can you BUY LIVE brine shrimp at lfs?

[penguinpimp1990]

i know this sounds stupid but can you buy live adult brine shrimp at your lfs? or do you have to gromw them yourself? also if you can purchase them live are they expensive?

 

[chishnfips]

I think you buy a hatching set and hatch them yourself, I think you can also buy frozen brine shrimp.

 

[SirMinion]

Live adult brine shrimp as available at all the fish stores local to me. They come in little sealed bags for about 40 to 60 pence.

Obviously it seems to be differnt in Greece if you've been unable to find any, but you can still get SeaMonkey kits which are the same thing and grow your own!

 

[yvez9]

all the lfs arouns here only sell frozen food. the only live food they have are huge worms or crickets, which are all too big for my fish.

They do sell brine shrimp eggs though, at a ridiculous price. I bought 10 times the qty they sell off of ebay for the same price.

Sea Monkeys would be a good option but i haven't seen them for sale around here either

 

[pnyklr3]

Same here, only forzen or live crickets and such. Any current in the tank will help the thawed shrimp to "dance around" as if they were alive. It helps get the fish's attention.

 

[steelhealr]

Hi..the brine shrimp you hatch at home are too small and are basically for fry. Believe it or not, to grow them larger, you need a separate tank that is almost green from algae. It's a complex job. Here is the link..click on it and then click on the first link on this FAQ page. Hope this helps. SH

http/www.sfbb.com/faqs.asp#

 

[stellablu]

Three of my five LFS's sell live brine shrimp. I'd call around all LFS's and ask if they have some. Sometimes they keep a tank of them in the back room and bag them at your request. Hopefully Greece is no exception

I have heard that those brine shrimp hatcherys can be a hassle, especially the hangover one that could clog up with dead brine and affect your water quality. I find it MUCH less of a hassle to find live brine shrimp.

If you find some, here is how I keep them alive. Some people keep them in the refrigerator, but I haven't had luck with that. Instead, I have a half-gallon rectangular jar. I empty the bag into the jar, then fill the rest with fresh water. I place a heavily weighted (use plant weights) airstone to keep the jar aerated. I drop in some vitamins and garlic to gut load them. This method works very well for me and since I buy two large bags of brine I'm good for about two weeks.

I've noticed after two weeks (sometimes one week) that my brine shrimp in the frig have half died off. Some of my fish still eat them, but I have certain fish that ONLY eat live.

I have two of those jars side-by-side. One has live brine shrimp, one has about two hundred snails for my puffers.

If you don't mind frozen brine shrimp then there is a packaged product called Brine Shrimp Plus that has all types of vitamins and such added to the mixture. It's a great option and all of my fish (freshwater, brackish and saltwater) loooooove it ...of course, with the exception of my Bumble Bee Gobies. They spit out anything that isn't live. I think that if it doesn't tickle their mouths when they grab it they assume its dead and spit it out. Crazy, innit?

Don't know if I helped any, but best of luck!

 

[penguinpimp1990]

ok....i cant find any live brine shrimp here in greece but you can substitue with those sea monkey kits? i can get those in greece.......thanks everyone

 

[Yenko]

Sea monkey kits will be very expensive for what you get; it might still be easier to grow your own.