Can you keep brine shrimp in Refigum?

[Gfsrepairs]

I got a pretty low flow Refuge and my local shop sells these large adult brine shrimp, probably around 3mm, ( I little bigger than larger tigger pods). Does anyone for see any problems with buying extra and leaving them in the refuge instead of the refrigerator.

[MalHavoc]

So, they aren't alive? Don't put them in your tank if they aren't going to be eaten right away. They'll just decay and contribute to nutrient issues.

[Sk8r]

You can't raise brine shrimp in the fuge: different life requirements. But you can raise mysis shrimp, a litltle larger, and having the same life requirements as the fuge. i have a fairly nice breeding population.

[shuguley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14064454#post14064454 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sk8r
You can't raise brine shrimp in the fuge: different life requirements. But you can raise mysis shrimp, a litltle larger, and having the same life requirements as the fuge. i have a fairly nice breeding population.

Interesting, I was unaware of this, where would one buy live mysis shrimp for the fuge?

[Elan L.]

Do you feed your fish the mysis or do they find a way in through the return? The reason i ask is that there is a spounge in the return pump, so if they get bigger than brine shrimp, wont they get stuck in that little sponge? (eheim 1260)

[agreeive?fish]

I just let my mysis breed in the display..and ofcourse i have them breeding in the fudge ..i never bought a single live mysis shrimp but i have breeding colonies in all 3 tanks that are up and running

[chris4869]

I had them in my previous tank, but none made it to my current tank. I didn't buy mine either. :(

[jenglish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14065233#post14065233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by agreeive?fish
I just let my mysis breed in the display..and ofcourse i have them breeding in the fudge ..

Mysis in fudge? and I always used walnuts ;)

(couldn't help myself)