Rube_Goldfish Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I will need to order more brine shrimp eggs soon. I keep a small amount (a half-dozen tablespoons or so) in my refrigerator and keep the rest of the tin in my freezer. I'd like to order two tins this time just to make my shipping costs more efficient, but I don't know how long brine shrimp eggs can be stored in the freezer before the hatch starts to be affected; there's no cost savings if my yield goes down. So how long do you think an unopened can would be okay in the freezer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 First here are some links to some things similar to your question. https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/8822-where-to-store-brine-shrimp-eggs/ So I don’t have experience with LIVE BBS, I have experience with freeze dried brine shrimp cubes. But yeah hope the links help. 🙂. Maybe someone will chime in here with better info tho. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 On 6/11/2024 at 12:14 PM, Rube_Goldfish said: I will need to order more brine shrimp eggs soon. I keep a small amount (a half-dozen tablespoons or so) in my refrigerator and keep the rest of the tin in my freezer. I'd like to order two tins this time just to make my shipping costs more efficient, but I don't know how long brine shrimp eggs can be stored in the freezer before the hatch starts to be affected; there's no cost savings if my yield goes down. So how long do you think an unopened can would be okay in the freezer? I personally have had a couple of vials of brine shrimp eggs from brine shrimp direct. They have been in refrigerator over 4yrs and still hatch with good yields. @Rube_Goldfish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Recent video on Co Op where Dean shows how he hatches bbs daily. He mentions he buys several cans at a time and keeps all but one in the freezer. ns 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 On 6/11/2024 at 1:16 PM, Pepere said: Recent video on Co Op where Dean shows how he hatches bbs daily. He mentions he buys several cans at a time and keeps all but one in the freezer. ns I do something similar; I portion out some to a small jar for the refrigerator and put the rest of the can in the freezer. But I also know @Dean’s Fishroom goes through brine shrimp so much faster than I do! Actually, thinking about it, I think I'm going through a can about every four months or so, albeit inconsistently. So if I bought two cans, the second would have to last eight months. Sealed up and in the freezer, it looks like that will be no problem at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I buy two or three at a time, depending on what else I’m ordering to hit free shipping. They all live in the freezer. I hatch once a week, pop the can out, put the tablespoon of eggs in, and put it back in the freezer. By the time I get to the last can, or about halfway through that can, I’ll order another two or three. I’ve never had hatch rates go down using this method 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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