Growing out brine shrimp

[twiggyb]

After I hatch the brine shrimp in a two liter, I was going to move them into a 6g tank to let them grow out. I'm not sure though what to do for water movement. Is it ok to use a small HOB or should I just put an airline in there with or without an air stone attached to it?

[disc1]

They're more nutritious if you feed them to the tank while the yolk sac is still there. Usually feed mine right after they hatch.

[twiggyb]

Too small. I need them to be bigger to entice a seahorse into eating. It's pecked at a few frozen mysis, but I need something moving to interest her and the BBS didn't do it for her.

[doctorgori]

They're more nutritious if you feed them to the tank while the yolk sac is still there. Usually feed mine right after they hatch

+1 ... and before instar stage 1 to be exact: thats approx before 4hrs post hatching and before the 1st molt


growing out BBS? it can be done but most of those who have tried find it to be a real pita (to get mass qty's anyway)...
...easiest way is in a 10gal with a occasional feeding of yeast, and I mean occasional and light...too much yeast or too many shrimp and they crash

...I've purchased them in bulk before but it ain't cheap; there used to be a place called "Brine Shrimp Direct" and a box would cost like $125 shipped ...and thats predicated on the fact you can feed at least 1/2 of them immediatley (you gotta seperate out the less vigourous ones immediatley and feed those)
...at that time I had over 100 tanks; 10's 15's and 20's, hundreds of fish and even then 1/2 box was a lot....

...you could purchase a smaller qty and/or get the so called "1/4-1/2" size,but FedEx shipping is murder....

[Opcn]

Have you considered starting a mysis shrimp culture?

[twiggyb]

That would probably be better. Where do I get them from?

[jok3rqnk]

I am interested in brine or mysis shirmp culture too....

[Opcn]

You can buy them from Sachs aquaculture, or from live aquaria.