Re: [Killietalk] Hatching decapped artemia

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

I have described how I used to do the decapping, which is similar to the 
method used by most people. It's not all that messy, but takes a little 
more time. It's worthwhile if your eggs are substandard. I get excellent 
hatches when I decap daily and not having to worry about empty shells is 
nice. I don't current do it due to the high quality of the cysts I get 
from JEHMCO.

I have also experimented with storing the decapped cysts under 
concentrated brine (which is how they have to be stored), but have found 
that the viability is very variable and the storage life is limited. I 
know that David Lains stores decapped cysts this way, or at least used 
to, so maybe he'll comment.

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



wm crash wrote:

>On Aquabid, there are two sellers selling hatchable decapsulated. You can 
>easily find them in the Brine Shrimp section. Also, brineshrimpdirect has 
>them under the name of E-Z Egg Decapsulated Brine Shrimp Egg.
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>There are recipes on the web on how to decapsulate eggs and improve 
>hatching. It's a mess and not worth it for a very small scale operation. I 
>also think those recipes don't cover aspect of long term storage of 
>hatchable decapped artemia, and are geared towards immediate hatching of the 
>decapped eggs.
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>take care,
>wm_crash, the friendly hooligan
>AKA #08840, SAA #162, SVAS #120, HOOLIGAN #1
>San Jose, CA
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>>I know  the decapsulated artemia that I have purchased are not
>>hatchable but are meant to be used directly as food.  Is someone
>>selling decapsulated to be hatched?
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>>ken
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