Yes I know what everyone thinks of adult brine shrimp and they are probably correct but they do help sometimes to get a fish to eat until it could be weaned onto something else but I am talking about new born shrimp.
There are so many fish out there that we could easily keep if we could provide them a healthy available diet. New born shrimp are the best thing you could give these fish and sometimes the only available food they will eat. Brine eggs are cheap and available all over the country either from a store or on line. As long as they are dry, they last for years.
My reef is full of over 20 small gobies, bleenies and pipefish most of these fish live on nothing else and I would not be able to keep them if I diden't hatch shrimp every day.
You can buy a hatchery or build one for free.
All you need is some sort of black container. I use an old filter box but I also have one I built out of black acrylic. A clear box could also be used but one half would have to be painted black on the outside.
Just put a black divider with a 3/8" hole in the center across the container dividing it into two equal parts.
Fill it with salt water and add some eggs to one side. The next day cover that half and put the thing in the light. The shrimp will swim to the other side in about 15 minutes and you could suck them out. All the eggs will stay on the other side. Simple, I have been doing it for many years.
There are so many fish out there that we could easily keep if we could provide them a healthy available diet. New born shrimp are the best thing you could give these fish and sometimes the only available food they will eat. Brine eggs are cheap and available all over the country either from a store or on line. As long as they are dry, they last for years.
My reef is full of over 20 small gobies, bleenies and pipefish most of these fish live on nothing else and I would not be able to keep them if I diden't hatch shrimp every day.
You can buy a hatchery or build one for free.
All you need is some sort of black container. I use an old filter box but I also have one I built out of black acrylic. A clear box could also be used but one half would have to be painted black on the outside.
Just put a black divider with a 3/8" hole in the center across the container dividing it into two equal parts.
Fill it with salt water and add some eggs to one side. The next day cover that half and put the thing in the light. The shrimp will swim to the other side in about 15 minutes and you could suck them out. All the eggs will stay on the other side. Simple, I have been doing it for many years.
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