Growing brine shrimp 🍤 to adults.Great food for your fish 🐟

[@murrayl2125]

I’ve always fed the frozen brine to fish as a supplement to other foods. After watching your video will definitely try harvesting and growing live. Great stuff!

[@anglegolden7068]

Hi dear friend..I'm Arabic engineer from Iraq..my question is ho many time to got adult brain shrimps..regards

[@medaningsihtheresia5784]

Hii How to a bout rebon ones of the srimph Life at the delta river See you every body

[@ImmortalWombat]

​@@anglegolden706836 hours

[@shadbonen]

I feed twice per day flake ans once per day brine shrimp

[@Dhaevide]

3-6 weeks my friend! if im not mistaken ​@anglegolden7068

[@pet0r]

This seems so much easier than cutting up bottles and running airstones. Love that blenny too!

[@shadbonen]

This is as easy as it gets most seem to try and make it hard if you read the comments you will see others agree bit this is simply my method there are more options if you want

[@freddysfish2424]

You really gave me a good idea to add corals to my brine shrimp 55 gallon aquarium. It had never dawned on me. Thank You for great inspiration.

[@FishyTomato-]

when we turn the lights off to our 150gal display tank at the lfs i work at as soon as the lights switch on you can see hundreds of fully grown mysis or brine shrimp im not too sure but we have a whole ecosystem in that 7 year old tank

[@markrevell2141]

yes ive got the hobby, brine shrimp kit and as u say its so simple, and works a treat ile avago at growing out too. cheers great vid.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Thank you! I bought this and it is so easy! My betta is so happy!

[@maverickstclare3756]

I have one of those hatcheries, works very well, 24 hours even at 20C / 68F and they keep coming for a couple of days

[@iykej6]

Fax. I switched from baking soda to aquarium salt and got way more! Had some hatched in less than 12hrs. Worth the buy

[@thicmybic]

SO COOOOL! I'm excited to have my own thanks for the tips!

[@artfclintlgnce1977]

I just got this too. User to have one with airborne and heater. Incredible how much effort I put in before, when this was available all along

[@shadbonen]

Hopefully this will make all easy

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

What is it?!

[@shadbonen]

@@voluntaryismistheanswer I believe bulk reef supply shrimp hatchery

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Those are some healthy feeders! I’m gonna try it.

[@bubblerings]

Of course wondering if you ever dry out the sediments on a tray... And hatch that... Lots of breeding in the tote.

[@shadbonen]

I have not

[@bubblerings]

@@shadbonen Fairy Shrimp are freshwater, but very temperamental.. But, their eggs usually Require drying. - On another note. A major water change makes more of their eggs hatch from the original batch... Can do this several times from the original start up... Mine died a lot. So I changed water. And Wallah! 😂🎈

[@shawndoe2834]

Thanks for video. Is there a macroalgae that would survive in this setup with no water movement or with subtle water movement from a airstone? Take Care: Shawn

[@shaunneal9981]

I like the hatchery you've but I have never used it. Instead I have great success in decapsulating the eggs before putting them in the pop bottle for hatching. Having no shells and waste works well for me.

[@Rajaguru.aradhya777]

How do you decapsulate the eggs.

[@shaunneal9981]

​@@Rajaguru.aradhya777 I soak half a tsp of brine shrimp eggs in 50ml of tap water in a cup. Leave it for an hour so until the eggs rehydrate. I then add three ice cubes and 200ml of pool chlorine. The reaction produces heat so the ice cubes keep the eggs cool. Continuously stir the eggs and watch the colour change. They go from brown to yellow to orange in about 3mins. When they are orange they are done. I put them in a brine shrimp net and rinse the chlorine off under the tap. I then put them in the hatchery but you can feed them without hatching them. You can use bleach and the different concentrations will determine how long it takes for them to change colour. The pool chlorine I use is strong so it doesn't take long.

[@2PeatLeezy]

Very underrated channel and video! Thank you

[@SirenaSpades]

I think for food, they prefer algae (spirulina) which you can buy cheap in powdered form, and even yeast, like for baking bread, in the baking aisle at the grocery store. So for growing algae it's good the bucket is in the sun, but it's probably not enough

[@shadbonen]

They love algea but other forms also great

[@bbpfun1m230]

Do brain shrimps eat yeast?

