Quick Hatching question - Brine Shrimp

SquidHC · 02/03/2008, 07:02 PM

I got some brine shrimp eggs. I got a bottle, and have an airhose running into it. Is it ok not to have an air stone? Also, Doe's it need to be warm, or can it be whatever temp the house is (like 65-68F) Any other tips? I heard they hatch after 3 days?

Fish_wiz2 · 02/03/2008, 07:41 PM

No they need the air to breathe and move also they need the light to or else they will die.

SquidHC · 02/03/2008, 07:49 PM

The airline is hooked up to a air pump. But its big bubbles instead of small. It makes the water move rather well. I guess your response didn't seem very clear to me. What about temp? They need light?

Savas · 02/04/2008, 12:40 PM

I tried 4 times to hatch brine shrimp with no luck - eventually selling my opened can to a lfs. All they did was smell really bad after 2 days. I used an airpump and ambient light over a .5 gallon tank.

jamiep · 02/04/2008, 12:53 PM

No they need to be around the same temptature as your tank IMO and experence. I've tired in my irish conditions before and failed every time. I'm planning on setting up an extened sump for a hatching station so the water from the tank flows around the bottles, keeping the tempeture up.

Savas · 02/04/2008, 01:42 PM

Based on what I read, our tanks are too salty. I believe they need salinity of 1.018 and pH 8 - 8.2.

02/03/2008, 07:02 PM	#1
SquidHC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 840	Quick Hatching question - Brine Shrimp I got some brine shrimp eggs. I got a bottle, and have an airhose running into it. Is it ok not to have an air stone? Also, Doe's it need to be warm, or can it be whatever temp the house is (like 65-68F) Any other tips? I heard they hatch after 3 days? __________________ We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Current Tank Info: 30x30 cube under construction!

02/03/2008, 07:41 PM	#2
Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	No they need the air to breathe and move also they need the light to or else they will die. __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond

02/03/2008, 07:49 PM	#3
SquidHC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 840	The airline is hooked up to a air pump. But its big bubbles instead of small. It makes the water move rather well. I guess your response didn't seem very clear to me. What about temp? They need light? __________________ We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Current Tank Info: 30x30 cube under construction!

02/04/2008, 12:40 PM	#4
Savas Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland / St. Thomas once a month Posts: 764	I tried 4 times to hatch brine shrimp with no luck - eventually selling my opened can to a lfs. All they did was smell really bad after 2 days. I used an airpump and ambient light over a .5 gallon tank. __________________ If you can get your wife hooked into reef keeping, you can spend all the money you want! Current Tank Info: 24 gallon Aquapod Nanotuners 4.32 T-5 lighting upgrade; 24 gallon Aquapod with stock power compacts and actinic lighting; 12 gallon Aquapod with stock power compacts and actinic lighting.

02/04/2008, 01:42 PM	#6
Savas Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland / St. Thomas once a month Posts: 764	Based on what I read, our tanks are too salty. I believe they need salinity of 1.018 and pH 8 - 8.2. __________________ If you can get your wife hooked into reef keeping, you can spend all the money you want! Current Tank Info: 24 gallon Aquapod Nanotuners 4.32 T-5 lighting upgrade; 24 gallon Aquapod with stock power compacts and actinic lighting; 12 gallon Aquapod with stock power compacts and actinic lighting.

02/04/2008, 12:53 PM	#5
jamiep Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 458	No they need to be around the same temptature as your tank IMO and experence. I've tired in my irish conditions before and failed every time. I'm planning on setting up an extened sump for a hatching station so the water from the tank flows around the bottles, keeping the tempeture up.