Has anyone bought brine shrimp eggs. and raised them as live feed for a Betta

[KuroK]

Pretty long title I know, I noticed Aquarium co-op sells brine shrimp eggs, I was wondering if anyones had experience with buying them, raising them (with quality feed) and feeding them to their Betta as a live treat? Or any fish really. I know live food/frozen food is only as good as what it eats but I was just wondering if anyones tried this.

Is there any specific minimum tank size I should get for the shrimp? I know ac-p sells fry food as well.

Edited January 22, 2022 by KuroK
shorter easier to digest title

[Fish Folk]

Yes. I do this every week, as do many on this forum. What you do is hatch the eggs in a saline solution over 36-48 hrs, and feed the baby brine shrimp (BBS) to your fish. Bettas will enjoy some. But be careful to maintain a balanced diet.

Here’s a thread about how to do it:

And here’s a video about harvesting them…

 

Edited January 22, 2022 by Fish Folk

[BETTA999]

On 1/22/2022 at 7:05 AM, KuroK said:

Pretty long title I know, I noticed Aquarium co-op sells brine shrimp eggs, I was wondering if anyones had experience with buying them, raising them (with quality feed) and feeding them to their Betta as a live treat? Or any fish really. I know live food/frozen food is only as good as what it eats but I was just wondering if anyones tried this.

Is there any specific minimum tank size I should get for the shrimp? I know ac-p sells fry food as well.

of course !! but as @Fish Folksaid dont only feed that

[Guppysnail]

If I’m reading this correctly you want to raise the brine shrimp to adulthood. While this is doable, we used to call them sea monkeys as kids and keep them as pets, it’s not advantageous to your fish. The brine shrimp are the most nutritious right after hatching before the yolk is absorbed. As the yolk absorbs the shrimp utilize the nutrients and deplete them. Hope that helps. As @Fish Folk said your betta will thoroughly enjoy and benefit from the baby brine shrimp. The adults while still containing nutrients and environmental enrichment of the hunt are a pain in the butt and mak them very costly. You essentially have to run a mini saltwater tank   

[BuzzDaddy21]

On 1/22/2022 at 8:05 AM, KuroK said:

Aquarium co-op sells brine shrimp eggs,

I have these and they usually hatch within 24hrs.

 

On 1/22/2022 at 9:13 AM, Guppysnail said:

raise the brine shrimp to adulthood

I have thought about this, however that means another tank😵  

[Torrey]

On 1/22/2022 at 6:05 AM, KuroK said:

Pretty long title I know, I noticed Aquarium co-op sells brine shrimp eggs, I was wondering if anyones had experience with buying them, raising them (with quality feed) and feeding them to their Betta as a live treat? Or any fish really. I know live food/frozen food is only as good as what it eats but I was just wondering if anyones tried this.

Is there any specific minimum tank size I should get for the shrimp? I know ac-p sells fry food as well.

The older the brine shrimp, the less protein. 

Adult brine shrimp have the potential to be too much chitin (shell) and not enough fats and protein to keep the betta regular. 

Constipation can negatively affect the betta's swim bladder.

I found it much easier to just start a new batch of bbs each day, and feed freshly hatched.