[@taintedmeat9740]

My shrimp hatchery is an old gold fish bowl...it's messy the air stone splashes salt water around but it works pretty good.

[@filiplaskovski9993]

For me the best method for separating the eggs and shrimp is the 2 micro mesh strainers one captures the eggs and lets the brine shrimp pass through and the other captures the shrimp and lets the water pass through!!

[@punawelewele]

Great informational video bro. Well enjoyed thank you.

[@jwoodard621]

Ok shad thanks for that and i need to put them in bigger tank in same water and try give them more space thankyou from uk 😀

[@shadbonen]

Glad things are working 💪

[@stevenchan7537]

Hi, since you have saltwater aquarium, it is easy enough with the cycled saltwater. Good job for raising bigger live food for the fish rather with the processed food. I also like to watch bbs grow as it test my patient and test the culture. 👍

[@jwoodard621]

Brillant so water salt heater algae top up ready thankyou so much shad from uk

[@Silentjustin06]

Nice job on the brine shrimp grow out. I raise brine also. Ive had a hard time keeping large numbers of them. Everytime I add new bbs to my 10 gallon grow out, most of them die. I have videos of my grow out tank on my channel.

[@ShoVon]

Great video! I started the same setup from today. Just put one day old babies in a plastic container.

[@dracoplays1992]

is it ok if i have a bucket of brine shrimp without an air pump

[@shadbonen]

That is what I have been trying to say your an emperor 😆

[@doryaqualand]

A nice informative video on bbs. Please keep posting!

[@Badboyztoyz]

Nice Video. Do you Aerate the growing brine shrimp ? Do you do any water changes ? Only ground up flake food and algae is their food source ?

[@shadbonen]

@Badboyztoyz dirtier the better the more algea the better and no ariation and no water changes just top off evaporated water

[@FatherFish]

good job with the shrimp.

[@jwoodard621]

Thankyou for that and i cover the tote when it rains thankyou from uk 😀

[@SaukAyala]

Never seen this type of container getting one to see the results

[@HadEnough745]

How long does it take for them to grow to a decent size?

[@shadbonen]

Depending upon light and Alge they need lots of both to survive and grow

[@josephine1967]

Thank you for this nice video, the bucket you put them to grow in, do you use salt water?

[@Michelle-db2ku]

I would like to know as well

[@ameliasukinterests5966]

Awesome video, does the outdoor blue tub need aerated during growing? Thanks in advance

[@shadbonen]

This needs nothing just sun algea and brine shrimp the rest is natural

[@ameliasukinterests5966]

@@shadbonen Thanks, ill give it a try growing without airstone.

[@Elldeeve]

I use that as a separator, I had a terrible hatch rate using it. Normally. I use a bottle with an air stone. Then I use this to separate eggs from shrimp. I fill the inner rings with water then add my strained hatched shrimp and eggs to the outer ring. They swim to the middle and you don’t get any shells.

[@tvideo1189]

Brine shrimp are the most nutritious immediately after hatching and before they absorb their yolk sac. Raising them does nothing to help make them any more beneficial to your fish and actually makes them LESS nutritional.

[@shadbonen]

But it is fun and it gives the fish a little chase but it is definitely up to the hobbiest

[@filiplaskovski9993]

Enriching is a thing when they are raised to adults they are being fed high protein spirulina, and become super nutritional

[@M3r-5b7k]

Agreeing with @filip its called gut loading.

[@skdragon8845]

Have your heard about gut loading before feeding

[@tvideo1189]

@@skdragon8845 Certainly. It is how I make my whiteworm cultures more nutritious. But the fact remains that brine shrimp are more nutrition BY FAR when first hatched than at any other time, gut loading or not. That isn't something I dreamed up, many research papers have been published about that very thing.

[@jwoodard621]

Yes i thought it was a challange but its so easy and there so cuteeee thankyou shad uk 😀

[@shadbonen]

Put a few in a display tank they are fun to watch

[@RobloxTheDevs]

If you grow algae, you can feed the brine shrimp it. And then you wont have to spend money on fish food! :D

[@TheSimmpleTruth]

How do you prepare the water?

