How to Keep Your Sea Monkeys Alive | Top 5 Tips!

[@pico-cosmos]

Congrats to Cystal for winning the Sea Monkey tank giveaway! 🥳

[@Crystal-jt2sg]

Yay!

[@BizarreBudgie_Real]

Hello is there a free way to keep you sea monkeys heated? i live in the uk and well most of the time its cold and if there is a way to do it for free that would be great!!

[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

@@BizarreBudgie_Real maybe a heater but it would be hard to regulate and you might cook your sea monkeys instead. I would say indirect sunlight but you already said it gets cold so probably not that. You can keep sea monkeys in colder temperatures but they wont hatch as fast and other stuff that’s not really good

[@BizarreBudgie_Real]

@@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901 oh I ended up buying a mimi heater and it’s working so far and my sea monkeys are thriving, but thanks anyway

[@itsJohn97-]

Crystal has only got 3 comments on her profile, the fact that people think this is a real giveaway is beyond me his obviously the one commenting on the crystal account

[@WorldOfEnchantment44]

THIS is the video the world needed. The 80’s kid in me would have loved to have had this vhs back in the day!

[@pico-cosmos]

Haha yeah that’s why I made the video! I would’ve killed for this info as a kid

[@everestjelly8982]

I’d like to mention I really appreciate you making this content, there really isn’t enough content on these cuties and the information you provide is super appreciated for experienced owners and new owners alike, I had a tank going for around 2-3 years once, it is no longer “in service” as they had all died off when our house heater had broke for a day or two in winter, I was quite upset as I was very attached to them, but our house always has consistent temperature other than that mess up. I recently started a new tank about a month ago and they are thriving. The baby “incubating” tank idea was super smart and I may try that once they are a bit older. I’ve binged everything single one of your videos on TikTok and here, and I really enjoy the effort of your videos which are also super entertaining for casual watching. I really hope this hobby may grow a bit as these guys are very easy to care for typically and I feel can be great for all ages ( of course with help from parents of younger to avoid over feeding and such) I can’t wait to enjoy more of your future content! - a loyal viewer and sea monkey enthusiast

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks for much for your comment :) I really appreciate all of the kind words, and you're totally right about there not being enough content online about these guys. I've been interested in Sea Monkeys for years but it always bothered me that there weren't many videos about them. Thankfully now there are a few other creators also make Sea Monkey videos which will hopefully help to grow the hobby :) You're always welcome to give me suggestions for the kind of content you're interested in seeing on my channel too, it's great getting feedback from the community 👍

[@hannahjones9444]

I can’t believe I got a sea monkey kit for Christmas Oso I Thank your videos are amazing

[@bethlovesthings]

I was just gifted some sea monkeys for my 30th birthday from a childhood friend. Thank you SO much for making this detailed video. It was so informative. As a science lover, I wanted to figure out what they actually needed and you described it all so well, thank you!!!!

[@pico-cosmos]

I’m glad to hear you found value in this video :) It’s so nice to see people enjoying content that I made a few months back. Really glad I’m also not the only one in their 30s playing with Sea-Monkeys 😂 good luck with your new colony and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions ✌️

[@johnandbenstudios2079]

I can't afford heaters do u have any options

[@EmpressOfExile206]

​@@johnandbenstudios2079If you can't afford a $10 heater then you honestly shouldn't be caring for any pets until your financials are stable. I don't mean that to be rude but you must remember that _any_ pet (even sea monkeys) is a life you are ultimately responsible for, so should only be taken on if you're *fully prepared!* 🙏

[@brookgordon7351]

My 7yr old really wants his own pet. I decided to get him a sea monkey kit. I find ur vids very informative. I hope my son. Has success with his tank.

[@spookydooky666]

My first colony is 7 weeks old today. Theyve been thriving thanks to tips I've learned from this channel. I'm about to start 2 more colonies,wish me luck!(the second one is unfortunately very likely to not hatch out, the water purifier packet was very wet inside, But I figured I atleast owe the little ones a try)

[@drowning8660]

You also could’ve bought your own aquatic salt

[@EmpressOfExile206]

Or combine the eggs in another tank

[@spookydooky666]

@@drowning8660 the packet was wet inside, The eggs weren't viable. I actually did get 3 babies, But only one made it into adulthood. I integrated her into another colony and she was doing well until I had to go away for a couple days and my grandma overfed the colony. :(

[@spookydooky666]

@@EmpressOfExile206 The eggs were wet inside the packet, Normally when that happens they aren't viable. I did get a couple tho.

[@queenl7177]

Aw man.. the company could have actually replace something if it came damaged because it will not work (as you said, a wet packet will not work) ​@@spookydooky666

[@HermosaVida95]

Wow! Thank you so much for this! I'm a new sea monkey owner (had a tank as a kid but didn't take great care of it) and I recently started again. I've been wanting to expand and advance my tank so thank you soooo much!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Rachel! Great to hear you're giving it another shot :) What kind of tank are you using at the moment? I hope some of the info in this video was helpful to you!

