Really enjoying this brine shrimp hatchery

[Galabar]

I've been using the "Brine Shrimp Hatchery Dish" from Brine Shrimp Direct. I added a reptile heating pad underneath it to bump up the temperature a bit. The fry tank really likes it.

Feeding baby brine to fry tank

Edited May 12, 2023 by Galabar

[CJs Aquatics]

I rehomed mine to a friend when I got the ziss but I agree it does work really well 

[Galabar]

How do you like the Ziss (is it this one https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/ziss-brine-shrimp-hatchery ?)?  I think the above is very convenient for 1 or 2 tanks with small fish (guppies, etc.).  However, if I were feeding more tanks, the Ziss looks interesting.

 

Also, have folks found better results (hatching) with higher temperatures?  I noticed one source mention 82F as the best temp.  What are folks using (I'm not measuring.  I just make the reptile heating mat slightly warm to the touch)?

Edited May 13, 2023 by Galabar

[Matt B]

I use a fifty watt reptile heat lamp to heat this one.   I have found it hatches just enough for for a 20gal long full of guppies.  

[Galabar]

Nice. You get both heat and the light needed to attract them to the hole. 🙂

[Guppysnail]

I found heat and light speeds the hatch but doesn’t increase the hatch rate for me. After the initial hatches 18-20 hours I pull the heater. I can then harvest for fry 2 and sometimes 3 days as they hatch instead of all hatching at once and poisoning the water. 

BTW I have to ask @Matt BDid you paint those pictures?  They are lovely. 

[Matt B]

@Guppysnail  I'm basically doing the same thing! , just with the heat lamp!   I've experimented with the amount of eggs and leaving the lamp on.  I've managed some large hatches, but it makes a mess and smells bad! 

The paintings are my Uncles. He was quite the artist of landscapes, I have his paintings everywhere!