[@shadbonen]

Waste water from a reef

[@carrielange2692]

I use the same hatchery to grow the babies for my exclamation point rasboras. Was considering growing them bigger for them, and now after seeing your video, it looks like the adult shrimp are almost as big as my rasboras! LOL, I didn't know they got that big! 😆 I till think I'll try growing them and see what happens. They are very cool looking as adults. Thanks so much, I seen so many complicated systems and knew there had to be a simpler way, considering how super easy that hatchery is to use. I wonder why more people don't use it? I love mine and have the tiny BBS every day for my fish. Thanks so much for the great video! 😊

[@starpooper1681]

You can grow them for a week, they'll be perfect size by then.

[@yacmachinery]

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[@Lsthnbrd]

This is awesome. I’m wondering, that tote you keep outside with the adult shrimp, does that thing smell?

[@shadbonen]

Well it's outside but haven't noticed any bad smell had one in the house this winter seemed fine

[@aliceinwonderland6208]

Wow Ive been looking for a simple set up and this video is perfect. I have the same exact tub. I was wondering what type of water did you use to start with. And do you add salt at all while they are thriving. Thank you so much for your video I hope you answer me I would love to try this. Thanks so much.

[@shadbonen]

I use waste water from from my reef when doing water changes I try to keep the tub at 1.025 to 1.030 as they don't mind a little higher

[@dghukkeri]

Wow nice. The water in tub, have you added any salt to it if yes how much

[@shadbonen]

Yes waste water from reef tank water changes 1.025 about

[@patobravo-mr1hk]

Hey Shad thanks for the video, any tips on how to collect the eggs they deposit to keep the culture going or to feed the babies to fry?

[@shadbonen]

I have always just let them go they hatch and add to the bunch. As for feed they love algea and finely ground algea based fish food

[@jwoodard621]

Im giving mine fry food ingredient egg and yeast got it on amazon and ues green food for then there 1 week old growing well from uk 😀

[@markfranklin8831]

Nice video

[@vincimyko2506]

Does it have to be saline? Or normal tap water would do?

[@shadbonen]

It would need to be saltwater roughly 1.025

[@PangoIin]

The water in the big tub is saltwater with 30g / L?

[@shadbonen]

@@PangoIin yes

[@frostiefrost5534]

As far as raising them outside, how cold would be too cold for them to survive overnight? It has been getting well in the 80s where i am but im worried about the temperature at night (about 55-60°)

[@shadbonen]

@frostiefrost5534 as long as it warms during the day and don't get lower than 50 at night should be fine

[@arielmorillojacob5512]

Wow Wala ako masabi Ang galing mo Kuys😇

[@danafarris5432]

Great video on how to build a bbs hatchery!

[@jwoodard621]

How do you set up the tub please

[@shadbonen]

As the tub gets algea on the sides fr the sun it will help them in feeding and growing I never set it up to be a show piece more of a grow out area if you have outside and it rains or gets cold you will need to check the salinity and adjust also if your area is cold you would need some form of heated I have it outside in summer and inside winter so temp not a problem you situation might be different as far as the tub it could be a glass aquarium or even just a bucket for smaller setup it's up to you

[@jwoodard621]

Brine shrimp 4 weeks 2 days now and there having babies there cuteeee thou

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

The line is the poop shoot !! Hahah

[@wannabe_D7000]

i have got one more question i hope you dont mind .... ive been asking a lot lately sorry .... today is the day 7 of the culture i started and almost 98% they all died . is it because of the amonia produced by the egg shells or the unhatched eggs ? when i put them in the tub does i have to fish out the egg shells ? if the salt consternation is high or low do they die? some of them survived they were doing the mating action yesterday but today i have like 5 of them in the tub and they are like tiny doesnt look like they have been around for 6 days anyways . if the gravity is 1.5 do they survive or if i put them in the tank with 1.0 gravity will they survive as i dont have refractometer i use the hydrometer and its difficult to go for 1.05 if you understand ? please help me one last time and i wont bother you with any question again ! sorry and thank you

[@shadbonen]

