baby brine shrimp

[big tank]

i was wonder how long can bbs live after they have hatched. I'm feeding them to my baby fry, i hatched a large batch of BBS(i can't feed them all a once). can I feed or do some special care to the bbs to keep alive longer.:confused:

[ChilDawg]

I believe that you CAN keep them alive, but it is not fiscally responsible to do so. Running four or five BBS hatcheries at the same time is best so that as one batch dies you've got another ready to go.

[OrionGirl]

It's easy to keep them alive and nutritious, but I don't encourage you to do so for long periods of time (ie, more than 30 days). They can be fed easily with activated yeast (either brewer's or baking yeast). Just add a small amount of the activated yeast, enough to cloud the tank.

[a_free_bird73]

Depends on what type and how old the baby fry is!

As an example, baby angels less than a week old will not take brine shrimp that is older than 2 days anyway. They are too big for them. You can put the shrimps in the fridge once they hatch and that will slow their growth rate but most of them will dye within a couple of days