Razberry910 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I have Decapsulated brine shrimp eggs from another site(Sorry Cory). The directions say to rehydrate them and then feed them to marine or freshwater fish. I only have fresh water tanks. Is there any need to rehydrate them? I imagine they will rehydrate in the tank just fine. Maybe fish eat them dry and then the food hydrates would that be bad? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) Decapsulated Artemia nauplii are often mixed with a brine solution + aeration for ca. 12-16 hrs. and the cysts actually _hatch_ into live brine shrimp. It just occurs much faster. https://aquaculture.ugent.be/Services/newsl/2001/nl136/a2.htm#:~:text=There are several advantages for decapsulating Artemia%3A&text=The procedure disinfects the cysts,eliminates bacteria (Vibrio spp.)&text=There are no shells that,digestive tract and kill larvae. There may be some practice of feeding the decapsulated shrimp right away too. In that case, I assume the concern is just about softening the serving for tiny fry. Edited June 19 by Fish Folk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razberry910 Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 On 6/19/2023 at 6:57 PM, Fish Folk said: Decapsulated Artemia nauplii are often mixed with a brine solution + aeration for ca. 12-16 hrs. and the cysts actually _hatch_ into live brine shrimp. It just occurs much faster. https://aquaculture.ugent.be/Services/newsl/2001/nl136/a2.htm#:~:text=There are several advantages for decapsulating Artemia%3A&text=The procedure disinfects the cysts,eliminates bacteria (Vibrio spp.)&text=There are no shells that,digestive tract and kill larvae. There may be some practice of feeding the decapsulated shrimp right away too. In that case, I assume the concern is just about softening the serving for tiny fry. Interesting. These are listed as non-hatching I could always experiment with hatching them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 On 6/20/2023 at 11:59 AM, Razberry910 said: Interesting. These are listed as non-hatching I could always experiment with hatching them. I will say, setting up a DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery is not too difficult... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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