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Paul B · 08-10-2007, 02:31 PM

You can easily build a hatchery that seperates the shrimp from the shells and provides shrimp about every day and a half.
Just make, get or steal a container. I use a plexiglass box about the shape of a milk carton. It is used laying down and there is a barrier between the two sides. One side is black and the other side is clear or white. There is also a black cover needed on the black side. There is a 3/8" hole in the barrier.
The eggs are put into the black side and the entire thing is filled with seawater. Old tankwater will do. When the eggs hatch the shrimp will swim to the light or clear side which should be in a light area. Close the hole and siphon out the shrimp. Dump out the water on the black side with the shells. Simple.
Paul

Dmitry · 08-25-2007, 01:21 PM

Paul,

Your pipefish breed?? You're probably about one of only 2 people in the US who breed pipefish. What do you do with the off-spring?

Paul B · 08-26-2007, 07:57 AM

I have never raised the fry of the bluestripped pipefish. They are in a 100 gallon reef and the fry are too small to see, much less catch. I could catch the male and transfer him to a breeding tank to have the live babies but I don't yet have the time for that.
I will retire in 15 weeks (who'se counting?) maybe then I will try to raise some.
Paul

Dmitry · 09-15-2007, 11:59 AM

Okay, so I just fed my tank the first ever baby brine shrimp batch.... I'm not sure of the results. The shrimp are so small. My Clowns are having a good time chasing them around and a Firefish is eating also. But the tiny Pigmy Angel (he's smaller than the Clowns) seems oblivious. As is the Bicolor Blenny. The Skunk Shrimp doesn't seem to be aware of anything. I think my gorg is happy - all of his polyps are open; I hope he's catching some!

I used that dish from brinshrimpdirect and it really is as easy as it sounds. Mine hatched in about 12 hours.

Paul B · 09-15-2007, 12:48 PM

I feed them to my tank just about every day. I have a bunch of various gobies and I doubt I could keep them without the addition of baby brine. It seems to be all some of them eat. In the sea, tiny creatures is all that they eat and they should be available as much as possable
Paul

h20 freak · 12-25-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul B


	Matt I have a batch of baby cardinals on the way which I was not thinking of raising. If I can catch some out of my reef I will raise them since I hatch brine every day anyway.

You have a breeding pair of bangis?Are they for sale?tank-bred bangis are hard to come by.....

Paul B · 12-26-2007, 08:19 AM

My Cardinals are not for sale and I don't have time right not to try to raise the fry.
They are very easy to breed if you have a pair and if you feed them live black worms almost every day

dreko · 12-27-2007, 12:13 AM

My first batch of shrimp hatched yesterday too... wow they are small!
I bought the hatchery from the posted link, very easy...
Now I just wait to see the results...

dennis · 12-27-2007, 06:43 AM

What is the lifespan of a brine shrimp in a main tank if it escapes being eaten?

Paul B · 12-27-2007, 07:29 AM

A brine shrimp will most likely be caught in a filter or possibly die in an ozonizer. They usually will not live more than a couple of days because of lack of food. They are tiny and really hard to follow them for a few days. If there is no filters or predators in the tank and they are supplied with food they will grow into fine looking adults,

08-10-2007, 02:31 PM	#11
Paul B Three decade club Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 738 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (2)	You can easily build a hatchery that seperates the shrimp from the shells and provides shrimp about every day and a half. Just make, get or steal a container. I use a plexiglass box about the shape of a milk carton. It is used laying down and there is a barrier between the two sides. One side is black and the other side is clear or white. There is also a black cover needed on the black side. There is a 3/8" hole in the barrier. The eggs are put into the black side and the entire thing is filled with seawater. Old tankwater will do. When the eggs hatch the shrimp will swim to the light or clear side which should be in a light area. Close the hole and siphon out the shrimp. Dump out the water on the black side with the shells. Simple. Paul Attached Thumbnails

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08-25-2007, 01:21 PM	#12
Dmitry Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queens (Briarwood) Posts: 1,228 Reefer Ratings: (24) Friends: (0)	Paul, Your pipefish breed?? You're probably about one of only 2 people in the US who breed pipefish. What do you do with the off-spring?

08-26-2007, 07:57 AM	#13
Paul B Three decade club Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 738 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (2)	I have never raised the fry of the bluestripped pipefish. They are in a 100 gallon reef and the fry are too small to see, much less catch. I could catch the male and transfer him to a breeding tank to have the live babies but I don't yet have the time for that. I will retire in 15 weeks (who'se counting?) maybe then I will try to raise some. Paul

09-15-2007, 11:59 AM	#14
Dmitry Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queens (Briarwood) Posts: 1,228 Reefer Ratings: (24) Friends: (0)	Okay, so I just fed my tank the first ever baby brine shrimp batch.... I'm not sure of the results. The shrimp are so small. My Clowns are having a good time chasing them around and a Firefish is eating also. But the tiny Pigmy Angel (he's smaller than the Clowns) seems oblivious. As is the Bicolor Blenny. The Skunk Shrimp doesn't seem to be aware of anything. I think my gorg is happy - all of his polyps are open; I hope he's catching some! I used that dish from brinshrimpdirect and it really is as easy as it sounds. Mine hatched in about 12 hours.

09-15-2007, 12:48 PM	#15
Paul B Three decade club Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 738 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (2)	I feed them to my tank just about every day. I have a bunch of various gobies and I doubt I could keep them without the addition of baby brine. It seems to be all some of them eat. In the sea, tiny creatures is all that they eat and they should be available as much as possable Paul

12-26-2007, 08:19 AM	#17
Paul B Three decade club Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 738 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (2)	My Cardinals are not for sale and I don't have time right not to try to raise the fry. They are very easy to breed if you have a pair and if you feed them live black worms almost every day

12-27-2007, 12:13 AM	#18
dreko Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 410 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (0)	My first batch of shrimp hatched yesterday too... wow they are small! I bought the hatchery from the posted link, very easy... Now I just wait to see the results...

12-27-2007, 06:43 AM	#19
dennis Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn. Posts: 59 Reefer Ratings: (7) Friends: (0)	What is the lifespan of a brine shrimp in a main tank if it escapes being eaten?

12-27-2007, 07:29 AM	#20
Paul B Three decade club Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 738 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (2)	A brine shrimp will most likely be caught in a filter or possibly die in an ozonizer. They usually will not live more than a couple of days because of lack of food. They are tiny and really hard to follow them for a few days. If there is no filters or predators in the tank and they are supplied with food they will grow into fine looking adults,