So the sgg shells will definitely rot and polut the water you should hatch in separate container and never put shells in your grow out tub they perfer more salt than less in the wild they live in 1.025 to 1.030 this is there comfort spot

[@wannabe_D7000]

@@shadbonen thank you !! I will start a new batch this week, will try to get 1. Something ish as the initial gravity and then rot free environment… i have built up some algae in my another bottle i will use it for the food lets hope i can do it !! Thank you

[@Ochibason]

Been watching a ton of these shrimp vids getting back into raising them your vid by far is the best on this hatcher just ordered one and the Tub growing them out fantastic they are huge. I got a good Gut load from Aquatic eco systems we used at the aquarium I worked at will feed that right before feeding the salt fish tank. How old are those big shrimp in the blue tub? How long does it take to get them that big. Any updates?? Thank you I am JAZZED LOL. Easy DHA Selco is the gut load. Trying to find a smaller bottle less expensive. On Aquatic Eco Systems Pentair web page.

[@shadbonen]

They grow very quickly but requires the perfect informant. You will need daily sunshine as well as daily heat from the sun most important they will need feed and algea on the container willdo this best but if in a rush ground fish food will work if consistent

[@conman20000]

So you don't have any filtration in the tank? I would think that the ammonia would build up kill them?

[@shadbonen]

I have water salt brine shrimp no pump no filter in full sun the algea that grows is how they thrive actually only change water when bring in for winter otherwise top off evaporated water and that is really it easiest thing you can do

[@shadbonen]

Dirtier and algea filled water better they do this would not be for display

[@conman20000]

@@shadbonen how does the ammonia not kill them?

[@shadbonen]

@@conman20000 r The brine shrimp kove this environment

[@jwoodard621]

Salinity is salt how much in the tub

[@shadbonen]

I keep it at 1.025 you will need a refractometer or hydrometer to determine salt needed

[@jwoodard621]

Thanks for replying shad uk 😀

[@shadbonen]

@@jwoodard621 sorry for delay comments didn't show any help or questions I always try to answer 😉

[@JoeyPierce]

This is the opposite to what I've read online & seen done. So what would you say the minimum size bucket I should use for growing them into adults size? I read from others a minimum of 5 gallons to 75 gallons! I thought that sounded far too much

[@shadbonen]

Temp and specific gravity need to change very slowly for success a tote like this is perfect and if left in direct sunlight will grow nessasary algea for them to thrive grow and multiply

[@joseluisrodriguez2900]

Great video¡ I am planning a food station with 3 things: phytoplankton, copepods and Artemia, I found the response of many questions,best regards from México 😃

[@zwgrafos310]

Congratulations on your video. The bucket has also salt water or it is just freshwater?

[@shadbonen]

Saltwater

[@najubudeenmajeedali488]

Where i can buy this hatchery kit?

[@shadbonen]

Bulk reef supply online

[@Pusheen_cinnamoroll]

I have brine shrimp and I am going to get fish anyway I like the video!"

[@Youtuber-sq2fj]

Hey! I wanted to know what happened to the shrimp when they die. Do they decompose in the tub and then are eaten by other shrimp or do they just stay there until a water change?

[@shadbonen]

I would guess they decompose and are eliminated over time I have a tube outside and one inside I clean only once before season start winter and summer

[@jwoodard621]

Hi there shad how do i transfer them to bigger tank with out hurting them the brine shrimp 😀

[@shadbonen]

I always just scoop them up with a fish net if there big enough or could just take out water in tub so there is room and just pour them in

[@jwoodard621]

Thankyou shad for that waiting to get my 17 gallon bucket out of the 12 litre tank they gone big already 2 weeks old i just dont want them to get over crowded how many weeks when they breed thankyou shad 😀

[@jwoodard621]

Thankyou for video i bought live shrimp from shop

[@jwoodard621]

Hi there shad my bbs are 3 weeks tomorrow growing good but the inside tank smells abit and also how long do they live for thankyou shad from uk 😀

[@shadbonen]

Glade it's working guess I don't know what can be done for the smell. I feed mine as they grow guess I have never tried to keep them any length of time so lifespan I can't say for sure

[@InnocentLemonade]

What is the product called (the hatchery) and where can i buy it?

