feeding live baby brine shrimp.

ed102475 · 01/27/2008, 10:29 PM

Has anyone had success feeding live baby brine shrimp in you reef tanks?
will the eggs hatch and live in the sump?

lvpd186 · 01/27/2008, 10:35 PM

I've done it before, but they were hatched in a separate container not in the sump. Some of the fish went nuts for them and I noticed some corals reacting (sending out their sweepers to catch them). I don't think they will live in the tank, at least I've never seen any of the ones I've put in there live. For the most part when I turned the skimmer back on they disappeared quickly.

X-FACTOR · 01/27/2008, 10:36 PM

Huge hassle for the results..I gave up on it after a few months..

Twz · 01/27/2008, 11:26 PM

Yep i still hatch and feed it to my tank you will not be able to hatch them in your sump due to the stong current nor will they in the tank itself i hatch em in a 2L bottle
i Had bought a Hatch'N'Feeder awhile ago to grow em in the tank but the bubbles stuck to the containor making it quite bouant and it floated to the top of the tank and let all the eggs out...

01/27/2008, 10:29 PM	#1
ed102475 Reef Custodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FL. Posts: 954	feeding live baby brine shrimp. Has anyone had success feeding live baby brine shrimp in you reef tanks? will the eggs hatch and live in the sump? __________________ Stromalitic cyanobacteria!... Gather. An entire ecosystem contained in one infinitesimal speck.

01/27/2008, 10:35 PM	#2
lvpd186 Reefing in NE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 1,485	I've done it before, but they were hatched in a separate container not in the sump. Some of the fish went nuts for them and I noticed some corals reacting (sending out their sweepers to catch them). I don't think they will live in the tank, at least I've never seen any of the ones I've put in there live. For the most part when I turned the skimmer back on they disappeared quickly. __________________ "A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice." Bill Cosby

01/27/2008, 10:36 PM	#3
X-FACTOR Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Its a 4 letter word. Posts: 245	Huge hassle for the results..I gave up on it after a few months..

01/27/2008, 11:26 PM	#4
Twz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton Posts: 628	Yep i still hatch and feed it to my tank you will not be able to hatch them in your sump due to the stong current nor will they in the tank itself i hatch em in a 2L bottle i Had bought a Hatch'N'Feeder awhile ago to grow em in the tank but the bubbles stuck to the containor making it quite bouant and it floated to the top of the tank and let all the eggs out...