Feeding Thousands of Sea Monkeys! HUGE Aquarium!

Feeding Thousands of Sea Monkeys! HUGE Aquarium!
See how I feed the world's largest Sea-Monkey colony.
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[@stacyt2971]

Love that I found this channel! I want to have a small tank of sea monkeys and so many videos out there are of hatching thousands of brine shrimp at a time to then feed them as babies. Wanted more like this. Growing a tank that has adults and repopulates itself as those adults have babies. Thankyou for this channel!

[@rustyholt6619]

omg dream tank

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

I'm glad you like it!

[@51panhead91]

Good video. I hit the subscribe “button”. I have a 2-1/2 gallon cookie jar that l use for my sea monkeys. I don’t aerate the water or feed them. I do keep the jar in front of a window, with the lid off, so there is lots of algae growing and the water is a bit green but my sea monkeys seem happy. Had them in that jar for two years now. Fun little hobby 🙂

[@EddieLeeSmiff]

I was at the 99 Cents Store today and ran across spiralina, $3 .99 cents, 4 oz. i had never noticed before... i guess..

[@PotooBurd]

Such brand dedication! 😂 Love your work! Comenting for the algorithm 🌻

[@ONE_EYE_3D]

Love it man I got a 2.5 gal that's been going for a few months now

[@WIVRreal]

Same

[@d.j.105]

Same just started mine yesterday, how often should I feed them ? They just hatched today but not sure when to start their feeding cycle

[@WIVRreal]

@@d.j.105 feed them weekly only if the water isn’t cloudy and don’t feed them to much when they hatch only like 1/4 of the spoon

[@nodatastored684]

Thank you, this helps greatly

[@zoebowler5664]

I got my kids sea monkeys over the summer they got bored I became obsessed! I can’t keep them alive though 😢

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Be sure to check out more of my videos and website for tips to keep a healthy colony.

[@zoebowler5664]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon I’m planning on bing watching once my kids are in bed 🤣

[@rosiebrough8918]

Cool!! Loved your video.

[@TheNightRichard]

I had one of those little sea monkey kits when I was about 12, now I want a sea monkey aquarium too.

[@patrickprendergast9589]

me 2

[@michellemorgan4543]

Wow.. awesome 😎 glad your sea monkeys are doing so well..

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Thank you!

[@zoebowler5664]

How do you set up a small aquarium? How many packet 1 do you need for a 2ltr tank

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Each pair of packets #1 & #2 is good for 12oz of water.

[@hadassah_redeemed]

How often do you feed them in this tank?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

I do large feedings four days per week. I sometimes do smaller feedings in between those.

[@tishi2570]

I have started to feed my Sea monkeys live algae. They seem to be thriving.

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

I do this too sometimes.

[@tishi2570]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon There are only 4 left in this colony. 3 males and 1 female. I am sad.

[@jacquelinelambert2705]

I have a question! Can we see the set up you have to the right of the sea monkey tank? Some smaller enclosures

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Scroll through the videos on this channel. I have tons showing off the other/smaller aquariums.

[@PuppetMaster8707]

So should I do something like this now with the babies I have mix up a scoop of food in a small vial with distilled water then dump it in

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

It's definitely a good best practice.

[@PuppetMaster8707]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon can I do it when they are adults as well

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

@@PuppetMaster8707 for sure!

[@TheJericho1123]

that's ALOT of pez!

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Around 3,000 or so.

[@patrickprendergast9589]

no shit

[@katiechiarello]

Could you please leave a link of where to get the super food you have? Thank you!

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

This is what I purchased. They seem to like it. Esutras Organics Raw Spirulina, 10 Ounce www.amazon.com/dp/B00G7M8F98/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_ECP81H9ENJ565TSQV1J2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@katiechiarello]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon thanks! Trying to get a few tanks going here.

[@d-padqueen1103]

I have a standard ocean zoo tank, I usually feed my sea monkeys with some mixed feed every three days as recommended by the instructions. I last fed them last night (1 tiny official sea monkey small end scoop mixed with a tiny amount of tank water) the water is crystal clear by 8am, there's quite a few adults in there (about 10) and I noted there's a couple of males dead on the bottom of the tank. No idea if the third male killed them or if they were starving, their guts appeared crystal clear when I discovered them, some of the smaller ones (around 5mm) appear white. Should I be feeding them more often?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

The gut line on the adults is a good indicator of they are getting enough food. Hold back if the water gets cloudy.