[@shadbonen]

Brine shrimp hatchery dish and online at bulk reef suppy

[@craft-fun-tastic5983]

Wow, lots of brime shrimps to last your long time. Could you please let me know where you got the eggs and food. I don’t know we’re is the abbreviation you mentioned in your video. Thank you for sharing

[@shadbonen]

Bulk reef supply online order

[@stefanyacevedob.7769]

Amazing job! You know if clownfish will eat grown up brine shrimp?

[@shadbonen]

They definitely will aggressively

[@cainishere9921]

Yes yes

[@jackiekearney]

Very helpful video 👍

[@markdegrange6445]

Great video, thanks for the info

[@e-man2081]

Nice! I guess you keep the water level of the outside container low enough to prevent overflow from rain, and to keep your dogs/cats from drinking the shrimp water.

[@shadbonen]

Dogs taste once never again due to salt just check salt add fresh water as needed

[@annamello8993]

What's the salinity and what's the temperature on the outside bucket?

[@shadbonen]

Temp changes with the weather and 1.025

[@Fishybusiness2024]

Do you have salt water in the tub outside?

[@shadbonen]

Yes

[@navajorezathlete1202]

If you fill a container here in AZ with well water and leave it outside for a few days there's a bunch of lil things like this that will grow inside the container

[@shadbonen]

Those shrimp love algea sounds like you have the spot

[@MissChelle]

That is an awesome device! Where did you say you got it? ❤️🇦🇺

[@shadbonen]

Bulk reef supply online

[@MissChelle]

Thanks

[@eggmapping7848]

I keep brine shrimp as pets.

[@YoriichiTsugikuni5]

do they breed and multiply on there own??

[@shadbonen]

@@YoriichiTsugikuni5 yes

[@mengjeng2612]

Nice brine shrimp setup, it seems to have grown very well. May i know how do you maintain the water parameters for the brine? I just started to grown brine, it died 3 days later, not sure why...

[@shadbonen]

I really don't have any tricks I use waste water from my reef water changes try keep 1.025 grind fine dry algea wafers for food otherwise I just kind of ignore it when it's outside I cover when it rains otherwise that's about it

[@e-man2081]

Brine shrimp seem to do well without adjusting the water parameters. I used to keep "sea monkeys" in a jar when I was a kid and all I did was feed them and add water.

[@Jmatrixxxxxxxx]

Can you top off with tap?

[@shadbonen]

@@Jmatrixxxxxxxx not sure never have tried

[@katalinacastanares4602]

@@Jmatrixxxxxxxx yes you can:) if you want to be safe, you can have a little bucket or water can of water aging on the side to make sure any chlorine is evaporated out.thats what I do. You can probably just use water conditioner if you want, but I never do.

[@Silentjustin06]

How often do you clean the bottom of that tub? Did you ever have issues keeping large numbers also? Any information is helpful

[@shadbonen]

I have actually never cleaned it and have large numbers always to keep up with feeding however winter is coming here and will need to break down and move inside have to see how that goes😃

[@Silentjustin06]

@@shadbonen alright I appreciate it.

[@ninarichards2046]

Is filtration needed, or does oxygen need to be added to the water like for daphnia? What about water changes? And lastly, what salinity do you use and does it matter what kind of salt is used?

[@shadbonen]

They need no filtration no added oxygen I never changed the water do like 6 months and start over I use waste water from reef so 1.025 and any aquarium salt is fine they love dirty water and algea this will not be good as a display only grow out

[@greggorybjoslin684]

What salanity do you keep the bucket at?

[@shadbonen]

1.025

[@damocsell]

Thanks for the vid

[@Tooadie]

Wow thats so cool i really cool i need to try this 😍 the are so cute as big artemia i need to ask tho i will buy a basked for this do I just use normal water or water with salt ? When I will feed this artemia can I use any food i want ? And this white stuff u heve in the basket is it sand ? Or somthing i need

[@shadbonen]

They are in salt water,pretty much any finely ground fish food works,and I just put sand from my reef in to make it easier to see and film its not really needed

[@Tooadie]

@@shadbonen okey thx and how ofter do I need to change water in the basket? And dont i need any air stone for them? Or air sponge? And If I heve them outside and summer I need to take them in at winter right? And how long do this basked need to stay with water inside before I can add the artemia babys? How much salt do u use per liter for the basket sorry for all this questions 😅

[@clintrodricks1062]

How long does it take for the babys to grown into adults?

