Adding Brine shrimp Eggs to tank

Dollarbill · 10/16/2006, 03:12 PM

If i add some brine shrimp eggs directly to my tank (established 180g) will they hatch? Thanks for your help! db

sir_dudeguy · 10/16/2006, 03:13 PM

i dont think you're sposed to add them to your tank. I dont know why, but i'm pretty sure the label on the one that i tried one time specifically said not to add it directly to the tank. In any case, i doubt they'd survive.

MCary · 10/16/2006, 03:43 PM

Yes they most likely will hatch. However the cysts have a shell that will stay and contaminate your tank. You would want to either use decapsulated cysts or decapsulate them yourself.

Dollarbill · 10/16/2006, 04:40 PM

how do i do that to a brine shrimp? thanks. db

Shagsbeard · 10/16/2006, 04:53 PM

You let them hatch and the cysts float to the top where they can be removed.

MCary · 10/16/2006, 05:00 PM

decapsulating involves bleach. Might google it to find the exact procedure.

Dollarbill · 10/16/2006, 05:02 PM

anybody else? thanks. db

racrumrine · 10/16/2006, 05:29 PM

When I hatch them, I take the brine shrimp eggs and place them in small container of tank water near the sump. About a day later, the eggs hatch. I toss some of the shrimp in each day over the next few days.

I don't do it often. It's either a special treat or something to promote feeding a fish in QT.

Best of luck,

Roy

dc · 10/16/2006, 05:49 PM

This is an excellent decapsulating page. I've never done the vinegar stage, I rinse, and then just use dechlorinator.

http://www.killies.com/Decapsulating.htm

hodsgod · 10/16/2006, 06:16 PM

I have read that the empty eggs can kill some fish, I start mine in a seperate container and just transfer the newly hatched shrimp.

rayjay · 10/17/2006, 11:35 AM

Artemia cysts can harbour harmful bacteria sometimes and I would never put cysts in my tanks. Also, some fish have digestive tracks screwed up after swallowing cysts.
For the most complete information on artemia, see this United Nations site with info from the Artemia Research Centre at the University of Ghent.

CLICK HERE AND SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION 4.0-ARTEMIA

10/16/2006, 03:12 PM	#1
Dollarbill Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 250	Adding Brine shrimp Eggs to tank If i add some brine shrimp eggs directly to my tank (established 180g) will they hatch? Thanks for your help! db __________________ "Her eyeballs will fall out of her head"....Doc Eason Current Tank Info: Custom acrylic 180 bow front

10/16/2006, 03:13 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	i dont think you're sposed to add them to your tank. I dont know why, but i'm pretty sure the label on the one that i tried one time specifically said not to add it directly to the tank. In any case, i doubt they'd survive. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

10/16/2006, 04:40 PM	#4
Dollarbill Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 250	how do i do that to a brine shrimp? thanks. db __________________ "Her eyeballs will fall out of her head"....Doc Eason Current Tank Info: Custom acrylic 180 bow front

10/16/2006, 05:02 PM	#7
Dollarbill Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 250	anybody else? thanks. db __________________ "Her eyeballs will fall out of her head"....Doc Eason Current Tank Info: Custom acrylic 180 bow front

10/16/2006, 05:49 PM	#9
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	This is an excellent decapsulating page. I've never done the vinegar stage, I rinse, and then just use dechlorinator. http://www.killies.com/Decapsulating.htm __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

10/16/2006, 03:43 PM	#3
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	Yes they most likely will hatch. However the cysts have a shell that will stay and contaminate your tank. You would want to either use decapsulated cysts or decapsulate them yourself.

10/16/2006, 04:53 PM	#5
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	You let them hatch and the cysts float to the top where they can be removed.

10/16/2006, 05:00 PM	#6
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	decapsulating involves bleach. Might google it to find the exact procedure.

10/16/2006, 05:29 PM	#8
racrumrine Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,290	When I hatch them, I take the brine shrimp eggs and place them in small container of tank water near the sump. About a day later, the eggs hatch. I toss some of the shrimp in each day over the next few days. I don't do it often. It's either a special treat or something to promote feeding a fish in QT. Best of luck, Roy

10/16/2006, 06:16 PM	#10
hodsgod Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 155	I have read that the empty eggs can kill some fish, I start mine in a seperate container and just transfer the newly hatched shrimp.

10/17/2006, 11:35 AM	#11
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	Artemia cysts can harbour harmful bacteria sometimes and I would never put cysts in my tanks. Also, some fish have digestive tracks screwed up after swallowing cysts. For the most complete information on artemia, see this United Nations site with info from the Artemia Research Centre at the University of Ghent. CLICK HERE AND SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION 4.0-ARTEMIA __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses