DIY 5 Gallon BBS Baby Brine Shrimp Hatchery

[@gregjonesonline]

How big is your current hatchery and what are you feeding your BBS to? Let me know below!

[@alans4281]

I hatch 3 of the small spoons inside the cans each day in 2 litres of water. I feed multiple species but am very careful not to let the adult fish grow so accustomed to bb that they don’t eat dry food. I don’t believe bb is a complete meal replacement ether? It’s good but doesn’t have everything an adult fish needs to stay healthy.

[@carlosr1461]

I'm currently hatching 2 liters a day in a similar way. your system is great!

[@daretoreef]

my hatchery was a 1 litter bottle. I have since had them grown out in a 20gallon tank and I have been watching them breed as adults. I would like to catch and freeze them as well as feed live to my saltwater fish. Just testing the water with it now. Love the video.

[@gregjonesonline]

@@daretoreef i've always been interested in trying an adult brine shrimp colony, but i fear it will go the same way daphnia cultures do, boom then bust with it being too easy to over feed and foul the water. maybe i'll try one summer in an outdoor tub

[@daretoreef]

@@gregjonesonline I've noticed the easiest way to feed is when the water starts to get clear and some food lol. but mine is small scale so.

[@sydneysangels]

I love the absolute massive volume of brine shrimp you churn out every day. Thanks for sharing! I feed baby brine to almost all my fish every day, they love it

[@Rews-fish-shed]

Your a dam genius Forrest lol Love the drain collector tube might have to try this out. I’m sure the Cory’s will enjoy more live brine shrimp thanks Greg for the insight

[@markfranklin8831]

Wow that's a big system ✌️👍 thanks for sharing

[@daretoreef]

Love the video man! Thank you for sharing this with us. I loved seeing all the fish eat. healthy and happy fish!

[@mkcrew225]

Good tips! Thanks for the diy fish videos! It's what I've been craving.

[@Cycnoches2012]

Thanks!

[@gregjonesonline]

[@jlathem56]

Cool video Greg. Thanks for sharing it.

[@dancurran8977]

I use an inverted 2 liter bottle with the bottom cut off. I feed the bbs over three days. On the third day the new bbs are ready. I obviously have fewer tanks than you :)

[@Scaze74]

Great setup! I agree totaly. I used to hardly see my baby Angels in my tank throu the cloud of brimeshrimp. Got mush aprise for my fine fish after that and had great succsess with keeping most of the fry alive. Culling was the hardest bit with so manny cute fry. I

[@NYGOLD]

WOW that's a HUGE set up!!! I hatch brine shrimp every day but on a much smaller scale. Since I only have 2 systems going I need them to hatch in 24 hours so I have to heat them. Feeding adult fish BBS is a decision that needs some thought. It helps eggs development and produces more fry BUT the adult fish don't always benefit from the BBS because as fish get older they lack the ability to absorb that much protein. If an adult fish can only take in 45% protein and you can get that from a flake, you can save some scratch. I think a mix is a good way to go. I'll see you in Conn.

[@pdiz]

27:06: When the school cafeteria is serving cheeseburgers from a fast-food place...

[@Ellery-USA]

Very nice setup - have you tried growing them out?

[@gregjonesonline]

I have considered it a few times, maybe when I find time and space for a saltwater/brackish corner of the fish room I'll try

[@MiltonDelaney]

Do you heat the water while hatching the shrimp ? I use a DIY 2 liter bottle hatchery, but I decapsulate the eggs with bleach before hatching. Another great video!

[@gregjonesonline]

I tried a 50w heater, it speeds up the hatch but isn't needed, it gets gross, not worth it

[@alans4281]

Do not add prime you will get a much better hatch rate. The chlorine will help the hatch process, apparently it softens the shell. No need for a light unless you want the heat it provides.

[@gregjonesonline]

That's true for water with chlorine but mine has chloramine which does not burn off and needs to be removed

[@dougcantrell8789]

My water also contains chloramphenicol and eggs hatch fine without prime.

[@scottmctaggart7070]

Where did you get your clear jugs????

[@gregjonesonline]

Check the description

[@BlueLagoonPoolsAndAquatics]

I tried hatching baby brine shrimp once for the first time with out any luck not one chatched, i didnt put any baking soda but i did salt is that the reason i didnt have any luck. Please help :)

[@ranjanty]

I'm doing my 1st bbs attempt. I think I may have ruined it in the first 2 hours. I became distracted and the temp got up to 92 degrees. I'm at the 32 hour mark right now and I don't see any seperation of shells so I'm guessing it's not going to hatch. Anyone else ever over heat the eggs? I'm just going to let it run till the morning and see what happens. I used SF bay eggs and right now they are all the same color which is orange. I watched several videos and nobody has ever said how to tell if they are hatched visually. They just said 24 to 36 hours.

[@MegaMaddydog]

Do you enrich the BBS?

[@gregjonesonline]

If you feed it when it is freshly hatched there is no need to enrich it. The longer they are alive the more fats they consume to grow. If I was to ever raise them to adults I would enrich with spirulina powder

[@danzopff8100]

Only 2liter pop bottle for now until I get more fish

[@dancurran8977]

No sound?

[@gregjonesonline]

i hear sound

[@dancurran8977]

​@@gregjonesonline Now I hear it thanks

[@rgilroy1909]

too big for my set up. I'll stick with the soda bottle hatchery. Great idea for breeders though.

[@dougcantrell8789]

Chlorine remover is not necessary as chlorine actually helps the brine shrimp break out of the egg shell. Have hatched brine shrimp in city tap water for nearly 60 years and have never used a chlorine remover.

[@gregjonesonline]

Google "chloramine"

[@dougcantrell8789]

My tap water contains chloramine and have hatched brine shrimp eggs many years without difficulty. The eggs hatch in it without adding anything. In fact, I use noniodized table salt rather than kosher salt or aquarium salt. I have eggs hatching now in my tap water-- put them on yesterday evening. Will feed to fish in the morning.