Re: Brine Shrimps

["Del from Oregon" <del at weberized_net>]

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Del

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Pfingstner" <erikpfingstner at freenet_de>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: AW: Brine Shrimps


> Hi
>
> There is an out-door way of raising brine shrimps too. Very litle work,
but
> you need space:
>
> Take a container with real big surface, 10-15 inches deep and lots of
> volume. Put is in the sun and put salt water in it. leave it for a couple
of
> weeks until algae and bacterial fauna is existent. ZThen put some bbs eggs
> or bbs inside and let them grow. After 3-4 weeks, they are mature and
start
> to multiply (they are life bearing). When there are enough, you can start
> collecting brine shrimp of all sizes.
>
> I never tried it myself, but some german aquarist mailed on a german list
> explaining it. He only had a container of about 20-25 gallons and could
> collect about twice a weak in mid summer.
>
> Erik
>
>
>
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]Im
> > Auftrag von Michiko Kita
> > Gesendet: Sonntag, 8. September 2002 03:19
> > An: killietalk at aka_org
> > Betreff: Re: Brine Shrimps
> >
> >
> > I was thinking about feeding brine shrimps to most of the fishes
> > if I hatch
> > the eggs anyway. I have seen something that is not soda bottles
> > before at a
> > well-known aquarist's house, but it is hard to explain (since
> > English is not
> > first language.. excuse excuse). I kinda wanted to raise brine shrimps
for
> > adults too. I just live with a neat freak roommate from this month, so I
> > wanted to make it as neat as possible. (a little impossible for aquarium
> > hobbyist :) I just wanted to see if there is anyone who has other
> > than soda
> > bottles.
> >
> > Thanks for the advice,
> >
> > Michiko
> >
> > On Sat, 07 Sep 2002 21:10:05 +0000 George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Michiko,
> > >
> > > It depends on the amount of BS you want to
> > > hatch. Anything over a 1/4
> > > teaspoon of cysts and the 2 Liter bottle is OK.
> > >
> > > For smaller amounts, when you have just a few
> > > fry, sprinkling cysts on
> > > the salt-water surface in a shallow tray will
> > > work too. A small
> > > pertition at the surface, oriented towards the
> > > light, makes harvesting
> > > easier, because the nauplii are phototropic -
> > > move towards light.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > >
> > > Michiko Kita wrote:
> > > >
> > > > So everyone is using the soda bottle????????
> > > >
> > > > Michiko
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 08:57:00 -0700 Michiko
> > > Kita
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I know I sound like a lazy person!! But I
> > > am
> > > > > wondering if there is any neat
> > > > > way to hatch the brine shrimp. I know about
> > > the
> > > > > soda bottle thing, and I have
> > > > > tried that myself before. I am wondering if
> > > > > there is any equipment I can buy
> > > > > that is easy to hatch and raise the brine
> > > > > shrimps.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any advice will be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Michiko
> > > > >
> > > > > "One cannot convey the beauty of nature to
> > > > > others without having a love of all small
> > > > > living creatures oneself." - Takashi Amano
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