Brine Shrimp Help

[Cibo]

I like to keep brine shrimp on hand for my tank but they dont last too long what is the best way to keep them? I did a search and found a company that had water for them and said regular sea water wont keep them alive. but they had the correct water for sale is this a magic mix or can i make it my self if so how!
thanks....

 

[lfsmarineguy]

brine shrimp has no nutritional value whatsoever after the first 8 hrs of life (past the first molt). It's 90% water with some shell. It's more like candy for your fish but has no nutritional value as an adult unless you "gutload" them or soak them in vitamins.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Mysis shrimp Try that

 

[Cibo]

can i grow Mysis shrimp? I was gona feed them Selcon, what else can i fill them with my Blue Mandarin likes them!

 

[griMReefer]

its obv a generalization that they contain no nutrients. sure they are low in nutrients but even as adults obv in addition to extra nutrient in the gut depending on the suspension fed, they are made up of cells containing various amino acids (proteins )just like copepods.

yes various companies adv "special' salt mix.

the secret technically aint in the mix, but in the HI salinity and pH higher than most people dare to try.... but it works! ;]

 

[ezee]

Cibo,

Technically, yes you can gut load brine shrimp, but there are those out there that believe this really doesn't make a whole lot of difference. I just feel it is more trouble than it is worth. The majority of fish that accept brine will accept mysis as well.

Regarding growing your own mysis, I actually have live mysis colonies in my tank. I have noticed that when you increase the flow over the area in which they live they tend to make themselves scarce and that will probably affect the population in the long term. So if you were going to raise mysis I would try to do it in a lower flow area of your tank. Look online for live mysis, give them a rock and feed the rock everyday. I think that might work. That is what I have been doing.

There are prob a lot more experienced opinions on this though.

E

 

[Cibo]

how high should salinity and pH B?

 

[griMReefer]

1.040

9.0

;]

 

[ezee]

Cibo,

Um, I think that was a joke.

As long as you stay within normal ranges for a reef tank you should be fine with both sal and ph.

E

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hehehe grim trying to ruin his reef damn... grim put a LOLZ or LMAO afta so he knows ur joking...lolz

salinity - most of us 1.026 (around or at)
ph - most of us 8.3 (around or at)

 

[Deanos]

how high should salinity and pH B?

Hatching brine shrimp

 

[sweetcoralline]

1.040

9.0

;]

Grim, I used to hatch and grow brine shrimp for my angelfish. My brine shrimp died after a few days if anything under 1.030 gravity or 8.0 pH. So I kept the salt high and added baking soda every week, and the brine shrimp would reach maturity, and you would even see babies come out of their butt every couple of days. Some would give live birth, others would lay eggs that hatch. So in each dropper full of brine shrimp culture that I fed I always hada mix from hatchlings to adults. I better start a batch soon. Jungle Growth brand eggs was the best, but I can't find them anymore. Does Fish Town have them? Petland and my local petshop on Jamaica avenue doesnt

1.040 sounds pretty high but I guess 1.030 - 1.040 is their range, and to grow them to adults is different than to just hatching them?

 

[pmui]

for the lazy people (like me) I order from this place.

http://www.mariculturetechnology.com/Foods.htm


Group buy?

Peter