FED UP!!!!Advise needed

[stash]

been trying to breed brine shrimps... but failing.

my tools: a big green tea plastic bottle... with holes for air and stuff..

method:

3/4 filled with seawater from my tank..

1 spoon of brine shrimp eggs..

strong air pump..

i place the bottle hanging in my balcony under direct sunlight..

can anyone advise me what steps are wrong or what is the correct steps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peacemaker]

strong air pump..

i place the bottle hanging in my balcony under direct sunlight..

Supply of air bubbles shouldn't be too rapid. Approx. 1 bubble per second is enough. And you don't need sunlight. My guess -> flow is too strong and temp too hot.

[FuEl]

You mean hatching brine shrimp cysts? Make sure the aeration is strong enough to keep all cysts suspended. Cysts that clump in one corner will not hatch. If your cysts are new they should hatch fine. If they have been opened and kept in storage at room temperature without refigeration they might have gone bad. Aeration is very important. I use a 12W air pump just to hatch brine shrimp.

[peacemaker]

I've never had success when I have too much aeration, but I do agree on clustered cysts not bearing fruit.

[thairun]

You mean hatching brine shrimp cysts? Make sure the aeration is strong enough to keep all cysts suspended. Cysts that clump in one corner will not hatch. If your cysts are new they should hatch fine. If they have been opened and kept in storage at room temperature without refigeration they might have gone bad. Aeration is very important. I use a 12W air pump just to hatch brine shrimp.

I do have succeed hatched brine (artemia) cysts. But it (nauplii) last for 5 to 7 days then they perished. Is it norm? Can it grow adult to be brine shrimp? Sorry new in this field.

[Achilles Tang]

you have to feed them and at the same time, change out the water in portions.

[subxero]

I use fresh saltwater. I don't use water from my tank.

[thairun]

you have to feed them and at the same time, change out the water in portions.

So what kind of food that such a small baby eat? and what the proportion of water change?

Can some care to share.

I use fresh saltwater. I don't use water from my tank.

No wonder, had been using my own tank water but lowered down the sg at 1.020. Could it be microbes condition of water?

Stash so sorry to hijacking your thread. Same here really wanted to learn more from the experience bros.

Cheers

[thairun]

Aiz, no one seem to share?

[VelvetAirwaves]

i feed mine with yeast solution. i use table salt. yup.

[Achilles Tang]

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14

[thairun]

i feed mine with yeast solution. i use table salt. yup.

Thanks bro.

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14

That GREAT!!

Hey Boss you seem to be very informative!

Links are way back, no wonder?

Again Boss