shadow
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Post by shadow on Jul 22, 2003 15:33:26 GMT -5
How do you people hatch your bbs?
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Post by Betta MVP on Jul 22, 2003 17:27:13 GMT -5
I take a 2 liter soda bottle and securely attach the lid. Then turn it upside down and cut off the bottom. Add an airstone that reaches all the way to the bottom because you need to keep the water moving. Add dechlorinated water, and a tablespoon of aquarium salt and a tiny amount of bs eggs.
Set this near a light source, I put mine in the window, this will help hatch the bbs faster. Also, the warmer they water stays, the faster the eggs will hatch. Mine hatch in 24 hours when I set them in the windowsill.
To check and see if they have hatched, turn off the air pump and let the water settle. The egg shells will float on the surface and you will see little bbs swimming around. Shine a light in one spot and they will converge there and you can suck them out with an eyedropper. Put the shrimp you have collected into a clean coffee filter and the bbs will be seperated from the saltwater. Then, you can give them to your fry.
P.S. Be sure to feed your fry other foods besides bbs, too much bbs can cause swim bladder disorder.
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Post by grog on Jul 23, 2003 7:55:49 GMT -5
I use a one gallon fishbowl. Add water, 4 tablespoons of aquarium salt, and BS eggs (very small amount... less than 1/4 teaspoon) Set the airline in and run... Should have BBS in a day or a day and a half.  I collect them by turning off the air, letting the water settle, shining a light on one side, and sucking them out with a turkey baster. Then I filter them through a coffee filter, rinse with fresh water, and serve |
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Post by Incipit on Jul 29, 2003 18:04:20 GMT -5
I take a plastic square container (the ones that are about half a foot long. Make sure it isn't clear). I attach some sort of divider and block off about 75% of the container with it. For a divider I usually get another plastic container and cut a side off (this also cant be clear). I make sure that there is about a .5" gap underneath the divider. Then I take a piece of tin foil and cover the larger section with it. The larger section should then be darkened except for a small amount of light coming from under the gap. I fill the hatchery up with water and then add the brine eggs to the larger section. (However many you would like). Then, I get some kind of light shining onto the smaller part. This brightens the smaller part but leaves the larger part with the eggs dark. Then, I wait. Eventually, the first eggs will hatch and will come to the side with the light where you can scoop them out and feed em to your fish. The newly hatched will continue to migrate to the bright side untill they are all gone.  |
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shadow
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Post by shadow on Aug 8, 2003 14:44:27 GMT -5
What do they eat?
Is it true that sea monkeys are a different breed of brine shrimp?
How long to they live for?
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shadow
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Post by shadow on Aug 9, 2003 13:30:28 GMT -5
does anyone know?...
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Post by Betta MVP on Aug 9, 2003 19:32:58 GMT -5
Sea monkeys are brine shrimp, but they are a hybrid that grow larger and live longer.
I'm not sure exactly how long they live, but it's not a long time. You can get brine shrimp food at a pet store, it will probably be called Artemia food. I personally only hatch enough at a time to feed to my fry and feed them within 24 hours while they still have their yolk sac and are very nutritious.
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shadow
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Post by shadow on Aug 9, 2003 21:40:34 GMT -5
Will they eat yeast?
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Post by mickey on Sept 27, 2003 6:57:21 GMT -5
yes shadow they will .... just have to be carefull that you dont over feed the yeast ...it dont take much to foul the water.... Mickey
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Post by RainbowBetta on Sept 30, 2003 9:16:20 GMT -5
Will adult bettas eat BBS, or just fry?
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Post by mickey on Oct 1, 2003 23:23:50 GMT -5
yes my adults love brine shrimp .... i get reallly large brine shrimp from the LFS (some even already have eggs on their backs ) then just squirt some in with the guys and gals and they love to chase and gobble them down ..... Mickey
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Post by Rover on Dec 11, 2003 16:09:14 GMT -5
BBS should be served within hours of hatching as their nutritional value goes down as they use up their egg sack.
Instead of coffee filter, you can also use a brine shrimp net (available at most pet stores). We scoop them out with a turkey baster and into the brine shrimp net, then take dechlorinated water with the turkey baster and 'rinse' them while still in the net. We use a pipette to server to the fish.
Yes, our adult bettas, or at least most of them, love BBS too, but we only serve it to them as a treat.
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