fishboi Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 050227.htm has anyone tried this or something similar perhaps. what do u guys think of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I have thought about it and wouldn't mind giving them a try but I just don't have the $$$ to buy them right now lol All my spare cash is going into my new tanks I to would be interested to find out what other people think of them. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x matt x Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I use them for all my young fish. They are alot easyer and faster than hatching your own when feeding lots of fish. Just let some eggs sit in water for about 10min than feed. (I get mine from fishnature too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 are they live? or they pretty much dead but still fresh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x matt x Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 The one's fishnature sells are non-hatching decapsulated eggs. Non hatching decapsulated eggs are fed directly, without the necessity and downtime of hatching. Decapsulated eggs have a higher energy and nutritional value than a live brine shrimp nauplii. Since these eggs are non-hatching, no energy is consumed in the hatching process, and lipids, amino acids, and enzymes are left intact. Simply rehydrate the decapsulated brine shrimp eggs for a few minutes in fresh water and feed directly to your baby fish or reef tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I think a better explanation would be that they have chemically removed the outer layers of the artemia cyst leaving completely edible eggs with unhatched BBS inside. You just soak and feed. This method has even higher protein levels than hatched (and 100% efficiency). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 i sometime use this method to decapsulas my brine shrimp eggs before hatching [i decapsulas a decent amount at a time and keep them in the fridge and hatch them as i go] i like this method cuz u dont end up with shells all around the tank. but this seems much better just feed it straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 oops forgot to put in the link here ya go http://www.killies.com/Decapsulating.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Thanks fishboi, I think I'm gonna go decapsulate some eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Awesome link there! I have saved it to favs hehe I am now going to look at getting me a bottle of bleach and giving this process a go Will let you know once I get the eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi Fishboi, Very interesting info I have to say, Gotta admit hatchin BBS can be a right pain in the Butt. Thanks Again Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 yea....sometimes it just wont hatch,,,and i have no idea what the problem is. but i still prefer live bbs though. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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