[@PuppetMaster8707]

I feel like a goof I can not figure out how to.order off your site lol

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Just send me an email and let me know what you want. I'll box it up and get a shipping quote for you. :)

[@lilcloud777]

What's the difference between sea monkeys and brin shrimp?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Sea-Monkeys is a name brand. They are sold as pets, etc. The marketing says that they are a hybrid species of brine shrimp. They come with salt and food/nutrients to help the babies grow big and fast. So all Sea-Monkeys are brine shrimp, but not all brine shrimp are Sea-Monkeys. Sort of like how all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.

[@j.d.unlisted8668]

My problem is, they hatch, I wait a week to feed them and the next day they are dead. I have tried giving them a full scoop for their first feeding, dead. I then gave them half a scoop on the second attempt, dead. I have given a quarter scoop on third attempt, dead. Every attempt, they die after the first feeding. I'm like 50 bucks in the hole on eggs......I finally gave up.

[@meikahidenori]

Don't wait a week. They develop a stomach within 24 hours of hatching. Depending on how many hatch will also affect how much or little you feed them. A good suggestion is to grow a seperate alge culture in a jar or container and squirt some of it in with a pippet for the first feed. If you are using the Aqua Dragon brand be sure to feed the full little scoop as there's WAY more eggs in those than in the sea monkeys and they can die off super fast if you're not careful because they go hungry. If your using dried power mix it into the water really well so it breaks up into tiny particles, otherwise they cant eat them being filter feeders. If you're still struggling despite this or this wonderful hobbiest advice on this channel, Pictocosmos ie: Artimadaddy has some great tutorials online and infact he does the official instructional videos for Seamonkeys here on youtube.

[@Lvsdawgs]

I have watched a few of your video's in an attempt to mature my monkey's. Right now I am at my longest spell. I have 6 or so at two weeks. I started hatching them years ago for baby Seahorse food. Then I tried to mature them for the older ponies. No luck. Now I feed the babies to baby Betta and want to mature them for Adult Betta. No luck. I will keep watching your video's. All that is completely un-related to my question. I have been feeding my adult Betta baby brine shrimp just for fun. Today I was cleaning out the tank (100%) and siphoned an (all-be-it dead) adult Mysis. PLENTY of places to hide and a five gallon tank. How is it possible that a Mysis can grow to maturity in a fresh water tank?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Thanks for watching! That's really odd about the one you had. No clue what happened there.

[@smeltroyjenkins]

Do you put salt in water used to top off tank?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

I do not. Water evaporates, but the salt in the tank does not.

[@smeltroyjenkins]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon thanks sea monkey fam!

[@Batmancontingencyplans]

How can I clean my seminary sea monkey bowl without starting over the tank, it has particles of food. Can it clear in it's own when sea monkeys grow and eat it?

[@meikahidenori]

It will feed alge growth which is good for your tank! The adult sea monkeys love to graze on it inbetween feedings which is great, but babies still need powered (thoughly mixed into the water) or liquid alge/spirilina as they're too tiny to scrape alge off the floor and walls of the tank.

[@Wynn1953]

Sea monkeys ?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Yep! They are cute little crustacean pets!

[@rosiebrough8918]

My question..what are the colorful things in the shelves??

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Pez dispensers!

[@PareKo82]

Yassss Pez Dispensers… so cool… that alone got you an immediate Sub. So nostalgic. 👍🏼

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Thanks! Pez rules!

[@d.j.105]

Will u still be using the slirilina powder ?

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Not at first. I'm going to try using Sea-Monkey Growth Food exclusively and see if I can get the babies to survive. I'm going to try and grow a live algae culture to feed them too.

[@d.j.105]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon yes!!! Artemia daddy just did a video. Basically the dry spirilina food we all love feeding our sea monkeys, unfortunately rots in the tank but the live culture algea doesn't and is less harmful on tank parameters! Im going to start one as well so right behind you

[@gswella3294]

I just started a small 3 litre aquarium, not going full ham like you and they are also just brine shrimp not actual seamonkeys. I do really like the idea of mixing the food with water first to fully dissolve it and then distribute it through the tank. This should help the babies eat more easily. Hopefully the tank goes well, if so who knows I may even start a larger one! (I cant compete with you though.... 150 packets!!! insane!)

[@SeaMonkeyDudeJon]

Excited to see how yours do! And I used 250+ packets, lol.

[@gswella3294]

@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon NO WAY!!!! Thats mental it must have cost a small fortune! but props to you they are both such cool tanks!