Brine Shrimp Gah!

[Bill M.]

So my brine shrimp hatched, like 99 percent of them.... omg I have so many of them....I put 3 drops in the water, and there is like, 4 billion of them. Should I worry about the fact there are so many? I wont be feeding the fish untill they are gone... omg what have I done?

[HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows]

Oh no! Abort man Abort!
Honestly I'm not sure what to do with that.
You hatched the eggs in the tank with your fish in it correct?

But speaking of brine shrimp....where'd you get your eggs? I've been searching everywhere but I can't find them. I heard they had kits with them in there at places like TOYS R US but I can't locate them no matter how hard I try.

[dev]

I wouldnt worry too much.

They will stay alive in the tank for a good while, giving your fish ample time to eat them. The ones that don't get eaten will eventually die, and will go into the filter, or sink to the bottom.

Brine shrimp does not pollute very much, at least not compared to flakes or bits.

I've been in this situation myself - the first time I used my in-tank hatcher. My fry was so stuffed with brine shrimp that they were all just laying around on the bottom of the tank barely able to move :)

If you are worried, you can keep an eye on the levels for ammonia and nitrites.

You hatched the eggs in the tank with your fish in it correct?

I assume Bill used his DIY hatcher from this thread: [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]