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mtc1966 03/05/2011 07:40 PM

toms hatch n feed brineshrimp hatchery
 
any one have any experience with these ? any good or do they take up to much tank space?

mtc1966 03/05/2011 08:33 PM

well after doing some research the item appears to take up a lot of real estate so homade unit seems to be the way to go. how about this ? is anyone hatching their own bbs ?

Gregz263 03/06/2011 06:35 AM

I hatch my own daily. I tried a few ideas but have found that an inverted 2 liter soda bottle works best.

swannyson7 03/06/2011 07:10 AM

+1 on the soda bottle. I bought a little plastic base from MD that has a check valve for air line tubing to bubble air in there and then I just run a $5 home depot clamp on lamp over it.

SueAndHerZoo 03/06/2011 10:53 AM

Oh wow, talk about great timing of a post! I am running low on live mysis for my octopus hatchlings so yesterday dug around in my supplies to find a few packets of brine shrimp eggs. I also found the base that you place an inverted bottle in so I threw in the water, egg and salt packet, hooked up the air pump, and placed it all on my metal halide ballast (to keep the water warm). I have my doubts, though, that the eggs will hatch.... they've been laying around for about two years now and I think these things have a shelf life.

Regarding the auto hatcher/feeder, thanks for the reminder! I have one in the basement somewhere that I bought years ago (to use for seahorse fry) and never even opened the package. Time to find it, dust it off, and see if it's worth using. i think the reason I never used it was because I need to enrich the bbs before feeding them to my fry and the auto feeder allows them to go right into the tank as soon as they're hatched, right?
Sue

Gregz263 03/06/2011 12:45 PM

Mine hatch just fine without the light. I have read that they don't really need it.

Where have you been getting the live Mysids?

SueAndHerZoo 03/06/2011 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregz263 (Post 18446324)
Where have you been getting the live Mysids?

I buy them online: aquaculturestore.com

Sue

IDrawFish 03/07/2011 12:23 PM

I used the soda bottle method as well, never needed a light either...


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