Bangi cardinals babies

[leliataylor]

Ok. Let me put all the info together and I will post it for you. I use to think it was PITA to decap, hatch, clean and enrich BBS. Now I do it when I am multi tasking, doing more important things like cleaning tanks, mixing salt, making water and cooking dinner. LOL

[Davie118]

You got me wanting to try breeding fish now. I had planned on breeding my clowns but they were the first to go with the parasite infestation.

[quicksilverz]

Sorry to hear that

[leliataylor]

Hatching Brine Shrimp



Decapsulating Cysts

Removes the outer shell
Aids in sterilization of the cycts
Provides a hatch that is almost clear of any shell material



Technique

Add 6 cups of fresh water to a hatching cone
http://florida-aqua-farms.com/shop/b...-hatch-rite-3/

Add the amount of cysts you need to the cone and soak them for 10 minutes

Aerate for a additional 50 minutes

Add 1 cup of unscented bleach to the cone and aerate

When they turn orange drain them off into a sieve

Rinse the cone and place the eggs back in the cone

Add fresh water and a chlorine blocker like Prime

Aerate the eggs for 1-2 minutes and test for chlorine to ensure there is none

Drain off the water and place the eggs in a hypersaline solution in a food storage container

Refrigerate until you need to use them



Hatching

Fill the cone with fresh saltwater

Add the amount of cysts you want to hatch (will vary by the # of fry being fed

Aerate for 24 hours

Add appx. 10 Oz of hydrogen perioxide to the cone and aerate for 1 ½ -2 minutes

Turn off the aeration and let stand for about 3 minutes (this aids in separating the BBS from any that don't hatch

Place them in a clean container with aeration



Enrichment & Feeding

Place the amount of live BBS in a cup of fresh SW and enrich for 12 hours
A 24 hour enrichment is better, however you need to move them to a new enrichment vessel after 12 hours

Move the amount you want to feed out to another container and treat them again with h2o2 for 5 minutes

Rinse in fresh water and feed them to the fry

This is what I use for my seahorses
http://seahorsesource.com/?wpsc-prod...th-beta-glucan

[quicksilverz]

[quicksilverz]

There is 22 or 23 growing like crazy all eat frozen food

[Davie118]

Lookin good! Bet you are happy right?

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[quicksilverz]

Extremely