release them. Put them in with the fish, but only enough of them that they can eat in one feeding.

I would also be careful depending on where you got them, as they can contain pathogens since they come from brackish waters. (I only feed them in QT's that are medicated when new finicky eaters arrive).

 

[mcarroll]

I net them, and then dip the net into the tank to release them. Put them in with the fish, but only enough of them that they can eat in one feeding.

I would also be careful depending on where you got them, as they can contain pathogens since they come from brackish waters. (I only feed them in QT's that are medicated when new finicky eaters arrive).

That's a theory I've heard too.

The thing is, lotsa folks like @Paul B have been hatching and feeding them for long periods of time...decades. While anecdotes do not rule out the possibility of transmission, it does indicate that it must be very unlikely or of very very low effect.

Commercially hatched brine shrimp are likely to be even cleaner since they are very likely to be decapsulated before hatching.

In fact check out ocean nutrition's "instant baby brine shrimp". There are similar products out there, but that one is unique because it is shelf stable at room temperature until opened. I love it.

If you do decapsulate your own brine shrimp eggs, or buy decapsulated eggs, you actually don't even need to hatch them (tho you may want to), you can feed them unhatched since the shells are gone.

 

[HotRocks]

That's a theory I've heard too.

The thing is, lotsa folks like @Paul B have been hatching and feeding them for long periods of time...decades. While anecdotes do not rule out the possibility of transmission, it does indicate that it must be very unlikely or of very very low effect.

Commercially hatched brine shrimp are likely to be even cleaner since they are very likely to be decapsulated before hatching.

In fact check out ocean nutrition's "instant baby brine shrimp". There are similar products out there, but that one is unique because it is shelf stable at room temperature until opened. I love it.

If you do decapsulate your own brine shrimp eggs, or buy decapsulated eggs, you actually don't even need to hatch them (tho you may want to), you can feed them unhatched since the shells are gone.

Likely any live Brine you get is aquacultured right?

Hatching your own would be a great food source for your fish IMO.

I guess what I was referring to is if it came from a LFS I would be "afraid" to add them to my DT being what I see in their tanks when I'm there picking up live foods.

Live blackworms are much safer IMO and carry much less of a chance to transfer pathogens.

 

[Clownfish2]

Got a complimentary bag of live brine shrimp, not sure how to feed them , just scoop em out and put em all in tank ? Can they go in sump or QT tank with the fish ? Won’t they clog up filtration?

If I hatch them myself, no QT.

If I bought them from my LFS, definitely QT them in a container with an air pump and feed them phytoplankton or Spirulina powder ($15 on Amazon)

When feeding my fish, I just suck some up with the culture water with a turkey Baster about 3oz water and dump them into display tank.

 

[Osidedude]

I raise my own...for several months. You can also feed them yeast or wheat flour. Live foods like brine or Pods in my opinion the best food for your fish.