gut loading brine shrimp?
- Thread starter ryanpal
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If they are live....Here is my mix:
1 cup - RO/DI water
1 tbsp - baby food sweet potatoes
1 tbsp - baby food sweet peas
1 mL - Selcon
1 mL - Vita-Chem
Shake it up real well, then add enough to the culture tank to tint the water slightly. I haven't tried to grow the brine shrimp out for much longer than a week or a bit more. To do so, a different food might be more effective. Also, watch for the culture water to foul, if you don't change it every 3-4 days it will get pretty stinky with bacteria growth.
If they are frozen....first, just buy the pre- gut-loaded kind. Second, just soak them in some Selcon and Vita-chem for a few minutes.
1 cup - RO/DI water
1 tbsp - baby food sweet potatoes
1 tbsp - baby food sweet peas
1 mL - Selcon
1 mL - Vita-Chem
Shake it up real well, then add enough to the culture tank to tint the water slightly. I haven't tried to grow the brine shrimp out for much longer than a week or a bit more. To do so, a different food might be more effective. Also, watch for the culture water to foul, if you don't change it every 3-4 days it will get pretty stinky with bacteria growth.
If they are frozen....first, just buy the pre- gut-loaded kind. Second, just soak them in some Selcon and Vita-chem for a few minutes.
Brine shrimp are non-selective filter feeders, that feed on whatever is floating in there water between 5 - 50 microns. I suppose that you could use a blender and make a paste with some flake food and water, but don't think grinding between your fingers is gonna get it small enough.
I forget where I got that recipe, but the peas and potatoes have some protein and carbs and lots of vitamins. The Selcon has all the essential fatty acids and stabilized vitamin-C and B12. Vita-Chem ensures all the vitamins are there, and also has several amino acids.
You could just use the Selcon and Vita-chem I suppose, but they are a bit expensive to be using in the concentrations needed to effectively feed brine shrimp.
I forget where I got that recipe, but the peas and potatoes have some protein and carbs and lots of vitamins. The Selcon has all the essential fatty acids and stabilized vitamin-C and B12. Vita-Chem ensures all the vitamins are there, and also has several amino acids.
You could just use the Selcon and Vita-chem I suppose, but they are a bit expensive to be using in the concentrations needed to effectively feed brine shrimp.
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