LithoMan Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 sorry ged if its wrong lol Hi i am trying to grow BBS into brine shrimp and read many sites.... can you just feed them crushed hikari algea wafers ?powder form? anyone have a secret recipe they can share? i am buying this stuff off the age aquariums but until it arrives any advice will be great. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Litho I see you are at the growing brine shimp stage most that raise BBS look at this IMO too much time and effort for what you end up with but that's just my experience & opinion Have fun Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 For best results a small outdoor pond, add a little aqualsol. Wait till the water turns green and there you go! I will say though it is the wrong time of year to try it as they will die in cold water. We set ours up around October each year with the BS numbers dropping around June as the temp drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithoMan Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 THANKS so running a heater is no good ??? does it cook them thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziad Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Why are you looking to grow them? They are best fed to your fish at the newly hatched stage. In fact i Have found that they will even eat them while in the egg stage... saves hatching them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithoMan Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 for fun and also to be able to feed them to my grow out fish.. for example the gold comps as a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Why are you looking to grow them? They are best fed to your fish at the newly hatched stage. In fact i Have found that they will even eat them while in the egg stage... saves hatching them! with no degree in this field, Im only going on personal experience I can say that it is an excellent choice of food, and more natural then pellets. Besides it is very entertaining watching your fish chase them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Live food is good food and no loss of nutrients due to freezing we use to collect glass shrimp and feed to the Alto's from the weed area of water courses ............ need to be bit careful collecting site is clean Mozzie wrigglers are good if you can find rockpools after rain where it gets some salt water around beach areas BBS is suppose to be best feed in the first 12-24 hrs from memory after that the nutrient levels drop C'mon Ben QLD is never cold Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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