Brine Shrimp?

[bmonki]

I've bought my fishies some live baby brine shrimp as I was told these would be welcome treats... only they havent got any instructios on how to store them without killing them and how much to feed at a time/how often to feed... anybody able to answer those questions for me?

 

[toshapetriji]

If you refer to the small bag you can buy from your LFS just pour the whole bag in.

 

[bmonki]

its quite a large bag about 250ml...

 

[toshapetriji]

Bet they don't last long tho!!

 

[bmonki]

Haha, no probably not! I'll put them in tonight instead of the normal flake and watch the feeding frenzy ensue

 

[Bugdozer]

I tip the bag of shrimps into a small tupperware container that then lives on my bathroom windowsill. I pick out shrimps with a tablespoon, put them in a small ramekin until I have enough shrimps, tip out as much of the brine as I can to avoid raising the salinity of my tank, and then swish them in for the fish to munch. I do only have a small tank and few fish though so I can't feed them a whole bag at a time. They live for ages in the tupperware container though so they all get eaten eventually.

 

[Moby-Krib]

Fresh hatched Artemia (brine shrimp) under 24hr old is best as once they absorb the egg sac most all of the nutritional value is depleted unless gut loaded (this is a whole other topic).
I hatch daily to feed young fry and store excess in a shallow Tupperware container in the fridge for up to 24 hrs, this slows the metabolism and lengthens the time they are a useful food.
they quickly wake up and begin to swim normally when brought back up to regular temperatures.


Straining with untreated tap water in a coffee filter to remove the hatching solution is generally advised.
The Artemia survives for up 5-6 hours in fresh water.

 

[bmonki]

cool they were next day delivery - aparrently hatched yesterday. thanks for the advice