What do I do with Live Brine Shrimp?

LISound · 02-26-2005, 05:18 PM

Just got some live brine shrimp to feed the inhabitants of my 55g tank. i've got a lot of them - how do i keep them alive?

sally · 02-26-2005, 05:53 PM

Put them in the fridge and they should last for a few days.

skeety · 02-26-2005, 06:21 PM

I actually breed them to feed my fish.

If you just get like a small (2 liter or so) container, (I just bought a $10 beta fish tank from petsmart), and put a small airstone in there (preferably towards the top, so as not to create TOO much current), they'll be fine. To feed them, just take regular flake food, and grind it up into a fine powder, and sprinkle a little in there.

Do this...and you'll never have to buy them again! ;-)

as for the fridge....really? do you mean they'll die, and be edible for a few days? or they'll actually live in like that? neat...didn't know that.

cytranic · 02-26-2005, 06:25 PM

You should soke them in viatamins or else they provide no nutritional value.

skeety · 02-26-2005, 06:29 PM

They're more a treat for my fish.

but just out of curiosity...how do you soak them in vitamins?

rayjay · 02-26-2005, 06:32 PM

Yes, they can be kept in the fridge as long as it isn't freezing cold, for a couple of days at least. (there will be some drop out)
When removing from the fridge, let them warm up and then gut load them with spirulina (best to make a solution first) or Selco type products before feeding them to your fish.

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LISound · 02-26-2005, 07:12 PM

wow...great advice folks.
thanks.
small tank with the air stone it is.
i got them as more of treat for the fish too.
pretty fun watching them chase the little suckers around.
my chromis stomachs are huge...they are such gluttons.

skeety · 02-26-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LISound

small tank with the air stone it is.

Some of those little tanks use the airstone as a filter (by putting it in a tube, it creates a vacumn, and filters).

Don't use this...as it will suck all the baby brine's against the plastic...trapping them until the die.

Just put the airstone towards the top of the water (but just under enought to create some bubbles)..and you should be good.

LISound · 02-26-2005, 09:23 PM

thanks skeety
that's what i did.
they're swimming fine...we'll see how long they last.
i'll let you all know

cytranic · 02-27-2005, 10:43 AM

My LFS sells this stuff that you drop into the cup of brine, and it soaks into them in 12 hours. This way when they eat the brine, they get all the lovly stuff from flake food and such.

Rothie · 02-27-2005, 12:29 PM

I feed mine Selcon and Cyclop-eeze before putting them in the display tank.