andrew.vid Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 hi everyone, can someone please give me step by step instructions on how to breed brine shrimp? i am really confused on what to do, like if i buy the adults and put them in a tank with an airstone will they breed just like that? or do i need to start with eggs? someone please help. also is it safe to feed shrimps to cichlids? like red cherries? or are the shells of them dangerous for the cichlids? thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 http://breedtropicalfish.blogspot.com/2007...ine-shrimp.html http://www.ehow.com/how_4523191_breed-brine-shrimp.html Google works real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.vid Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 thanks for the links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.vid Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 oh and also would it be safe to feed RCS to the cichlids, such as black calvus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdance Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Are you trying to hatch brine shrimp or breed brine shrimp? I used to breed brine shrimp in small above ground swim pools quite easily but its easy to overfeed them. I would only recommend breeding them if you want adult artemia to feed off as collecting the eggs/cysts is not economical on such a small scale. They produce enough eggs to keep your populations going though. If you use a pool, send me a PM as there are a few tricks to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.vid Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 well i want to breed brine shrimp in a small tank and to feed all if not most of my fish with it, should i feed them the adult brine's or just hatched ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdance Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just feed the newly hatched artemia. You won't be able to raise in a small tank and newly hatched have the most nutrition since they still have unused egg reserves. There is plenty of info online about how to hatch artemia so I won't go into any detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.vid Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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