Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 52, mini-cyst brine shrimps questions

[Fred Behrmann <athensaquatics at juno_com>]

Hi Ken, In my mind ( something like IMO ) , some shrimp nauplii, as they
are dying, are picked apart by fry grazing for food. So the fry while not
being able to consume the bbs ( any brand/size ) whole are able to rip a
leg off, etc.  I have never tried to witness this but I'm almost certain
it must occur. Rosario LaCorte preaches that diets consisting mostly of
bbs give better color to growing fish. He has the experience ( time in
service) to know what he is talking about.   Sincerely, Fred
On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:05:45 -0400 "Ken" <ken_combs at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> ...pardon me...I typed that last reply too fast and on the re-read, 
> it
> sounded confusing to me...
> 
> Short version: I don't know what species of killifish fry would be 
> born at
> just the right size to eat mini-bbs, but none that I have are: 
> either they
> can eat normal bbs, or they have to be fed vinegar 
> eels/green-water...I
> personally have no "in-between" sized fry...
> I tried feeding the mini-bbs to some pterolebias and wound up 
> starving
> most...I'd buy the min-bbs again, but no way would I skip feeding 
> smaller
> foods for the 1st 2-3 days...
> I guess if you can live with the 80% hatch rate, perhaps the 
> mini-bbs would
> make a good substitute vs. GSL BBS
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On
> Behalf Of apistomaster at excite_com
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:45 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 52,mini-cyst brine 
> shrimps
> questions
> 
> 
> 
> I tried to find mention of the mini-cysts in the KT Archives, the 
> smaller
> brine shrimp sold by Jehmco, but failed to find anything. So, I 
> wanted to
> ask of those who have tried them, what they thought about them.
> 
> >From what I can tell from the product info and reg brine shrimp the 
> 450
> micron nauplii is about the same as that of a Utah nauplii.
> I have a four ounce can coming so I'll find out for myself in about 
> a week.
> I use commercial 2 liter cones, vigorous aeration, light, reef salt 
> and
> about 80F/~37 C temperature. I typically get very good hatches in 
> 20-24
> hours.
> 
> Larry Waybright
> 
> 
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Sincerely,
Fred Behrmann
Athens Aquatics
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