hatching brine shrimp

**squirt_12** · 09-26-2007, 08:08 PM

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How many coffee filters should i use?

**CAF** · 09-26-2007, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by squirt_12

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How many coffee filters should i use?

just use one.

**squirt_12** · 09-26-2007, 08:38 PM

ok so i have like a billion shrimp and my fish LOVE them!!! WOOHOO... I am so doing this again. lol.

**squirt_12** · 09-26-2007, 08:40 PM

ok well i got more than i entended on getting so i don't know what to do with all of them... AHHHH. lol

EDIT- How would i freeze them?? What do i need to freeze them?

**squirt_12** · 09-26-2007, 09:14 PM

ok...sorry about all of the posts but...ok well if i want to grow my brine shrimp up some...what do i feed them and what kind of environment eg...water temp. (salt [aquarium salt] water or tank water or RO water??), temp., lighting, plants etc....
THanks.

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How long would it take? for them to be full grown?

**CAF** · 09-27-2007, 12:31 AM

Make sure you clean the bottom of the tank so that the dead shrimp dont cuase problems. I have never grown out adults as I generally dont use ABS to feed any of my fish. I wouldn't freeze them as they would lose their nutritional value. Just use a smaller amount of eggs for the next batch and chalk these up to the learning curve. Good Job though!

**squirt_12** · 09-27-2007, 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by CAF

Make sure you clean the bottom of the tank so that the dead shrimp dont cuase problems. I have never grown out adults as I generally dont use ABS to feed any of my fish. I wouldn't freeze them as they would lose their nutritional value. Just use a smaller amount of eggs for the next batch and chalk these up to the learning curve. Good Job though!

What do you mean by "chalk these up to a learning curve"?

O well and its too late because well since i had SO many i just took all of the left overs and froze them. well i thawed one out and when the water got warm the shrimp came back alive. I thought that that was cool. lol.

**CAF** · 09-27-2007, 01:23 AM

If you have too many, their nutritional value decays quickly because the shrimp use up their reserves of fat and amino acids in growing. By chalking it up to the learning curve, I was saying, toss them and do a smaller batch next time.

**squirt_12** · 09-27-2007, 01:27 AM

yeah i have already started another batch and well i but half as many in there this time. So hopefully that will be better. Thanks.

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If freezing them takes the nutriants out of them...then why can you buy the ones at the store (the bigger guys) and they are full of nutriants??? I don't get this.

Also what can i feed my little guys? to grow them up a little?

**CAF** · 09-27-2007, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by squirt_12

yeah i have already started another batch and well i but half as many in there this time. So hopefully that will be better. Thanks.

P.S.
If freezing them takes the nutriants out of them...then why can you buy the ones at the store (the bigger guys) and they are full of nutriants??? I don't get this.

Also what can i feed my little guys? to grow them up a little?

The ones you get frozen have been "Gut loaded". This means they were fed beneficial food that provides amino acids and other building blocks in addition to their protien value.

The big value in feeding your fry BBS is the amino acids and other fatty acids that the fry can use to grow big and strong. I haven't grown BBS out so as what to feed them... ::shrugs:: I THINK they eat infusoria and other micro organisms...