Brine Shrimp Ecosphere! - Making a DIY closed ecosystem with Artemia salina

I've always wanted to make an ecosphere with brine shrimp so in this video I finally did it! I took saltwater and adult artemia, as well as brine shrimp eggs and yeast, flower sticks and a rock in a big glass jar. 2.5 gallon or 10 liters. What we wind up with is a closed ecosystem containing brine shrimp, or artemia, or sea-monkeys. I also go in depth about the reproduction of brine shrimp as well as their development and larvae of nauplius state.
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[@panitaeo]

"but they are not using it, because they are in fact, dead." I lost it.

[@kiwikinzo_o]

LMAO

[@sweeflyboy]

"I hope that makes sense"

[@roann5138]

LMFAOOOOOO

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

the lack of perfect english is comical in a good way. i still understand pefectly what he means

[@thesalviniadude3882]

1:27

[@BroBurg445]

"because, like all crustaceans, brine shrimp will eat each other." Thanks for that delivery, as a former isopod terrarium owner, crustaceans eating each other is like 40% of my sense of humor.

[@LifeinJars]

Haha I feel your pain

[@labella9291]

Except brine shrimp are filter feeders, so they can't eat each other.

[@BroBurg445]

@@labella9291 They just cant do it with intent.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

@@BroBurg445 Deep sea isopods?

[@souptime5095]

@@gregorymalchuk272 I would think (and hope) not, isopods is the name all woodlice things and sea woodlice things

[@charliepie1212]

"Imagine you are human-" Guess Life in Jars guy is secretly a bunch of brine shrimp.

[@theponydalek7923]

A series of fully grown brine shrimp in a large coat

[@JohnPaul-yf9xd]

Imagine you are brine shrimp. You do literally have to run for your supper.

[@joshandrews8913]

They are the Collective.

[@hotto-dogu5829]

Foo fighters

[@wiwwy]

he's a boogie worm

[@suzu8006]

Nobody: Absolutely no one: Brine shrimp: •◡•

[@scarletwarrior1704]

Myah Gundersen something about their face is adorable

[@IratePuffin]

I’m not sure how I fell into this rabbit hole. Errr... shrimp hole?

[@suzu8006]

@@scarletwarrior1704 thanks :)

[@suzu8006]

Best face is at 6:40 in my opinion

[@silverkiss37]

THAT. was hilarious

[@lowe42144]

“The dead shrimp, contain all this stuff. But they are not using it, because they are in fact, dead.”

[@CaveyMoth]

But are they dead?

[@SimonP6]

If they are dead they are dead

[@Micahmancer]

they died so hard they became dead

[@Natnarf]

"It turns out my camera 'Magically Deleted' the footage of me pouring in the brine shrimp." I died...Your camera always has problems... 2 Thumbs up all the way~

[@longgroove]

These are sold in the States as Sea Monkys. I had some as a child but forgot about them for months. I went to check the jar one day and they were everywhere, breeding and consuming algae.

[@jackb.nimble826]

As soon as I saw the title of this video I thought about Sea Monkeys. I had some as a kid and didn't realize they still sold them. For those of you who never heard of them, "Sea Monkeys" was (is) a ready-made kit sold in toy stores. It had everything you needed to start a brine shrimp habitat. The container it came in was the actual jar where they lived and had little magnifying lenses built right in so you could see them better. heh, good times.

[@leaf_wing5467]

Wow

[@cake3291]

same here in Australia

[@user-gg1ud3ie5p]

I told my younger cousin about Sea Monkeys, he laughed at me and said "they're called Aqua Dragons."

[@Yakerina]

I am so jealous. Mine just did not live.

[@jimothyj2638]

Yo I think the giant alien flying things from avengers are based on these guys

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Jimothy j lol

[@stiepanholkien605]

Lots of aliens based on crustaceans, turns out exoskeletons are cool.

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

Wow they can lay dormant for 50 years. That's crazy

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

Alien space monkeys. Lol

[@cinnamonsea3539]

And that's why you never flush brine shrimp down the toilet

[@drakekay6577]

6:34 Those little buggers are breaking the fourth wall. Staring straight into the camera, knowing it is there.

