Brine shrimps and artemia are best known as fry food but you would be amazed to know that they can also be grown to about 1 inch length and can fulfil a great purpose for a source of food for adult fishes too.
The nutritional values of brine shrimp are what makes it best for fry food. Another amazing fact about them is the capability of them to live up to 5 hours in fresh water. Moreover, they can also be stored for years as long as they are kept away from water. They resume their development and hatching process once the dry eggs come in contact with oxygenated saltwater. The time the eggs need to hatch however depends on the temperature of water. After the hatching process the next stage of their development is umbrella stage and the larvae survive on yolk sac at this stage and not feed anything else. Next stage of development comes after 12 hours when they start feeding by micro algae. The adulthood comes in 8 days and they easily can survive up to 90 days. Taking Care of Brine Shrimp The two major factors responsible for a successful raising brine shrimp to their adulthood size are: Artemia cysts or shrimp hatchery feeds Just like any other shrimp brine shrimps are also very easy to feed. Just like others they filter their food out of water as long as the feed is water dissolvent. You can either choose some cheaper feeding option like egg yolk or you can just by some shrimp broodstock feeds at your nearby pet store. Surroundings By saying surroundings means maintaining right conditions in the aquarium. To keep the water quality good must be your priority. Changing 20 percent of water weekly can keep the required oxygen levels of water. Brine shrimp female can produce up to 300 nauplii in every 4 days if shrimp hatchery feeds and good water conditions are maintained.
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