hatching brine shrimp

**squirt_12** · 09-28-2007, 12:21 AM

ok well i will try that next.

**squirt_12** · 09-28-2007, 07:13 PM

OMG so i tried anothe rbatch and this time they only took HALF OF THE DAY to hatch. i am like OMG OMG OMG what am i going to do with all fot them.lol

**CAF** · 09-28-2007, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by squirt_12

OMG so i tried anothe rbatch and this time they only took HALF OF THE DAY to hatch. i am like OMG OMG OMG what am i going to do with all fot them.lol

Well you are definately doing it right....I'd keep going smaller until you have just the right amount

**squirt_12** · 09-28-2007, 07:42 PM

yeah this time there isn't as many babies...so thats a goos thing. lol.

**CAF** · 09-28-2007, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by squirt_12

yeah this time there isn't as many babies...so thats a goos thing. lol.

::nods:: you are getting there. :

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**squirt_12** · 09-28-2007, 09:00 PM

sorry...but i sorta lied. i thought that they had hatched BUT....they are just starting to come out of their eggs so they should be ready to harvest at around 7 ish. lol.

**CAF** · 09-28-2007, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by squirt_12

sorry...but i sorta lied. i thought that they had hatched BUT....they are just starting to come out of their eggs so they should be ready to harvest at around 7 ish. lol.

LOL some of them might have hatched... You will always have eager beavers and slow goers. I don't think the first ones would hatch quite as fast if they knew they were going to be eaten.

**squirt_12** · 09-28-2007, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by CAF

LOL some of them might have hatched... You will always have eager beavers and slow goers. I don't think the first ones would hatch quite as fast if they knew they were going to be eaten.

hahahahahahahaha...yeah i know. lol.

**Blue Guppy** · 12-01-2007, 08:09 PM

Hi to all,

I am trying to grow BBS to adult stage and am having difficulties in doing so. I would like to follow what some of you suggested by feeding the shrimps 24 hrs before feeding the my fishes. For now I resort to buying them from my local pet shop and would like to learn how to raise ABS on my own so as to save money. My fishes seem to like ABS than Tubifex worms. They go nuts when feasting on them.

Thanks

**Dave66** · 12-04-2007, 09:26 PM

Brine shrimp are filter feeders. I feed mine green water (aka floating algae) that I culture in five gallon carboys in my basement. Twenty-four hours before harvesting the shrimp I feed them a HUFA powder to raise their nutrition levels.
If you're interested in culturing green water to feed your shrimp to maturation, PM me and I'll point you in the right direction.

Dave