Hatching Live BBS for Dwarfs ( questions)

3fins · 04/10/2007, 06:29 PM

Im Now in the final stages as to get ready for my moms dwarfs !!!! ok if someone would be as so kind as to show me a real easy methade as to hatching bbs. Ive dont reaserch for about 6 months. and know how to hatch them ....but im not sure witch hatching nursrey to buy. if some one could show me wich one to by between this 3 that would be sweet .

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+112975

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+112975

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+112975

ok plz relpy quickly cus im buying them in about an hour

3fins · 04/11/2007, 04:38 PM

Does anyone now how to hatch bbs?
=)

ReefNutPA · 04/11/2007, 04:50 PM

Of the 3.... buy the first one.

Tom

3fins · 04/11/2007, 07:34 PM

Thanx so mutch..how many do u think i should get ...and wich eggs should i buy ?

ReefNutPA · 04/11/2007, 07:42 PM

Well, you really SHOULD use decapped eggs. I purchase mine from seahorsesource.com. I have three hatchers going at one time. The first two to hatch the eggs at different intervals and the third to enrich the bbs after they are a day old.

Just to give you an example, I add eggs to the first hatchery at 8am. I add eggs to the 2nd hatchery at 8pm. That way they are hatching 12 hours apart and I always have newly hatched bbs available. Any leftovers in the hatchers get put in the 3rd hatchery and I add a few drops of algae paste for enrichments.

Tom

seas_inside · 04/12/2007, 06:01 AM

I agree with Tom... of the 3 the first one looks best. You don't want a brine shrimp hatchery IN your tank.

However, you can make your own just as well as the first one. There are instructions at the bottom of this page: http://www.seahorse.org/library/arti...iaGuide.shtml. Just as affective as the first one, a lot cheaper. Besides, you'll need more than one hatchery anyway. (plus growout containers...)

3fins · 04/12/2007, 03:22 PM

Cool thanx for your time to help me. I bought 2 of the first ons and 4 exta batches of brine shrimp....so do i need to decap them first or do i just put them in and in some time they hatch and feed them...i also bought some enriching foods for the bbs to gut load them...thanx for your advice
3fins

Paul B · 04/12/2007, 04:40 PM

I have been hatching BBS every day for many years with no problem. I made the hatchery which is very simple. I use a plastic container that is about 8" long by 4" wide and 4" high. One side is black and the other side is clear. There is a partition seperating the two sides with a 3/8" hole in it. The hole has a door so it can be closed. The shrimp eggs are put in the black side (which has a black cover) The next day when they hatch I open the door between the compartments and cover the black side. I put a light over the clear side and in an hour, all the shrimp swim through the hole to the light side and all the shells stay on the black side. I close the door and siphon out the shrimp.
Simple.
Paul

3fins · 04/13/2007, 06:07 PM

Thats a great i idea...ill try that...anyone els?...Well guys and girls thank you for your help it was realy needed and yall helped out a lot. Ill post some pics of my tank. I redid the rock work so there woulnt be an spots with water flow..thanx again
3fins

04/10/2007, 06:29 PM	#1
3fins Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 558	Hatching Live BBS for Dwarfs ( questions) Im Now in the final stages as to get ready for my moms dwarfs !!!! ok if someone would be as so kind as to show me a real easy methade as to hatching bbs. Ive dont reaserch for about 6 months. and know how to hatch them ....but im not sure witch hatching nursrey to buy. if some one could show me wich one to by between this 3 that would be sweet . http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+112975 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+112975 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+112975 ok plz relpy quickly cus im buying them in about an hour

04/11/2007, 04:38 PM	#2
3fins Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 558	Does anyone now how to hatch bbs? =) __________________ -James Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. ~Unknown ----->Danm My Spel Cheker<---------

04/11/2007, 07:34 PM	#4
3fins Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 558	Thanx so mutch..how many do u think i should get ...and wich eggs should i buy ? __________________ -James Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. ~Unknown ----->Danm My Spel Cheker<---------

04/12/2007, 03:22 PM	#7
3fins Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 558	Cool thanx for your time to help me. I bought 2 of the first ons and 4 exta batches of brine shrimp....so do i need to decap them first or do i just put them in and in some time they hatch and feed them...i also bought some enriching foods for the bbs to gut load them...thanx for your advice 3fins __________________ -James Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. ~Unknown ----->Danm My Spel Cheker<---------

04/13/2007, 06:07 PM	#9
3fins Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 558	Thats a great i idea...ill try that...anyone els?...Well guys and girls thank you for your help it was realy needed and yall helped out a lot. Ill post some pics of my tank. I redid the rock work so there woulnt be an spots with water flow..thanx again 3fins __________________ -James Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. ~Unknown ----->Danm My Spel Cheker<---------

04/11/2007, 04:50 PM	#3
ReefNutPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pottsville, PA Posts: 852	Of the 3.... buy the first one. Tom

04/11/2007, 07:42 PM	#5
ReefNutPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pottsville, PA Posts: 852	Well, you really SHOULD use decapped eggs. I purchase mine from seahorsesource.com. I have three hatchers going at one time. The first two to hatch the eggs at different intervals and the third to enrich the bbs after they are a day old. Just to give you an example, I add eggs to the first hatchery at 8am. I add eggs to the 2nd hatchery at 8pm. That way they are hatching 12 hours apart and I always have newly hatched bbs available. Any leftovers in the hatchers get put in the 3rd hatchery and I add a few drops of algae paste for enrichments. Tom

04/12/2007, 06:01 AM	#6
seas_inside Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 164	I agree with Tom... of the 3 the first one looks best. You don't want a brine shrimp hatchery IN your tank. However, you can make your own just as well as the first one. There are instructions at the bottom of this page: http://www.seahorse.org/library/arti...iaGuide.shtml. Just as affective as the first one, a lot cheaper. Besides, you'll need more than one hatchery anyway. (plus growout containers...)

04/12/2007, 04:40 PM	#8
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	I have been hatching BBS every day for many years with no problem. I made the hatchery which is very simple. I use a plastic container that is about 8" long by 4" wide and 4" high. One side is black and the other side is clear. There is a partition seperating the two sides with a 3/8" hole in it. The hole has a door so it can be closed. The shrimp eggs are put in the black side (which has a black cover) The next day when they hatch I open the door between the compartments and cover the black side. I put a light over the clear side and in an hour, all the shrimp swim through the hole to the light side and all the shells stay on the black side. I close the door and siphon out the shrimp. Simple. Paul