Re: Adult Brine Shrimp

[gary l meyers <garymeyers at juno_com>]

First , this was not a serious attempt to raise bbs to adult,   When I
mix up my hatching mix I use 4 tablespoons of rock (or Ice Cream ) salt
per gallon of water.  In this case I siphoned off and collected as many
bbs that I could feed my fish.  The remnants of the hatching mix I simply
poured into a clean 5-gallon bucket -  4 gallons in all.   I set the
bucket near the back porch where it receives full sun (southerly
exposure) most of the day.   Then the rains came and filled the bucket up
completely to overflowing -  So I have no Idea how saline it is and not
having a proper gauge to measure the specific gravity I don't have an
answer for you.  I know now, since I mentioned this on killitalk, that
others have been a tad more scientific and have good answers for you.   I
was just thrilled to see that many brine shrimp of all sizes in a simple
5-gallon bucket.  Next year I'll repeat the process with some larger
containers and  some specific goals and proper instrumentation.  
     
On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:48:16 -0400 Paul.Jablinski at notes_udayton.edu
writes:
> 
> Gary Meyers,
>    How much salt did you use for 1 gallon of brine shrimp.  Someone 
> said
> that you are suppose to have low salt content to raise shrimp 
> outdoors.
> So, how much salt does one use?
>    Thanks,
>    Bro. Paul
> 
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