[@meridian367]

Wait... Wtf did I just stumble on here?? This is cool as shit. Subbed!

[@Marjuuu]

Me watching this at 3 am: wow I wonder if brine shrimp watch KZbin videos in their houses

[@Providence83]

"Imagine you are a human." Ok, perfect, got it. "Errrr, imagine you're a brine shrimp." Oh shit, my frame of reference is ruined, hold on!

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No more likes

[@thisgirlrocks6469]

😂😌 I absolutely love your humor 👍

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks!

[@donsantana07]

This Girl Rocks That humor just got him a sub😂

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@@donsantana07 😁

[@drakekay6577]

9:55 The only difference between flying and swimming is the density relationship between the body and the environment. :D

[@nealthomson9505]

You can see little bugs swimming in the air specially in the morning in the cool damp morning air one can definitely see the difference. The movement looks like swimming

[@user-wv5ll4ox3y]

I had a sea monkey farm once, the little ones you could buy at stores. I was a dumb kid and added everything at once, eggs, food, all of it. They hatched and died in just a day, so I thought. I left it on my windowsill anyway because it was pretty watching the algae grow that had turned the container green and lush in a couple weeks. Almost a month later I went to toss it out and noticed little specks, brine shrimp! Somehow, some eggs must have laid dormant and hatched after the algae grew. These shrimp also grew way past the advertised 3mm and some got up to one centimeter in length. I'll never forget that strange accident, and this reminds me of it.

[@Cgraseck]

I culture them by adding micro algae fertilizer (very low in Cu) to salt water along with a micro algae starter. Once the water turns green I add either cysts of freshly hatched brine shrimp. This is a good way to grow adults but they will eventually clear the water and run into a starvation situation. It is really hard to keep them in a balanced ecosystem. They almost always strip out all the algae and then starve. Good Luck, Chris

[@LifeinJars]

Yes they do prove to be quite difficult. That's probably why almost nobody is able to do this correctly. Thanks!

[@anonymousperson2738]

You could also add chetto

[@danielperez-mw8cw]

this is true I work with brine shrimp in FL 50-100 pounds each tank man but are they sensitive if the wrong algae forms on the tank they will get sick and die

[@Togmot]

Maybe you need to add predators or parasites to cull the shrimp numbers before they eat all the algae.

[@sergeantsonso3490]

@@LifeinJars you need a population of predators in there, as well as crevices that only the brine shrimp can hide in. so the predators can manage the populations of the brine shrimp, then reproduce hopefully as the mature adults die out from either starvation and/or other natural causes, and then the brine shrimp can bounce back in equilibrium.

[@BroBurg445]

This was only a matter of time.. nice. I hope one day you can bring us a formula for a diverse and functioning ecosphere made with as many different crustaceans as possible.

[@LifeinJars]

I'm afraid it was haha. Thanks

[@drakekay6577]

Multiple containers inside the main container, each with a different region and purpose....

[@ProinLususNaturae]

I totally love how biological background knowledge is provided here. Ceep up the good work. So far, no ads where blocked or skipped on this channel. You deserve it ♡

[@terynh5512]

I remembered when I was little it had brine shrimp but I forgot to refill it sometimes and once they had no water for 2 weeks, but I refilled it and realized the eggs were dormant and survived, I still have the little jar now. I can only imagine how many generations there are in there, and how much incest there would have been

[@LifeinJars]

That's really cool!

[@Agm1995gamer]

I love how the filming bloopers eventually make the video better. You're so classy!

[@LifeinJars]

You always have to make the best out of a situation!

[@crustycarrots538]

I used to own sea monkeys but my sister accidentally tipped over the tank in my room. Now I hear the voices of my Dead Sea monkeys in my carpet...

