[Killietalk] Artemia price comparison (was Re: Hatching decapped artemia)

["wm crash" <wm_crash at hotmail_com>]

Using the advertised numbers of brineshrimpdirect it works out that decapped 
brine eggs cost 5.2 times more than normal brine eggs to produce the same 
amount of feedable artemia.

Assumptions made:
- premium grade artemia has a 70% yield due to non-ideal conditions and due 
to the fact that not all hatched artmia are harvested and fed
- decapsulated artemia has 100% yield because the ones that don't hatch get 
mixed with the hatched ones and in general, fry will eat them anyhow when 
mixed in with the hatched ones
- shipping cost was not factored in
- price for the 1lb can was used for normal eggs, and for the 400mL 
container for decapped eggs

take care,
wm_crash, the friendly hooligan
AKA #08840, SAA #162, SVAS #120, HOOLIGAN #1
San Jose, CA


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