Live Foods

Yes you can go to the pet store and purchase a brine shrimp hatchery but it is very easy to make your own. You can make your own brine shrimp hatchery from a few simple items that you probably already have around your house. - [Details]

If you are working or want to go away for one day, and you have fry who need Brine Shrimp. Then this is the solution. This cost you not more then $ 5,00 or so. The Do It Yourself Brine shrimp Feeder. - [Details]

There are literally dozens of different do-it-yourself brine shrimp hatchery models out there (I provide links to some of these at the end of this article). Notwithstanding how many times this road has been trod, I too have designed my own brine shrimp hatchery, which I'll share with you here. I have two models, actually. I like the first more than the second because it is easier to set up and to harvest shrimp, but building it requires a little more effort and $. The second model is very similar to others' models and is cheaper and simpler to make. However, set up is a little bothersome at times. - [Details]

To collect nauplii, shut airline valve and disconnect hose from pump. Shine a lamp on the bottom of the hatchery and wait until egg shells have floated and nauplii have gathered at the bottom. Then, move the air hose below water level and open the valve to drain nauplii through a brine shrimp net. Afterwards, close the valve, loop the hose over the top, reconnect to the pump, and open the valve again to resume aeration. - [Details]