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[@crustycarrots538]

Moments woah nice

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@@pupip55 Uhh well I mean, whatever works. Ha LOL

[@kaitholin]

“Imagine you are a human”

[@MiguelAguilar-yo2mv]

No thanks lol

[@wiwwy]

he's secretly a boogie worm

[@bevkenny1843]

I’m sat in my living room on a Sunday afternoon, watching brine shrimp. I’m hooked!! Subbed!! Plus... Your narration is both informative and hilarious! 7:56 find myself waving back at the brine shrimp 👋🏻

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[@LifeinJars]

Thank you very much

[@milamMoralesBoyd]

"Ever wonder what Brine shrimp eggs look like through a macro lens? Probably not, but here it is" I laughed.

[@memwewtokyo4793]

KZbin recommended bring me to your Channel. I come and stay. I like these guy. Look really funny and cute.

[@noeberri]

I remember that when I was 8, I had one of those brine shrimp kits for kids. One day, the table shook and the cheap and unstable tank fell over and they spilled all over me and the floor ;w; rip brine shrimps, you will be missed

[@FieryCoal]

Good luck, I had one but never got to closing it, it was a smaller jar and the algae never grew well, the thing lasted about half+ a year, until a hot day came and boiled them...

[@LifeinJars]

Ah that's sad

[@lexigarcia620]

Nooooo😢

[@chelloardra6271]

actually i have phobia to creatures that have many legs but with your funny words, these brine shrimps look cute😁

[@hadrian.2796]

honestly i hope this works because you would be one the first

[@LifeinJars]

I honestly really badly hope it works as well

[@alecb.7716]

I always wanted to know what a brine shrimp egg looks like on a macro-lens ... THANK YOU

[@intheshitter]

It looks like they have little smiling faces 🙂

[@sharkamov]

@9:43 - _‘’This_ is how _I_ imagine what it would look like, to look up in the sky on a nice day, on a different planet, and seeing alien spacemonkeys flying around in the sky...’ *You just **_can't_** ''make up'' a statement like that! . . . .* - _Priceless!!!_ 😉👍

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You have a new subscriber. You are very amusing as well as educational, this combination makes me very happy, thank you.🖤🇨🇦

[@Beansie]

Is it me, or are they actively watching you watch them? They're adorbs, for real...but I swear....they're checking out what you're doing with the camera lol

[@mlgiggleman9786]

The close ups are amazing. Such detail.

[@candysantillo3325]

New subscriber.not only do I find your videos fascinating but also your delivery if clever and humorous

[@thememester1190]

You should do a guide on how to gather crustaceans and other organisms for ecospheres in the wild.

[@natertater4024]

He has done those types

[@fish2468]

Mine telling me which video? I’m making one soon Information will be very handy Thanks

[@malphusmclerius9455]

“some of these are already carrying eggs, and some of them are already dead” i lost my shit

[@CartiersRavioli]

The delivery for the subtle jokes is phenomenal.

[@TheJessieization]

I love your videos! Don't ever stop expanding your magnificent mind!

[@DropsOfLadyAku222]

This is the best film about brine shrimp I have ever seen. I’m learning to raise them in a jar, and started 3 days ago. You drop a lot of gold nuggets that also apply to the spiritually attune community as well. I was totally captivated 🤩

[@midkailol]

why this is so interesting?

[@LifeinJars]

I don't know? Small little world in a jar

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I'm stoned

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@@daviddrouant2852 yea

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Just found his channel today and already watched like 5 videos

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I love that pfp. *YeE*

[@jonmurph589]

Great video. Looking forward to an update sometime 👍

[@taylorbeasley8961]

This is so cool! You could keep these guys for YEARS!

[@DelSimmons]

Fun video. I have a 1.5 gallon brine shrimp aquarium myself. My guess is you will have problems maintaining adequate oxygen levels to sustain the population until you have much more algea growing. Be aware of that and keep an eye on them lest you kill them all accidentally because of this issue. Good luck and keep up the great work!

[@standalonesociety9]

I've been watching your videos for an hour now, soo cool and interesting!

