Brine shrimp

Aaol1 · 06-09-2011, 07:09 PM

hey guys, I just bought brine shrimp for my fish and im gona feed it to them tomoro. Is there any special way to feed them? like i have those frozen cubes and all, should I feed just half a cube? a full cube? a part of a cube? I have one pearl gourami and 4 cherry barbs( I also have 4 cory sterbai but they eat off the ground so I wont feed them some)...so how much and how? thx

Rohkey · 06-09-2011, 07:23 PM

One Gourami and 4 Cherries will probably only consume 1/4 of a cube at the most.

This is what I do for both frozen blood worms and brine shrimp:

1) Get a bowl specifically used for this purpose (i.e. not one you eat from or one that has had chemicals/cleaning products in it) and dip it into the aquarium to get some water.

2) Cut the cube in half and put one half in the bowl, other half back in the package and in the freezer to be used later. (If you can cut 1/4 or other exact proportions, go ahead, but they can be difficult to cut exactly and sometimes cut in irregular shapes).

3) Let the bowl sit for a few minutes so the shrimp break apart (you can see their eyes and such, kinda sad personally). You can swish the bowl around or push the cube down to speed this process up.

4) Pour a small amount in the water near the fish. The shrimp readily sink. I try to put in about 1.5x the amount of shrimp than how many fish I have because I want some to drop for my Ghost Shrimp.

5) After the fish have finished eating their one shrimp, repeat. Do this about 4-5 times or until the fish don't seem interested/hungry anymore. Your Gourami will probably eat 3x as much as your Barbs. If you have to dip the bowl in the tank to get more water (if the shimp stick together in the bowl for instance), do so.

6) Put Seran wrap over the bowl if any extra shrimp are left and put the bowl in the fridge. Next time you feed, try to get as much of the old water out of the bowl before putting the new tank water in.

BBradbury · 06-09-2011, 07:26 PM

Hello A...

How you feed the frozen brine shrimp depends on the size and number of fish you have in the tank. I have tanks of Fancy Guppies and just take a sharp knife and cut the big squares into little squares. I drop half a dozen small chunks in the tank and everything is gone in less than a minute.

B

Aaol1 · 06-09-2011, 08:13 PM

kk thx guys!! ill follow wat ur steps rohkey, seems smart and easy.!

holly12 · 06-10-2011, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rohkey

3) Let the bowl sit for a few minutes so the shrimp break apart (you can see their eyes and such, kinda sad personally

I actually laughed out loud!

Adorable! (Lol, I'm much the same way as I used to have a sea monkey kit... poor little guys!)

Also, if you put the bowl on top of the fish light the warmth helps speed up the melting... that's what I do anyway.

06-09-2011, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aaol1 Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 9 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Brine shrimp hey guys, I just bought brine shrimp for my fish and im gona feed it to them tomoro. Is there any special way to feed them? like i have those frozen cubes and all, should I feed just half a cube? a full cube? a part of a cube? I have one pearl gourami and 4 cherry barbs( I also have 4 cory sterbai but they eat off the ground so I wont feed them some)...so how much and how? thx

06-09-2011, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rohkey The Yeti Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 290 Name: Chris Location: Detroit, MI, USA My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 1 Times Said "Thanks" 86 Times Was Thanked 92 Times in 84 Posts	Re: Brine shrimp One Gourami and 4 Cherries will probably only consume 1/4 of a cube at the most. This is what I do for both frozen blood worms and brine shrimp: 1) Get a bowl specifically used for this purpose (i.e. not one you eat from or one that has had chemicals/cleaning products in it) and dip it into the aquarium to get some water. 2) Cut the cube in half and put one half in the bowl, other half back in the package and in the freezer to be used later. (If you can cut 1/4 or other exact proportions, go ahead, but they can be difficult to cut exactly and sometimes cut in irregular shapes). 3) Let the bowl sit for a few minutes so the shrimp break apart (you can see their eyes and such, kinda sad personally). You can swish the bowl around or push the cube down to speed this process up. 4) Pour a small amount in the water near the fish. The shrimp readily sink. I try to put in about 1.5x the amount of shrimp than how many fish I have because I want some to drop for my Ghost Shrimp. 5) After the fish have finished eating their one shrimp, repeat. Do this about 4-5 times or until the fish don't seem interested/hungry anymore. Your Gourami will probably eat 3x as much as your Barbs. If you have to dip the bowl in the tank to get more water (if the shimp stick together in the bowl for instance), do so. 6) Put Seran wrap over the bowl if any extra shrimp are left and put the bowl in the fridge. Next time you feed, try to get as much of the old water out of the bowl before putting the new tank water in. __________________ 30G planted aquarium with Aquaclear 50 and two Aquaclear 20s. 7 Cherry Barbs, 12 Cardinal Tetras, 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco, 1 Golden Honey Gourami, and a handful of Ghost Shrimp.

06-09-2011, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
BBradbury BBradbury's Photo Gallery Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 581 Name: BBradbury Location: Greeley, CO Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 101 Times Said "Thanks" 9 Times Was Thanked 245 Times in 230 Posts	Re: Brine shrimp Hello A... How you feed the frozen brine shrimp depends on the size and number of fish you have in the tank. I have tanks of Fancy Guppies and just take a sharp knife and cut the big squares into little squares. I drop half a dozen small chunks in the tank and everything is gone in less than a minute. B __________________ Low Tech Water Building Keeper

06-09-2011, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aaol1 Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 9 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Brine shrimp kk thx guys!! ill follow wat ur steps rohkey, seems smart and easy.!

Members currently in the chatroom: 4
	The most chatters online in one day was 16, 03-02-2012. drunkenbeast, majerah1, susankat, clep.berry

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)