RE: [Killietalk] Hatching Brine shrimp questions (continued)

["Mark Pearlscott" <mark at pearlscott_com>]

Erny,

You might want to check the label of the paper towel, as I've heard that
some paper towels have some nasty chemicals used during the production
process. I was warned by a fish buddy to use food-consumption grade
items, such as coffee filters since they are intended to be used with
food items before they are consumed.  Maybe it was all just rubbish, but
now I only use paper towels for clean up, and not filtering anymore.

Since a few guys suggested handkerchiefs, and I don't own any, I tried
one of our thin cloth napkins.  It worked pretty well, and I don't think
I lost much of my hatch.  My hatch wasn't so good, probably because it
didn't have light during the full 24 hour period I gave it to hatch, and
the temp. was off.  So I've added light and have the temp. set to 80DF,
and tomorrow nights hatch should be better.

Thanks again to everyone for your help!

Mark Pearlscott



-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
Behalf Of Erny May
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:09 PM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Hatching Brine shrimp questions (continued)

I have found that straining the hatched shrimp through Bounty Paper
towel
works well. I fold it to make a cone or just use a piece to line a
strainer.
The
paper towel stays intact when I rinse off the bbs; works well, does not
pass
any bbs and is cost effective.

                                               Erny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LeeH920226 at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Hatching Brine shrimp questions (continued)


>
> In a message dated 12/29/03 12:27:10 AM, mark at pearlscott_com writes:
>
> <<  I tried siphoning from my 2L hatcher into a brine
> shrimp net, but the holes of the brine shrimp net are still too big
(or
> conversely, the bbs are so small), >>
>
> A "brine shrimp net" is not a brine shrimp net if the brine shrimp go
> through. I have several different brands over the years and I have
never
seen a brine
> shrimp go through. Now, Moegen Juhl at the 2002 Convention reported he
was
> able to get small brine shrimp by filtering what went through his
"brine
shrimp
> net" through a coffee filter. I tried to duplicate his experiment and
there
> was nothing that had gone through the brine shrimp net. As close as i
can
> remember, i have at least one of these:
>
http://www.thatpetplace.com/MainPro/itemdy00.aspx?HKW=&TKW=brine+shrimp+
net&SK
> W=&EDP=7163&T1=F63+0291+0811&PgNo=1
>
> Lee Harper
> Media, PA
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