mcrudd Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I would like to put some brineshrimp eggs in my puffertank and let them hatch so they can munch on them as they are free swimming, only problem is I don't know if its possible to do it, because everytime I google it or ask lfs for advice they want me to buy a little shirmp hatchery thingy that you attach a 2litre bottle too. All the google searches said the same as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 it wont work unless your tank is brackish you an hatch them easy enough and wash them through a coffee filter they will remain free swimming for a few mins in freshwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I would like to put some brineshrimp eggs in my puffertank and let them hatch so they can munch on them as they are free swimming, only problem is I don't know if its possible to do it, because everytime I google it or ask lfs for advice they want me to buy a little shirmp hatchery thingy that you attach a 2litre bottle too. All the google searches said the same as well. Since you're posting this in the Freshwater forum I'll assume your puffers are freshwater. So your choices are put enough salt in the tank to kill your puffers so the brineshrimp can live or not put any salt in so the puffers live and the brineshrimp die. If they're brackish or marine the puffers may not be killed by the salinity needed to hatch the brineshrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thanks all, I was not aware of the brackish water thing. My puffers are freshwater so it won't work. Just wanted to treat them a little, guess they must be happy with bloodworms then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thanks all, I was not aware of the brackish water thing. My puffers are freshwater so it won't work. Just wanted to treat them a little, guess they must be happy with bloodworms then Why don't you just buy frozen brineshrimp? Problem solved lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Why don't you just buy frozen brineshrimp? Problem solved lol. LOL I do buy it and frozen bloodworms, but my puffers only eat the bloodworms, they don't like the frozen brineshrimp, but they absolutely love to hunt, so I thought hunting brineshrimp that are live would be a nice treat instead of so many ramshorn snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Have you tried live Daphnia? I keep some going in a 30L bucket outside with some yeast chucked in every couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 yeah daphnia is a good idea or mosquito larvae , boatmen or any lil water creatures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeyedfrog Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hatching brine shrimp is quite easy. I have a couple of 2 litre soft drink bottles . I drilled a hole in the lids , put airline thru and put airstones on the end of the airline. I find I get a far better hatch rate with sea water - I change the water about every two weeks. Bought the eggs off TM- much cheaper than LFS. Every 2nd day I drain one of the bottles. If you keep them warmer they will hatch faster but at room temp thats how long mine take. Take the airstone out for a few minutes to let the unhatched eggs settle on the surface then siphon out thru a piece of cloth. Scrape the shrimp off the cloth and either feed straight out or put into a shot glass of water and feed out with a pipette. If I'm in a hurry I won't siphon- just pour straight thru the cloth. You get more unhatched eggs this way but if you scrape them off the cloth into the shot glass the unhatched eggs will float to the surface and you can pipette the hatched ones from bottom. Rinse the bottle ,add back the sea water and more eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieFish Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 what i want to know is can you have a brine shrimp tank, and just feed a scoop to fishies every few days? like a sea monkey set up or something, and have the brine shrimp breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Brine shrimp are sea monkeys :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 You would not get them hatching fast enough to have enough to scoop out every few days, or it would cost a lot. I used to breed them in a 1kg peanut butter container similar to how oneyedfrog explained. I also hatched some in a large plastic container that sat on the floor of the lounge in the sun. The eggs had been gathered from the edges at Lake Grassmere (the salt works). They hatched, lived, reproduced etc but not in great numbers. Brine shrimp anyone? My little hatchery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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