quick brine shrimp feeding question

[gotwake89]

is there any quarantine process for brine shrimp? or is it generally assumed that they will be ich/parasite free since there isnt any fish to host them? i plan on calling my LFS to ask if they are kept completely seperate from any fish or any common filtration systems that could infect the water they come with

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

Gotwake89, i formerly worked for various tropical fish stores here in northern california. Ive learned to give them a freshwater dip just before introducing them into a display tank, so not as to introduce any parasitic infestations, hope this helps. . .

[gotwake89]

Thank you, I'll be doing this from now on

[Sk8r]

Actually, as I understand it, brine shrimp don't provide enough nutrition---they ARE good at tempting reluctant eaters. But for regular diet, get cyclopeeze or frozen mysis shrimp.

[shifty51008]

why not just hatch your own, it is a very cheap and simple process?

and I agree with sk8r brine is not a good fish food, it is more of a treat kinda like popcorn is to us. it will fill our stomach but not good to eat this only everyday. freshly hatched brine shrimp are much better to feed due to their yolk sak that is good for the fish but they have to be less than 24 hours old.

[gotwake89]

the reason I had them was to try to get a fish I have been treating to eat since it had not been eating. I plan on starting to just hatch my own since it seems very simple

[cloak]

I plan on starting to just hatch my own since it seems very simple

Here's a couple good articles on that.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/nftt/index.php

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/breeder

[KCombs]

Actually, as I understand it, brine shrimp don't provide enough nutrition---they ARE good at tempting reluctant eaters. But for regular diet, get cyclopeeze or frozen mysis shrimp.

Exactly ...IMO they are sorta like feeding you fish cherrios, heck the frozen (esp. SFB brand) are even less nutrtious ...

Newly hatched baby brines are a different thing...those are pretty decent nutiotion wise, and up to 3-4hrs post hatch and before the 1st instage stage (molt)

[Paul B]

why not just hatch your own, it is a very cheap and simple process?



I have been hatching them every day for decades, if it were not for new born shrimp, I could not keep bluestripe pipefish, and small clown gobies.