[@shadbonen]

Usually couple weeks

[@TiberiusGracchi]

Very interesting, thanks for the video

[@SilkMilkJilk]

very cool, thanks mate! cheers!

[@arvi_viz445]

Umm, hi. I've just now hatched a good number of bbs and it's day 1. I'm planning to grow them into adults. Now, is it necessary to use an air pump in the tub in which I grow them. Or should I just let them be without it?

[@shadbonen]

I have never used one but I'm sure you could if you wanted

[@HuskyHour]

Mine hatched with no salt measurement

[@jwoodard621]

Hi there shad starting off in a 12 litre tank first but how much salt do i use got my tiny baby brine shrimp this morning so i put heater on it and air and light on then i will see if they take and make up your tote out side and transfer them to it but not sure of how much salt in the tote can you prosably help thank you from uk😀

[@shadbonen]

So example 1/2 cup instant ocean salt per us gallon of water bit this is not exact you really need a refractometer or hydrometer to measure so you get 1.025 if your near a local pet shop they might sell you already mixed water or measure for you as it never mixes up exactly

[@lisacoggins4541]

Nice fish

[@scvlogs3622]

The 32.5 gallon looks cool 👍

[@kaochang6624]

Do u use some sort of air pump or no?

[@shadbonen]

No

[@mooosestang]

So no air stone or any kind of filtration? I am going to try this to feed discus. I've always raised baby brine shrimp for fry using just a incandescent lamp and air stone in a milk jug. I thought an air stone was a must.

[@shadbonen]

You can always add air if you prefer but I have never used any air or filtration

[@BillysReefRx]

Great video! Nicely done

[@jwoodard621]

Hi there how long does it take for brine shimp tank to cycle and so its water and salt in a tank /tote top up with water when evaportates do i do water changes and clean the tanks or leave the algae thankyou from uk cant put bs in until tanks and tote cycled thank you for videos shad 😀

[@shadbonen]

I have actually never done a water change in the grow out tank or tub just add and harvest I am not a biologists but these shrimp seem to thrive on algea and waste temp as well as salinity does play a part but as long as theses are in check never had a problem

[@shadbonen]

It seems to be ready when you are haven't waited ever and have had no trouble

[@yazraf]

Can i grow then inside with aquarium light?

[@shadbonen]

As long as it grows algea they need it dirty to thrive

[@livelaughlove869]

@Shad Bonen what state are you in for the climate? I’m in Texas so I’m curious if it’s too hot here.

[@shadbonen]

South Dakota

[@livelaughlove869]

@@shadbonen What size is that tub?

[@shadbonen]

@@livelaughlove869 18 gallon bought at Walmart but I'm sure other places sell them fyi any size works and the square totes also do well this is just what I picked

[@williamxiong4608]

So any kind of grinned fish food pellets will work for feeding brine shrimps?

[@shadbonen]

Yes I use a coffee grinder

[@johanna006]

Link to that contraption please?

[@shadbonen]

Bulk reef supply online

[@marquancez]

can you do it inside to? just room temp? and what do you need to have in it?

[@shadbonen]

I am I have it on a south window for light and the same as outside had to bring it in as I live in south Dakota otherwise just be a bucket of ice I'm doing a revised video withore detail as lot of people have questions I started new it will be a bit

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

will betta and guppies eat them

[@shadbonen]

Yes for sure

[@Natutal_healthyfitness]

Is it salt water in the blue tub?

[@shadbonen]

The water in the tub is waste water from water changes on my reef tanks so yes the water is 1.025 specific gravity and I try to maintain that level in the tube to keep brine healthy and growing

[@shadbonen]

They will only live for a few hours in fresh water

[@Natutal_healthyfitness]

Thanks Shad, I’ll definitely try it.. I’m very successful hatching the bbs for my bettas fry fish but I’ve never tried to grow the bbs.. I’ll just add salt to one of my containers and put some bbs and see if what happens. Hopefully it works .. 😊