Re: [Killietalk] sex ratios and shell-less brineshrimp

[George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>]

Hello Tim,

I would be interested in obtaining the address of the decapsulated eggs 
source.

George



On Jul 24, 2006, at 3:58 PM, Tim Addis wrote:

>> I can't seem to perfect hatching shell free bbs. I have followed all
>> method I can find but get very few nauplii. I use SL eggs 90% hatch
>> quality and get excellent hatches using a mararine salt mix. Decysted,
>> dechlorinated eggs yeild only a few hundred. Anyone willing to advise 
>> me
>> how to make de-cysted eggs yeild better?
>
> Finding good shelless cysts is hard work - I've had various batches in 
> to
> try & threw them on the garden.
>
> I've just had a load of de-capsulated eggs in from a new source & 
> tried them
> out. They hatch fantastically well in about 24 - 28 hours but I get 
> another
> hatch the next day. I left the dregs in the hatching jar & a week 
> later they
> had grown & started to change by swimming on their backs.
> It's worth doing more experimentation though.
> If anyone is interested in them please contact me off group.
>
>    Tim
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