Re: [Killietalk] brine shrimp egg shells falling to the bottom whenhatched

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Paul_Jablinski at notes.udayton.edu wrote:

> Would anyone know how to prevent brine shrimp egg shells from dropping to
> the bottom of a container.
> I hatch out everyday brine shrimp.  Some egg shell float but some fall to
> the bottom.  When I harvest the shrimp, I have egg shells with them and it
> become a nuisance.  I still have a half can of shrimp eggs and I hate to
> throw them out.  I would appreciate knowing how not to have the egg shells
> fall to the bottom, but to rise to the top.
>     Sincerely,
> Bro. Paul

Do what it takes to improve your hatch rate. The ones falling to the 
bottom are unhatched eggs -- the floaters are the shells.

Lower salinity, more (brighter) light, higher temp., pre-wetting and 
more perfect agitation will all increase hatch rate and reduce the 
number of (lower) unhatched eggs.

Last, but not least, buy a better quality cyst and the problem goes 
away, completely.

Wright

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