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- From: oleg@netcom.com (Oleg Kiselev)
- Subject: Re: Hatching brine shrimp
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.105138.2416@netcom.com>
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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 10:51:38 GMT
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- In article <C07IrD.3o6@CAM.ORG> gelinas@CAM.ORG (Daniel Gelinas) writes:
- >I was just wondering if anyone out there could give me simple, step by step,
- >instructions on how to hatch brine shrimp.
-
- Read FAQ, posted at the beginning of every month. The latest one was posted
- earlier today. (ALWAYS read FAQ before asking questions because 90% of the
- time you will find the answer there)
-
- >1- Are they salt-water animals. If yes, how long will they survive in fresh
- >water.
-
- They are salt water animals and the length of time they will survive in
- fresh water depends on the level of salts in the water. In my experience
- the shrimp will stay alive from 1 to 12 hours in fresh water. If you still
- see them in the tank an hour after you have fed the fish, REDUCE the amount
- of food you give your fish.
-
- >2-Will all fish species eat brine shrimp?
-
- Just about all. Some bottom-dwellers don't have the patience to chase
- them. Some fish, like the smaller pencil fishes, have mouths too small
- to swallow an adult brine shrimp.
-
- >I what to look into brine shrimp because I know that the eggs can be
- >purchases at 1000 or 2000 for really cheap.
-
- They are even cheaper if you buy them by the pound. You can get a 1 lb can
- of brine shrimp eggs for prices that range from $12 to $18. There probably
- a billion eggs in each can and they stay good indefinitely if kept very dry
- -- a freezer is a good place to store them.
-
- >I also figure that they do not
- >sink to the bottom and pollute the tank like the flake food does.
-
- Unfortunately, the shrimp tend to sink in fresh water. They will tend to
- swim toward stong sources of light, but after a while of trying to stay
- afloat they will sink to the bottom. So don't overfeed.
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