Brine Shrimp Strainer

[Pegasus]

Hi everyone,

Been hatching a few brine shrimp, and just using a basic setup at the moment (hatching in a bucket) I was finding it a bit of a prob straining the live shrimp through a sieve. I made up the following little gadget to simplify things.

You will need a small plastic screw top container, two bits of airline, and a piece of fine fabric to act as a strainer. I used a plastic yeast container, as I bake fresh bread each day.

In the screw cap make a hole in the centre so that your air line is a tight push fit in the cap.

Do the same with the base of the plastic jar.

You should now have an inlet, and an outlet on your jar.

Cut a circle of your fabric slightly larger than the diameter of your jar, then place it over the open end and screw the cap back on, and in doing so you create a strainer under the lid.

Place the air line coming from the cap end into your shrimp, then suck on the other end. You won't get salt in your mouth because of the design.

The shrimp are syphoned into the jar and collected on the strainer fabric, while the surplus water passes through the jar and is caught in a container to be later returned to your hatcher.

Of course the small jar has to be below the level of your shrimp hatcher in order for this to work.

Remove the lid and rinse your strainer in the tank to feed. Rinse them if you are concerned about salt buildup.

Easy, no mess, and convienent.

Replace the lid and filter for the next time you need it.

Happy Days,

Bill.