shelf life of brine shrimp eggs?

[HrdWodFlor]

They're more than twice my age! But, from what I understand, the longer they age, the more the hatch rate drops. Never heard of 43 year old eggs being tested, but, who knows, you may get something.

That seems to be true. But I have heard that keep in a dry environment they can last a long, long time. I have no idea how these have been kept over the years so even if I only get one I will be happy! And they are only 10 years older that me.

I guess you are not heating the water - the instructions on the egg I bought say it should be 27 - 30* C.
Do others normally use a heater for hatching?

(Love the dog )

No, I am not going to be doing any extra heating. The light that's on it seems to keep it warm enough. I think temp has a lot to do with hatch time. my eggs can be done at 21*/27*C. The warmer the water the faster they hatch.
And that dog is my parents rarely seen, slobber tooth tiger.

 

[pik01]

rarely seen, slobber tooth tiger.

he sounds like a fearsome frisbee chaser!

 

[Bettacreek]

Yup, cold storage is supposed to help as well, but you have to be careful of frost getting on the can and rusting the can. It doesn't take long to rust a can in the fridge, and the freezer can be a pain to store in as well.

 

[HrdWodFlor]

Yup, cold storage is supposed to help as well, but you have to be careful of frost getting on the can and rusting the can. It doesn't take long to rust a can in the fridge, and the freezer can be a pain to store in as well.

I would bet money that they have been sitting in a drawer up at SUNY Cortland for the past couple of decades.

he sounds like a fearsome frisbee chaser!

Lets just say, frisbee+ frozen pond = More fun than I should have.:devil:



***Update: 24 hours and no change yet. Will be moving them to a warmer spot tonight. Hope this will help the little guys.***

 

[Bettacreek]

You can use a little bit of baking soda in the water to help as well.

 

[HrdWodFlor]

I may try that because so far there has been no change. I may try to decapsulate(Sp) the next batch to see if that helps. Any one ever try to do that. I have heard that it helps the little guys when they try to hatch. Any pointers on that would be welcome.

 

[HrdWodFlor]

Just in case anyone is still reading this. The sea monkeys never hatched. Oh well I tried tho.

 

[madfox]

That's too bad. I guess now we know!