Raising brine shrimp question?

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Okay, it is my first try at hatching brine shrimp. So far I have succesfully hatched them in a milk jug with an airstone in it. My question is, now that they are hatched should I move them to a grow out tank (i have a 3 gallon setup I think would work well) and keep the airstone going in the growout? or will they grow in the hatching setup I have made. I have seen a lot of articles about hatching the shrimp but very few about growing them to adulthood. Does anyone have any experience with this or suggestions for me.
Thanks,
Doug
 
We used to raise baby brine shrimp constantly. Hatch them, siphon them off, and they are tasty snacks. Make sure you feed them to the tank before they use up all their yolk and are less nutritious, though.

Trying to raise them to adulthood is very inefficient, and most won't recommend it. You put in a lot of effort to feed and rear them, and there are better foods available.
 
I was wondering about buying one of those "hatching machines" that attach to the tank. It seemed fairly easy and it has an automatic release when they hatch. It's just kind of a lot of money if it doesn't work, I think $20. I could be putting that into something else...like a new puffer haha
 
Unless you are feeding fry, or a fish that won't take anything else, it's seldom worth the effort, IMO. I will raise a few every now and then as atreat--or, more usually, buy some. They can be kept nutritious through regular feeding, but this requires having several tanks to keep them going (no adults in with the nauplii), and frequent attention to water quality. I think the last time I raised some was when I picked up some dwarf puffers that were tiny--too small for the snails I had, and unwilling to take other prepared foods. Fed them live brine for about 3 months, then weaned them onto frozen foods and snails.
 
becareful with the intank hatchers. You will have some of the eggs float in your tank and they can cause you water quality to go down. My LFS quite selling them after he used on in his tank and saw the hatched eggs escaping the deal.
 
i have raised brine shrimp to adulthood as a treat for my seahorses but i would not recomend them for much other then small frys but if you want to go through all the trouble of raising your own food try mysid shrimps also known as opossum shrimps they are loaded with a fatty acid called omega 3
they can be compaired to a porterhouse steak to us. if you want some info on how to raise a colony for yourself just email me and i will send you as much info as i have
 
warmerwaters,
Welcome to AC! Raising mysis is a great idea. I have just used a refugium and let them take care of themselves, but actively culturing them is something people might be interested in. If you feel like it, you could start a thread with some of your information.
 
I had no problems hatching the eggs, and raising them to adulthood...they even mated and laid eggs, then they died and the eggs never hatched. I found it to be more of a headache than it was worth. Stick with feeding the hatchlings is my advice! You shouldn't have any problem keeping them in the 3 gallon...but don't forget the salt...they will only last a few days with out it.
 
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