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You are hilarious lol I love the serious tone, yet awesome sense of humor. Instant SUB! lol

[@meowmeow89012]

The way they swim looks so cool

[@hensonlaura]

Excellent job; your videos are fun and fascinating and I always learn something 👾

[@aperson1974]

Everything about this is comedy gold and I'm in love with this channel

[@ninah1903]

You should use Spirulina instead of Yeast. It's way healthier for your Artemia. And be careful with adding "foreign water" like from the bags. I bought some living Artemia to feed my fish once and it almost killed every fish and coral in my tank because the water was so bad.

[@edlee2336]

This was so cool to watch! You’ve earned a subscriber ❤️

[@ogxj6]

I was just wondering what brine shrimp eggs look like through a macro lens! Thank you so much!!

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[@jeremyellis1262]

Triop biosphere would be cool as heck

[@edwilliams9914]

OK, you HAVE to start telling us about the music! I love all the pieces you play in the videos, but this one is particularly nice. Who are they? Anyway another great video, and yes, they ARE fun to watch. Someone gave me some as a kid back in the 50s when the Sea Monkey Craze first happened (I'm 70 now). Of course being a little kid I loved them, but I didn't know much biology, so they didn't last long. So I'm particularly enjoying this Jar! Keep up the great projects!

[@pandu8904]

now I can't stop wondering if they are swimming upside down on their backs or on their tummies with their legs way back XD

[@retard_activated]

If you haven't already, can you do a video about triops? They are my favorites! Here in New Mecico I always look forward to find them during the monsoon season! But they are difficult to keep for very long (I know their lifespans are very short). But I think they would be an interesting challenge to create a functioning ecosphere, if possible...

[@Alberad08]

Thanks for sharing! Liked the music - although I didn't knew the actual piece, it made me think of Sun Ra.

[@madismom022508]

You seriously crack me up!! I’m totally hooked on your videos and you’ve inspired me to try these ecosphere jars with my kids to see what is in our local (Florida) ponds, puddles, lakes, oceans, and streams. We have a pond behind our home but Albert the alligator makes collection of water and substrate from it a challenge especially since he hates me for hitting him (accidentally) in the eye with a wad a bread when he refused to leave and let us feed the snapping turtles and fish. Every time he sees me, he comes straight at me and hisses. Currently he’s a baby and not big enough to actually not be stepped on by me if he comes close and we refuse to allow him to partake in our fish/turtle feeding adventures as he should fear us and not depend on us. Anyways love your channel!!

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Just discovered this video. It’s amazing. Truly

[@Pinkervi]

this channel should be used for educational purposes in school. its so interesting yet so much ive learned xD

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Love your videos man rarely comment but had to hope to see a lot of ecospheres in the future 😀👍🏽

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks!

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One of the best displays of sea monkeys ever I want to see the update many moons later!

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How you narrate always makes me laugh 😂

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Bre I think ur the best youtuber I'm gonna ask all my friends to seee u

[@LiveAndLetLive2024]

9:44 Amazing, lol - thanks for that. Really cool project idea!

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Living for that sense of humour

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A german speaking dutch? HOW?

[@icouldbeaheroine8456]

@@ifyouwoooshmeyouhavesmallp7603 oh, ik kan niet veel praten, maar ik hou van Nederland en de Nederlandse taal. Ik ben onlangs op Texel geweest en in Utrecht en ik denk dat het beleefd is als je naar het buitenland rijd en de taal een beetje kan spreken. geen idee waarom Duitsers altijd zo ignorant zijn... :/

[@LifeinJars]

Succes!

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"....now act surprised" me: wow lol

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I love your dry humor

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I must be getting older cause I really like your channel lol ten years ago I doubt I would've lol. Gotta make a jar now 👍🏻

[@matt250594]

I never heard of brine shrimp before. They're quite interesting little animals. Also i like the music

[@ninah1903]

They're mostly used to feed your fish xD

[@mitchl5220]

Very interesting! Can't wait to see how this turns out :)

[@LifeinJars]

Me neither!

