Easiest way to hatch your own Brine Shrimp!

[scumonkey]

If you start feeding live regularly - will the fish get spoiled and stop accepting frozen?

NO!
I feed both live and frozen every day. If anything, they will start eating a larger variety of things than they used to!

 

[Dmitry]

Sounds good. Now about the timing: do they always hatch at around the same time? Since they have to be consumed within a limited time frame can you always predict that they will hatch when you need to feed your fish? Or are the hatchings unpredictable?

Also, how long will the brine shrimp survive in the tank?

 

[scumonkey]

do they always hatch at around the same time?

More or less...it depends on the temp etc.
If the atmosphere is fairly constant, so will be your hatch times.

Also, how long will the brine shrimp survive in the tank?

They be like pods....until they get eaten, or swept through the overflow!

 

[cybermeez]

Count me in for the group buy! This looks really cool. The old way of separating the artemia from the egg shells is such a PITA.

So Scumonkey, are you organizing the group buy or is someone else?

 

[scumonkey]

They are out of stock......lets talk again when they receive the next shipment, (which should be any day now)!

 

[Mak]

They are out of stock......lets talk again when they receive the next shipment, (which should be any day now)!

It looks like they have it in stock now...


http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c1/c9/Hatchery-Dish-p183.html

So who's going gather a group buy??

 

[ari5736]

Group buy

Has this group buy gone through yet?

 

[OctaviousMonk]

I just spoke to Tim at brine shrimp direct and he informed me they would be able to lower it to $15.95 for 10+ units.
I asked if it could go lower with a greater number ordered and he told me that unfortunately beacaue of the week US dollar and strong euro they are getting hammered on the conversion when they order them from over seas so he doesn't have any more wiggle room.
This would still include this: For a limited time, comes with 1.75 oz. jar of Grade A brine shrimp egg (enough for about 100 cycles).

 

[OctaviousMonk]

Does anyone care to take the lead on this? I can follow up with it, but I have never done a group buy before. Anyone local want to jump on with me for at least 10 I would be willing to do so. I just don't want to get stuck with a bunch of these on hand if people don't pick them up, so money up front would be good.
As far as a frag swap pick up, I just started a new job and I have no guarantee I will have that day off even though I requested it.

 

[sweetsop]

Pls. put me down for 1, can pick up at frag swap in Dec. Pls. let me know. Thanks

 

[ari5736]

Put me down, I can pick-up.

 

[drperetz]

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sorry for the late post but I am also interested in this purchase....Please pm..

My DIY canning jar hatchery is not practical enough for me since I feed only freshly hatched...

 

[Deanos]

Seeing as this thread is in the DIY forum, obtaining true interested parties for a group buy will be sporadic. Whomever is taking charge would need to start a new thread in the Group Buy forum. :thanks:

 

[inkblue]

is this stiLL on? or is it gone

 

[DevIouS]

:sigh:

RIF if you read my 2nd link.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/group-buys/32110-group-buy-brine-shrimp-hatchery.html

 

[EmilyT]

i got the hatchery. i havent tried it yet, but i have high expectations!

 

[autoponicz]

aww man....i missed out on the GB