Sea Monkeys = Brine shrimp?

[sillyca]

ok, so my husband was talking about how Sea Monkeys were brine shrimp... anyone ever gotten a Sea Monkey kit and used that to feed their bettas? Or is it much simpler than that? Lead the way here, I know nothing about this- never had Sea Monkeys as a kid. But I am sure my betta would love some live food... he is looking at me pathetically... sending me brainwaves... I am sure you all understand this.
LJ
who never knew fish could be as fussy and cute and high upkeep as guinea pigs... which lived "high on the hog" at our house.

[akestler]

Well I don't know anything about sea monkey kits, but hatching your own brine shrimp isn't too terribly difficult. You'll need some brine shrimp eggs (obviously), an air pump and airstone, and a container big enough to be heated because the water temperature needs to be about 85 for brine shrimp eggs to hatch. You can get the eggs at most pet stores, and it has more specific instructions on how to hatch them on the package. If you don't want to get into all that, however, a much easier option is just to feed frozen brine shrimp, which you can also get at most pet stores.

[starlight]

I hatch and feed baby brine shrimp to young betta fry. They'll hatch at lower temps than 85 degrees. It just takes a little longer. BBS are usually ignored by most adult bettas. They'll eat live adult brine shrimp which you can buy at some pet shops.

Hikari Frozen Brine Shrimp is a good and easy choice...

Caveats...some betta breeders believe that over-feeding brine shrimp causes swim bladder problems, other betta breeders believe that breeding males fed brine shrimp can become egg-eaters.

Brine shrimp is not as nutritious as other betta foods. BBS have higher protein content due to their yolk sacks.