Brine Shrimp Hatcher - Worth It?

[Cathi]

Hey guys, I am looking into making my own artemis hatcher out of an old 10g hex I have sitting around. is it worth the effort? I am open to any ideas, suggestions and/or opinions. Thanks.

 

[inkblue]

Welcome Cathi... hope you find MR a good place for reef stuff, mayBe we'LL trade stuFF someDay :afro:

 

[jenniebutterfly]

haha ink, she is not new she has been here longer than you she is my sister in law, just does not post much lol

 

[inkblue]

:bigeyes2: :sigh1: [edit] Welcome BACK Cathi... :lol: :knockedou

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Thought the soda bottle hatcher was the easiest thing to hatch artemis in. 10 Gal may be fun to try!!! All tou need is water and an airstone/Biosponge filter and a small heater. You probably have all of those anyway right?

 

[herman]

10g? Thats alot of brine shrimp man!!! I always use a soda bottle... I never wanted to many brine shrimp cause adult brines hardly have any nutritional value. Baby brine shrimp with their yolk still attached is what you want to feed your fish.

HTH

 

[aaron]

You can feed brine shrimp spirulina and other stuff to vitamin enrich them, which makes them a more nutritious meal.....mmmmmmmmm brine shrimp. Especially good for some picky eaters

 

[cali_reef]

It will be hard to collect them from a 10 gal tank after hatching, you are better off with an inverted 2 litter soda bottle.

 

[Nsr250NYC]

yep the soda bottle. easiest way to do it

 

[jhale]

links on how to do it, courtesy of melev via his site,

http://www.melevsreef.com/brineshrimp.html

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/food/bbs/how_to_bbs.html

 

[Cathi]

thanks so much guys. I will work with the soda bottle and se how that goes.