fishbreeder Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 anyone else done this for their fish? i have two hatcheries going and all i was doing was adding more eggs every second day and fresh sea water. i had a really good look at one of them last night and i had newly hatched shrimps plus what looks like adults, nearly 1cm long. i havent emptied the bottle for a week. so i got a bout 50-100 of them out and into a freshbottle to see if they will breed. anyone else done this. apart from liquid fry for egg layers what else can i feed then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hi. I quote from here... http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/man ... hrimp.html Feeding: brine shrimp are not hard to feed. They accept most food they can filter out of the water as long as it's not too big and doesn't dissolve in water. There is brine shrimp food available in pet stores, containing micro-algae for the nauplii to eat. There are, however, quite a few cheaper alternatives that you can buy in your regular grocery store; for example yeast, wheat flour, soybean powder and egg yolk. It's hard to know how much to feed the nauplii, but the transparency of the water can be of help. During the first weeks you should be able to see about 15 cm into the water. When the nauplii grow, the food concentration should be kept a little lower, and a water transparency of 25 cm is recommended. Food levels should be kept constant, so frequent feedings are required. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 thanks, i got one question tho, do i need to have the water bubbling round like when im hatching the eggs, coz the eggs need continuous motion.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Yes they need motion to get a good hatch rate But tell me Why would you want to grow the adults? They are best as food when they are 24 to 36 hours after putting the eggs in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 to breed them so i dont have to keep getting more eggs. and to give my larger fish a change. they are better for fry as newly hatched BBS but i read that the larger ones are good for the adult fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 did you know that you can buy bulk eggs in 0ne pound tins? Cost is normally $60 to $80 I breed thousands of fish and a tin lasts almost a year when feeding twice a day most the time If your buying eggs in small amounts they are quite dear Good luck, will be interesting to see how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 im interested too. they look so cool really big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 yes ive gotta send my form back to join the killies club. i feed my adult fish the shrimp too, they love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 One of Brads customers grows brine shrimp. I think Brad is going to give it a shot. Have to get him to let you all know how to etc, if anyone is interested. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I found a few threads that I had read previously on the subject using the search feature viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7713&hilit=growing+brineshrimp viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3324&p=33688&hilit=growing+brineshrimp#p33688 There is probably more info out there if you searched for different words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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