Hatching Brine Shrimp

[Hooky]

Hope this is okay to post here wasn’t too sure where to post. I set up my first hatchery yesterday in an attempt to start feeding all my fry tanks with BBS rather than just Microworms as suggested by a local breeder. Unfortunately I hadn’t given much thought on heating the hatchery to optimum temperature. I currently have a stable temperature of around 18c / 19c, I am aware this will slow down the hatching time but has anyone successfully hatched BBS at these kind of temperatures?

 

[Sakura83]

I have done this in 21/22c. There was very small amount compared to 27c. I hope this help.

 

[Edvet]

Yeah temp is important. At low temp spawnrates are bad.

 

[sparkyweasel]

Try to get some heat if at all possible. Brine shrimp eggs will seem expensive if you only get 5% or less hatching.
Depending on your hatchery (I use 2l pop bottles, so no problem) you can put it in a small tank with a heaterstat to keep it warm.

 

[sparkyweasel]

Something like this. Also useful for anything else you need to keep warm, like that leaf full of Angelfish eggs in the pic, or even as a quarantine/hospital tank if you put a flowerpot cave and some plastic plants in.
Note there are two bottles of brine shrimp eggs, to ensure a constant supply of nauplii.
hth