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Re: Decapsulated Brine Shrimp Eggs Storage
I've also frozen decapsulated brine shrimp eggs into small (party size)
cubes. These can be easily stored in the freezer, then fed by putting the
cubes directly into the tanks. Works well as long as the fish recognize that
those little orangy things that aren't swimming are food, and keeps you from
wasting all those decapped eggs. I've found that by decapping I can get more
food value from batches of eggs that have a low hatch rate.
donna
Dayton, Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Cooper" <bjc3 at cornell_edu>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Decapsulated Brine Shrimp Eggs Storage
> During periods when I am away I have decapsulated bs cysts and stored them
in the refrigerator, with some success. What I have done is to wash the
decapsulated cysts thoroughly by straining through a handkerchief, then
allowing as much water as possible to drain out, leaving the cysts as a
"paste". I simply transfer that to a jar and refrigerate it. I have to say
the hatches aren't as good as when I hatch the decapsulated cysts
immediately. It might be worth trying a final wash in salt water (ie
hatching water) before allowing to drain and store in the refrig.
>
> I would definitely not incubate them in fresh water. If you are going to
make a salt solution to store them in, why not make it saturated?
>
> Something to remember is that the decapsulation process is exothermic.
With small quantities of cysts this isn't a problem, but with larger
quantities, you need to watch that the temperature doesn't rise too much.
You can add ice to the cyst/Chlorox mix to cool it.
>
> Barry
>
> At 11:52 AM 2/17/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Folks,
> >If I decapsulate a one week supply of Brine Shrimp eggs. Do I store them
in
> >plain water or salt water in the refrigertor?
> >I understand that I can store them for up to a month in a brine solution
of
> >300 gramms of salt per liter of water. I am more concerned with short
term
> >storage.
> >Thanks,
> >Joe
> >
> >
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