zoezealand Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 hi i know this sounds weird, but does anyone have any saltwater algae, i am trying to raise brine shrimp to adults, and i have been told that algae is the best thing to feed them on, so i would like to start a culture, if anyone has any they are throwing away i would love to have it. (or if you think this isnt going to work plz tell me) i will happily pay postage thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 do you mean Phytoplankton or macro algae??? by the way, not a weird question should i have a bare bottom, now thats a weird question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoezealand Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 im not sure i think phytoplankton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoezealand Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 yep ive double checked and it is phytoplanton that they eat thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Look up phytoplankton on the web....It is lots of different things in the water column....Brine shrimp etc need certain things. Rotifers etc, These are all phytoplankton or types of plankton. A cleaner and Fire shrimp are actually classifies as "MacroZoo Plankton". Have a squizz on the net....interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 rotifers are zooplankton. there are different strains of phytoplankton though and some are more suitable than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 You can raise Brine Shrimp on spiralina, either from the pet store or the horrid looking green stuff that people drink you get from the dairy or super market. Its what they use at NIWA for growing out their own brineshrimp. Pieman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 just while we're on the subject, i assume this is for feeding fry? if so, you are better off feeding fish newly hatched brine shimp as they still have the yolk sak attached, thats the nutritious (yum yum ) part. otherwise, i hear adult brine shrimp dont offer too much else? correct me if im wrong, just from what i've read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yeap you're right about that Chimera, I think their exoskeleton is indigestable to most fish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 From what I have read, to get the best brineshrimp, you need algae cultures (green water - which has a habit of crashing) which you then feed to rotifers, you then feed the rotifers to the brineshrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 (green water - which has a habit of crashing) Best thing with green water is to do the following Lettuce leaves in a bucket of waterleft outside for 3 or so days bring inside, alot of airation and add 1/2 Bannana skin every 3 days havent had green water crash using this method /Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Bruce - Marine green water is a pure strain of phyto plankton (an algae). It crashes because of contamination. Its quite different to the green water used in freshwater for daphina etc. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 :oops: Thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoezealand Posted September 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 as my fry are getting older, and bigger, I was told that adult brine shrimp had less fat but more protein and are easier to find than bbs, is this true? I never thought about the exoskeleton thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 the only protein i was aware of is in the yolk sak when they're first hatched. after a day or two they lose the sak and are no more nutritious to fish than mcdonalds is to you or i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 The thing with Brineshrimp is you can infuse them, so to speak, with things such as spirulina and green water, Freshly hatched brineshrimp will lose most of there protein within the first 5 hours of hatching. However they can still provide nutrition to fish once older, especially if they are infused. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoezealand Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 thanks i tried some of that spiralura stuff and it seems to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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