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fish-eyed-fool
09-27-2002, 08:04 PM
I'm getting good at raising healthy crops of bring shrimp, but I would like to get them a little bigger. What do they eat? I've never seen brine shrimp food in a store, and I'm sure not going to buy a Sea Monkey kit to get the food.
Beaker
09-27-2002, 09:26 PM
Don't they eat yeast? Or is it some other baking substance? I'm not sure. Hope that helps! :wink:
jonah
09-27-2002, 09:29 PM
I did a google search of "feeding brine shrimp" and came up with a ton of sites that deal with keeping them. They're filter feeders and will apparently eat almost anything, including yeast and spirulina, as long as it's small enough. Just be careful not to overfeed the tank.
fish-eyed-fool
09-28-2002, 08:14 AM
[quote:e5bead85de="jonah"]I did a google search of "feeding brine shrimp" and came up with a ton of sites [/quote:e5bead85de]

Now I feel stupid! I shouldn've just searched for the answer. Thanks!
Chet
09-30-2002, 11:07 AM
Can you describe your brine shrimp setup? I wouldn't mind trying to raise them myself.
fish-eyed-fool
09-30-2002, 11:30 AM
[quote:25da9e302e="Chet"]Can you describe your brine shrimp setup? I wouldn't mind trying to raise them myself.[/quote:25da9e302e]

There are several ways to set up a "hatchery". The easiest way is to actually buy a manufactured hatchery. I have one that works quite well. Your LFS should have these in stock. They run somewhere between $5-10, so it's not like a major investment. I don't really like the pre-packaged salt+eggs kits they sell, however. They don't pack in enough eggs in one batch for my taste.

I recommend that you get a pre-made hatchery, and then buy a vial of just shrimp eggs. The vial has enough eggs for about 10 big batches of shrimp. You'll have to mix in the salt yourself, though.

I've set up a few DIY hatcheries in the past. It's not hard or expensive, but it can be messy. For the $8 I paid for the pre-made one, I'm happy with the results and ease of use.

Here's a link to the hatchery I bought, and some related products:
http://www.sfbb.com/products/brine_shrimp_eggs_kits_hatchmix.htm