Sorry, one more thing, your tank with the mollies may have to high a
salinity for a good hatch rate. If you are using the Utah cysts they need a
specific gravity for maximum hatch rate of about 25 ppt which is a specific
gravity of about 1.018. This is about 6 tablespoons per gallon or 4 1/2
teaspoons per quart.
Duane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Cc: <PVAS_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 8:41 AM
Subject: [PVAS] Re: NANFA-- brine shrimp
> Hi, Geoff. I'm cc ing my local aquarium cub, the Potomac Valley Aquarium
> Society.
>
> All, Geoff and I have been having a discussion about decapsulating brine
> shrimp eggs. I've just begun doing this (not having realized how
> ridiculously easy it is)
>
> Geoff asked how easy it is to store the eggs once they're decapsulated. I
> saw a reference on the web that said they should be kept in a hypertonic
> salt solution--add salt to water until it no longer dissolves. I haven't
> tried that, because I'm not sure how much salt to start with.
>
> (I've just been dumping mine in a 10 gallon tank containing artificial sea
> water, for baby sail fin mollies. I don't seem to have that high a hatch
> rate, so maybe I'm letting them sit in the bleach too long.)
>
> If anyone has any info on storing the eggs or improving the hatch rate,
we'd
> love to hear it.
>
> Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "geoff" <gkimber2_at_alltel.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 7:29 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- brine shrimp
>
>
> > Thanks for all the info on Brine Shrimp Direct. I have seen other sites
> > on the web with slightly lower prices, but I am getting more suspicious
> > as time goes on.
> >
> >
> > Bob-
> >
> > Once you decapsulate the eggs, do you think they can be stored for any
> > length of time?
> >
> > I'm only hatching a small amount at a time and it looks like it's more
> > efficient to decapsualte larger quantities at a time.
> >
> > Geoff Kimber
> > Lexington,KY
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 19:09, Bob Bock wrote:
> > > I just started decapsulating brine shrimp about three days ago. It's
> really
> > > easy--I just use about a quarter cup of water, to hydrate the shrimp
> (for
> > > about an hour), then dump the eggs and water into slightly less than a
> > > quarter cup of bleach. Rinse in tap water as soon as the eggs turn
> orange.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "geoff" <gkimber2_at_alltel.net>
> > > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:07 PM
> > > Subject: NANFA-- brine shrimp
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have recently started hatching brine shrimp for my smaller fish,
> > > > mostly L ommata and pygmy sunfish. The fish are doing very well and
> > > > have begun stalking around the tank when I feed them. Fun to watch.
> > > >
> > > > I am looking for a good source for brine shrimp eggs in larger
> > > > quantities (like 8 to 16 oz). Does anyone have a good ideas?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have seen reports describing decapsulating brine shrimp eggs using
> > > > chlorine bleach.
> > > >
> > > > Here's a link describing the process.
> > > >
> > > > http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_FA023
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have experience doing this?
> > > >
> > > > Geoff Kimber
> > > > Lexington,KY
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----- Original Message -----
From: "geoff" <gkimber2_at_alltel.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- brine shrimp
> Thanks for all the info on Brine Shrimp Direct. I have seen other sites
> on the web with slightly lower prices, but I am getting more suspicious
> as time goes on.
>
>
> Bob-
>
> Once you decapsulate the eggs, do you think they can be stored for any
> length of time?
>
> I'm only hatching a small amount at a time and it looks like it's more
> efficient to decapsualte larger quantities at a time.
>
> Geoff Kimber
> Lexington,KY
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 19:09, Bob Bock wrote:
> > I just started decapsulating brine shrimp about three days ago. It's
really
> > easy--I just use about a quarter cup of water, to hydrate the shrimp
(for
> > about an hour), then dump the eggs and water into slightly less than a
> > quarter cup of bleach. Rinse in tap water as soon as the eggs turn
orange.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "geoff" <gkimber2_at_alltel.net>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:07 PM
> > Subject: NANFA-- brine shrimp
> >
> >
> > > I have recently started hatching brine shrimp for my smaller fish,
> > > mostly L ommata and pygmy sunfish. The fish are doing very well and
> > > have begun stalking around the tank when I feed them. Fun to watch.
> > >
> > > I am looking for a good source for brine shrimp eggs in larger
> > > quantities (like 8 to 16 oz). Does anyone have a good ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > > I have seen reports describing decapsulating brine shrimp eggs using
> > > chlorine bleach.
> > >
> > > Here's a link describing the process.
> > >
> > > http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_FA023
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone have experience doing this?
> > >
> > > Geoff Kimber
> > > Lexington,KY
> > --
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necessarily
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