brine eggs in a tank

clockwurk · 08/12/2007, 01:03 PM

just out of curiousity...
what would happen if i put some brine eggs in my tank...
i figure theyll hatch in 24 hrs and then get eaten.

any reasons why this would be a bad idea?

kau_cinta_ku · 08/12/2007, 01:11 PM

the fish can choak to death on the shells. not a good idea IMO

clockwurk · 08/12/2007, 01:12 PM

holy crap really???

kau_cinta_ku · 08/12/2007, 01:16 PM

sad to say but true

clockwurk · 08/12/2007, 01:19 PM

lol, ok. close call. thanks sam

ChrisKil · 08/12/2007, 04:00 PM

I'm not sure they'd hatch anyway. Your best bet is to cut the bottom off a 2-liter coke, fill it with salt water, drop a heater and air line in, wait a day and siphon off the shrimp.

clockwurk · 08/12/2007, 05:00 PM

I hatched a bunch the other day. That was my first time doing it. They take forever to grow though...

I did find an interesting as to how to easily hatch brine to adulthood...
It basically states to drop eggs in a bucket of saltwarer and just leave it outside.
4 weeks later, you have adult brine. The article stated that misc things falling to the water will behave as food for the brine.

Ive never done thsi, but I think its worth the try.

08/12/2007, 01:03 PM	#1
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	brine eggs in a tank just out of curiousity... what would happen if i put some brine eggs in my tank... i figure theyll hatch in 24 hrs and then get eaten. any reasons why this would be a bad idea?

08/12/2007, 01:19 PM	#5
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	lol, ok. close call. thanks sam __________________ I tried modifying my avatar so that it would fit the size requirements for ReefCentral, but after frankensteining the the graphic, I ended up with a limping Venom. Current Tank Info: 34g Solana \| AI SOL & 2x Panorama Pro LED

08/12/2007, 04:00 PM	#6
ChrisKil Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruston, LA Posts: 152	I'm not sure they'd hatch anyway. Your best bet is to cut the bottom off a 2-liter coke, fill it with salt water, drop a heater and air line in, wait a day and siphon off the shrimp. __________________ Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Show a man a reef tank, bankrupt him for life. Current Tank Info: 125g mixed reef w/ 30g sump

08/12/2007, 05:00 PM	#7
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	I hatched a bunch the other day. That was my first time doing it. They take forever to grow though... I did find an interesting as to how to easily hatch brine to adulthood... It basically states to drop eggs in a bucket of saltwarer and just leave it outside. 4 weeks later, you have adult brine. The article stated that misc things falling to the water will behave as food for the brine. Ive never done thsi, but I think its worth the try. __________________ I tried modifying my avatar so that it would fit the size requirements for ReefCentral, but after frankensteining the the graphic, I ended up with a limping Venom. Current Tank Info: 34g Solana \| AI SOL & 2x Panorama Pro LED

08/12/2007, 01:11 PM	#2
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	the fish can choak to death on the shells. not a good idea IMO

08/12/2007, 01:12 PM	#3
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	holy crap really???

08/12/2007, 01:16 PM	#4
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	sad to say but true