[@toxicityimvu7655]

Love these little guys

[@rhombifer566]

you’re voice is relaxing 😌

[@professorm4171]

There are freshwater fairy shrimps too, artemia. You can buy the eggs or find a pool in a forest.

[@salehk8542]

I think you are a true scientist.

[@Elizabeth-so6zp]

I love how he explains things. Lovely sense of humour. Edit: I love that he says: "Well, you're going to have to subscribe". Like there is no choice. 😂 SUBSCRIBED!

[@Sarah-gx7zy]

I love your videos. But more than anything, your voice. I like that.

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks!

[@twilightsdawningpalladino9997]

I never knew they had three eyes! Way cool!!

[@jesussaves6625]

It's crazy because even now that I know that's a third eye, I still see it as a "humanoid" face with two eyes.

[@shibolinemress8913]

My mum never let me order those "sea monkeys" from the back of my comic books. Too bad, because they were actually brine shrimp, which would have been a cool and educational experiment! But who am I kidding? Once mum saw them, she'd have freaked and tossed them out. Aah, mothers... 😉 On another note (pardon the pun), your background music is great! It has quite a Vince Guaraldi feel. Who's the artist?

[@Igfretms]

Artemia Salina’s will definitely overlive humans, that’s inner feeling of abondent makes keeping them so fantastically interesting

[@DenMor1st]

Great job.

[@Hemlighetsmakeri]

Looove the video, thank you 😍

[@ghsh837]

Thank you so much for such good and rich video, but i have to ask about oxygen source in the jar and transparent glass isn't harming the artemia because of light

[@talha_j9098]

"Okay the camera didn't focus, but you get the idea." I died oh my God

[@tim5205]

I was wondering how they can sell sea monkey eggs from packets and then it was answered. Thanks life in jars

[@PepeCoinMania]

thats nice for us in saltwater this is easy since we have about everything needed for a perfect saltwater anyway

[@StuartOliver83]

I have lots of glass from my bottle garden phase so I’ll get started 👍🏻

[@LifeinJars]

Nice!

[@johnnyminion5492]

Excellent video. I locve it!! 👍

[@howtoecosphere9033]

Great video

[@heaven7360]

You're a great narrator!!

[@reconnaissance7372]

I have recently gotten into marine aquariums and brine shrimp, copepods, phytoplankton and similar critters. They all seem so difficult to culture. It feels like with any saltwater ecosphere crash is inevitable.

[@saidzahran1514]

Omg it’s so cute and I love shrimp

[@trustaquatics312]

I have also kept to raise some of my freshly hatched ones. Do I need to keep aeration running and at what speed,also is sunlight or daylight needed. Please reply. Thanks your videos are a great help

[@Ebakyza]

I tried something similar to this in a 10 liter cube with sand, wood, some shells and an airstone but I wanted to keep live plants with them to avoid water changes. So I did an experiment with lots of research. I found that Vallisneria Americana can tolerate 10 ppt salinity as highest and that artemia might be able to tolerate 10 ppt instead of 30-35. I slowly added the salt every day to my glass of Vallisneria to reach 10 ppt salinity and I kept the developing brine shrimps in 10 ppt. My experiment failed, the Vallisneria started rotting, the shrimp's water started smelling foul and groups of them died every day. Only 4 of them reached teenager age but very slowly, not under 7 days. Then they disappeared too. Now I'm repeating this (with the same, 6 months old, yellow water because I kept it) but with the normal 35ppt/1,026 SG salinity and the most important thing: with the addition of a macroalgae, caulerpa racemosa. I have high hopes this time! The babies have just hatched last night, I can't wait to see them swimming in their beautiful adult form in the "little ocean" I built for them. They don't live in oceans but that's what I call it.

[@lydaswogger8012]

LiJ: "hey kids, wanna see some macro videography of brine shrimp eggs?" Nobody: Absolutely Nobody: LiJ: "OC you do, LOOK!"

[@LifeinJars]

:)

[@anonymousperson2738]

You should add something called chetto with is a really good algee i use for my 90 gallon saltwater tank

[@artes.impias]

Cool video!