shaywood Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Usually get live brine shrimp at World of Wet Pets in Beaverton, but their out this week. Anyone know where to find some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I yearn for the old-school days where every pet shop carried live brine. I really liked feeding. And then as time went on, fewer and fewer shops carried it. Thanks for letting me know WWPets is a place to check. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Try Cayes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Reviving this post. Anyone seen live brine shrimp locally recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatfrenchfries Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 How much brine are you usually looking for? I live 5min away from World of Wet pets. I culture brine for raising guppies/mollies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 58 minutes ago, Eatfrenchfries said: How much brine are you usually looking for? I live 5min away from World of Wet pets. I culture brine for raising guppies/mollies. Can you tell us about what your doing culturing brine? I hatch brine eggs, but harvest and feed to the tank ~48hrs after starting. Do you grow them out - how long before you harvest and feed the fish, what do you feed the live brine to grow them out. How often do you have to change the grow out water? photo or diagram of setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hey there, I like to use live brine shrimp when adding a picky fish. I used to hatch the eggs, but they were so small - so I prefer buying mature brine. There only seems to be one place selling them locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I used to make brine with the eggs. Lil trick is to drop 1 or 2 drops of bleach in your making jug, helps them hatch faster and helps sterilization of water. Usually cuts the hatch down to 12hrs. I havent tried keeping them long term for mature sizes but Usually there are survivors in my systems in mature sizes roaming around that I find time to time. I usually just use it as a nitrate and coral feeding source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatfrenchfries Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I 3d printed brine hatchery dishes which I use to hatchery the baby brine. Half the artemia get fed right away and the rest are put into 5gallon home depots buckets I keep excess macro for sale in. I start feeding the babies after 6 hours and at the 6 day mark will have fed them all off and started the process anew. Complete break down of set up which includes cleaning buckets and dishes with vinegar. Gutload includes spirulna, blended macroalgae, or phyto depending what I have at the moment. Why do you wait 48 hours? By then the yolk sac is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 1:09 PM, Eatfrenchfries said: I 3d printed brine hatchery dishes which I use to hatchery the baby brine. Half the artemia get fed right away and the rest are put into 5gallon home depots buckets I keep excess macro for sale in. I start feeding the babies after 6 hours and at the 6 day mark will have fed them all off and started the process anew. Complete break down of set up which includes cleaning buckets and dishes with vinegar. Gutload includes spirulna, blended macroalgae, or phyto depending what I have at the moment. Why do you wait 48 hours? By then the yolk sac is gone. Thanks for the explanation of your process. I'll try it. Why do I wait 48hrs? It looked like my hatch rate wasn't enough at 24hrs, so i started a 2nd hatchery and harvest them every other day. I'm going to try @islandVib3s suggestion of adding two drops of bleach to the hatch water. My hatch volume is about 1.7liters. (2liter soda bottle, not fully filled) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatfrenchfries Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Yes! Bleach is excellent for disinfecting the cysts and decapsulating them for improved hatch rates. Helps me cope with any quality issues I get from bad eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, Eatfrenchfries said: Yes! Bleach is excellent for disinfecting the cysts and decapsulating them for improved hatch rates. Helps me cope with any quality issues I get from bad eggs. two drops in ~2 liters seem about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatfrenchfries Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 2-3 drops works for 2 liters. I have good success with 3 from what I can visually see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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