Live Adult Brine Shrimp?
#1
Posted 29 July 2014 - 10:09 AM
Just wondering if anybody knows where somebody might find adult brine shrimp? I used to buy them at Vebas but they're longer available. I don't really have the patience to grow them myself and just need a few occasionally as a treat for my Betta.
Thanks
#2
Posted 29 July 2014 - 10:12 AM
I feed the frozen vitamin enhanced ones, Aquotix has them in the freezer section
#3
Posted 29 July 2014 - 08:29 PM
Do a BBS hatchery, it's easy
#4
Posted 29 July 2014 - 08:59 PM
I've done bbs without a hatchery - 5g of premix with salt in 200ml of water, in a small betta tank clipped inside the main tank.
#5
Posted 01 August 2014 - 11:07 AM
Freshly hatched baby brine shrimp have more nutrition
Do a BBS hatchery, it's easy
No its not... I have never had luck with hatching BBS on the 3 attempts that i did it
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#6
Posted 02 August 2014 - 08:29 AM
#7
Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:36 AM
Leifbeaver, I found there have been 3 things that have affected my hatch rates. 1, quality of the eggs. I try to get 90% hatch rate ones and keep them stored in the fridge. 2nd thing is heat... in cooler weather it can take up to 3 days for significant hatching, however I've also managed to overheat them on occassion which just kills them. 3. Light... 24hr light really seems to help. When using a bottle I just use one of those tiny USB LED reading lights. Hopefully you find some of that useful.
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#8
Posted 04 August 2014 - 03:20 PM
Thanks all. I've done quite well with BBS as I used to breed apistos etc. I haven't been breeding them lately due to the cold weather... tunagirl your idea of floating the hatchery is neat, I'll give it a go. I've also frozen spirulina brine shrimp so will see if he likes it. He already gets a nice range of food, including occasional live blackworms, but thought brine shrimp would be nice to add. Anyway, you'll see him on Tuesday tunagirl.
Leifbeaver, I found there have been 3 things that have affected my hatch rates. 1, quality of the eggs. I try to get 90% hatch rate ones and keep them stored in the fridge. 2nd thing is heat... in cooler weather it can take up to 3 days for significant hatching, however I've also managed to overheat them on occassion which just kills them. 3. Light... 24hr light really seems to help. When using a bottle I just use one of those tiny USB LED reading lights. Hopefully you find some of that useful.
Thanks for the pointers, I did quite a bit of research, but obviously I still couldn't get it right. I am thinking I didn't use enough salt or something. I'll try again one day
#9
Posted 04 August 2014 - 05:34 PM
Where did you get the eggs from Leif?
#10
Posted 06 August 2014 - 03:10 PM
Where did you get the eggs from Leif?
Not sure. I knew to get de-capsulated ones, that had a 90% hatch rate, but it still didn't help. I would get about 5% hatching.
Next time I do it, I will get eggs from someone on here I think, that has already had success.
#12
Posted 12 August 2014 - 03:40 PM
Come over my place and grab the shrimp eggs I got left. Won't be using them any time soon and they will end up going to waste. Only condition is I ask you heaps of questions about discus.
Oh and don't bother with decapsulated eggs
Thanks for the offer, I don't need brine shrimp right now (No fish are breeding) though. And you can certainly ask me heaps of Discus questions anyway
Thinking out-loud again, I do need to post some more photos of my discus. I would say my biggest fish is about 16cm (Fin to fin). Big.
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#14
Posted 13 August 2014 - 03:15 PM
No its not... I have never had luck with hatching BBS on the 3 attempts that i did it
Dude, its easy as... Some eggies are no good so you may need to find a new dealer. First few times I tried it i had no luck. Tried a different batch and BAM! BBS everywhere! No problems since.
#15
Posted 15 August 2014 - 04:11 PM
#16
Posted 15 August 2014 - 04:38 PM
Aquotix or Vebas
#17
Posted 15 August 2014 - 04:43 PM
Ebay was good for me because I was a bus catching carless dirtbag with no reasonable way of getting to a LFS.
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