i am wanting to grow some brine shrimps and need some spurilina powder where can i get some from?

heath shop or crush a tab?

You can get flake as well, which is easily crushed.

I have seen it in the supermarket as well in the health food area..

is this stuff good?

they have it a woolworths

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is this stuff good?

they have it a woolworths

You would need to read the list of 'ingredients' to make sure there are not too many other additives but if its pure 'spirulina' it should be okay.

Out of curiosity, why are you wanting to grow brine shrimp? As a source of food they are only good for a few days then lose their nutrient value.

just want to raise them so other fish (bigger fish) can eat them too.

Well I think you might find they do not offer nutrient value to bigger fish. There are better live foods than these.

i understand that but i like watching them chase food

How many days are brine shrimp "good" for? I'm using them to feed my baby puffers but always hatch a new batch every 3 days.

Best value is immediately hatched.

they can be gut loaded to make them more nutritious

they can be gut loaded to make them more nutritious

please explain

please explain

Feeding them things like spirulina powder to fill them with nutrients before they are eaten..

from here

http://www.saseahorse.com/brine_shrimps.htm

When newly hatched, Instar I nauplii are high in fat content, they still maintain a yolk sac, and for many fish fry species this is ideal. The fat content begins to decrease as they grow and by adult stage they are higher in protein than fat. If not fed 24 hours after hatching, their nutritional value begins to reduce. Ideally fish fry need higher fat content in the early stages of life and as they get older their need for protein increases.

The nutritional profile of brine shrimp can be enhanced by “enrichment” or “Gut Loading” . Newly hatched artemia (Instar II) take approximately 18-24 hours to be fully enriched, while adults need only 6-8 hours. Medium sized vary between 10-14 hours.

scroll down for gut loading

Although the best foods are microalgae ( eg. Nannochloropsis, Dunaliella, Tetraselmis and Isochrysis), inert foods similar to spray dried algae (powders or pastes), yeast, micronised rice bran, soybean powder, ground fishmeal, egg yolk etc can also be used.

When newly hatched, Instar I nauplii are high in fat content, they still maintain a yolk sac, and for many fish fry species this is ideal. The fat content begins to decrease as they grow and by adult stage they are higher in protein than fat. If not fed 24 hours after hatching, their nutritional value begins to reduce.

Ah so it isn't the roast chicken that's so good but the contents of the stuffing in this case eh?

well put Caryl

it's not the same without the stuffing

Hatching my first lot of brine shrimp today! when do ya start feeding them spurilina?

Edit: just read livingarts post.... so 24 hours after hatching then?

i was gona ask that too doesnt it say at 36 hours?

thinking about it that is really FAST!! :lol:

hey does any one know were i can get brine shrimp eggs near manawatu? no pet shops have any and no one has sea monkeys lol

Sure they do!

I bought mine from Animates. $18 I think for eggs you need to hatch.

But now I buy mine from "dorl" on TM. Decap stuff too, so you don't need to hatch it, just soak it in water before you feed it to the fish.

yea i know just out at the moe. how many you get from animates? and the stuff you get know is dead ae? i kinda want to try my hand at live ones lol the girlfriend is excited about sea monkies lol