Brine shrimp

[cookieboy]

How can i set up a brine shrimp hatchery
and can i feed them to my angels:confuzeld:

[ElijahTurtle]

Are they full grown angels? I don't expect that it to be cost effective to raise brine shrimp for feeding grown angels nor will it be that nutritional for them. BBS rapidly looses nutritional value after the first 24hrs of life when the yolk sac is consumed. So your going to want to suppliment their diet with other foods.
But one of the simplest & cheapest methods of hatching brine shrimp is to use a 2 liter bottle & an airstone.
Here's a link to a diagram of one.
http://bettalistserv.tripod.com/Breeding/sodabott.gif

[cookieboy]

no there medium size
heres one of them

[rolloffhill]

Moving to "Food"

[kewlkatdady]

frozen brine would be MUCH easier.

[screenames101]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4430+4445&pcatid=4445

theres a cheap kit

[ElijahTurtle]

Yeah I have the "Shrimpery Kit" It's a PITB. Not worth messing with for the hatch rate you get from it.
The other one with the big bottle is just a base designed to hold a 2 liter. This one will give good production rates, since it pumps air in it, but doesn't come with the pump. With BBS, it's all about the air bubble providing good oxygenation & keeping the eggs moving that gives the good hatch rates.
For the $9 it's pricey though when you can DIY for 69 cents with a bottle of generic coke.

[biggin]

I got the stand up 2 liter bottle one at Plano Pets for $2.99....

Good for BBS but they will not mature in there.

I use them for young fry....

[arnold]

this company sells kits to raise BS to adults, dont have any experience with them but looks interesting and they have been around a while.
http://www.mariculturetechnology.com/Foods.htm

[mrsadler]

COOL