[@kimsteider621]

I just got my first sea monkeys kit. I am excited to start my sea monkey family 😉. From experience I know that it isn't as easy as the directions say. That is why I was happy to find your videos. Thanks so much!

[@balintwitzing1451]

I've always wanted to start a sea monkey tank, and finding your channel was the last push I needed! I've had no success with my tank yet, but I won't give up, until I'm a proud owner of some healthy sea monkeys!

[@pico-cosmos]

🥳 good luck with your new colony! Feel free to get in touch if you ever have any questions & thanks for supporting the channel 🙏

[@asroneightyseven3854]

Work got called off because of a snow day. What a great video to wake up to. My only tip would be to wrap your tank around the sides with a towel and have a desk light shine through the top if you don't have a tank heater. That's what I did while I waited for my supplies to come in the mail. I'm loving these videos, can't wait for the next one.

[@pico-cosmos]

Ah yeah a towel will definitely help if it’s chilly! Glad you enjoyed the video. Would love to hear if you have suggestions for future videos you’d like to see too :)

[@asroneightyseven3854]

@@pico-cosmos A DIY tank video would be great. Other than that I'll let you know if anything comes to mind. I'm still in the process of starting a few more tanks. I'm keeping my Mars tank as it is but I'm going to start my new eggs for the DIY tank today. When they hatch I'll move them over to the new tank. I'm going to test to see if it's better to transfer over the babies or adults.

[@asroneightyseven3854]

@@pico-cosmos Oh and maybe a video on diseases and how to fix them.

[@pico-cosmos]

@@asroneightyseven3854 I’m writing the script for a DIY video now :) Do you mean like black spot disease? I might do a Q&A video at some point just answering as many questions as I can

[@asroneightyseven3854]

@@pico-cosmos Black Spot disease would be the main one, that seems to be the most common. The Q&A video would be awesome. "And here we have yet another question from Asron87" lol

[@kristenbongard]

So glad I found this video! Well, maybe I’m a little late, since mine have almost all died. I tried putting mine in a 3 gallon tank (with heater and LED air stone) because the little tanks are just too easy for my kids and cats to knock over, but I didn’t seem to get it right. Just gotta figure out my next step! Thanks for the high quality video and great info!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Kristen! Sorry to hear your 3 gallon tank didn't do too well. Did you mix up additional saltwater to the same salinity when you added them in there?

[@huianxing3782]

You would need more purifier, as for every 12 ounces, you need one set

[@everest5718]

I love watching channels which talk about taking care of obscure pets like ants or brine shrimp, it’s really interesting especially as many think of mammals when they think of pets.

[@pico-cosmos]

The winner of the Sea Monkey Ocean Zoo tank giveaway will be announced on Wednesday May 4th :)

[@shush12296]

Another giveaway already ?!

[@pico-cosmos]

@@shush12296 Yup! I'll be doing these fairly often :)

[@shush12296]

@@pico-cosmos your too generous :)

[@shush12296]

You're**

[@crystalwoodard8216]

Thank you so much for this great and informative video. I had sea monkies as a little girl, and I still want some more now. I want to get one of the bigger tanks though. Maybe here very soon I will be able to get one. Thank you again for all the great tips! 👍

[@jessicamcminn-cotton1537]

Hi! I recently started a sea monkey tank (I got the Sea Monkeys on Mars kit through Amazon) after watching some of your videos. At first, the little guys were thriving! I had probably at least 30 that reached adulthood and was super excited. I bought the USB powered air pump through your affiliate link and added that to the tank about the time I thought the sea monkeys were old enough to reproduce --I wanted plenty of circulation available so the babies had the best chance of getting nutrients when they were very small. For some reason, that's where everything started to go wrong. Most of my adults died within a matter of days. I now only have maybe 3 alive and one late hatchling from the original egg batch 4 weeks ago. My water never got cloudy, so I don't believe overfeeding was the issue (I was also super careful and followed the micro-feeding schedule you suggested). I used distilled water to start the tank. I kept the tank by a window that doesn't get direct sunlight and my house stays at 73 degrees. The outside temp also hasn't gone below 77 at night, so I don't think temp fluctuation from being near the window is the issue either. Do you have any thoughts at all on what I could have possibly done wrong? My one thought is that maybe the airline tubing contaminated the water somehow? I rinsed the airstone off with distilled water before introducing it to the tank, but I don't remember doing the tubing itself. I did notice these little white specs in the water, like fuzzy cotton balls, but the info online is conflicting. Some people say that's bacteria and it's harmful. Others say it's likely just sea monkey molts that have jumbled together. I've ordered a new kit as well as a new set of the water purifier, eggs, and food to restart the problem tank. Any advice at all would be appreciated so I don't repeat the same mistake.

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Jessica :) first off - those fuzzy white balls are likely discarded sea-monkey exoskeletons. All of my tanks have a bunch of them sitting at the bottom of the tank, they’re harmless and will eventually break down. As for what has gone wrong with your tank it’s hard to say as it sounds like you’re doing everything right. Does your air line have a control valve so the pressure isn’t too strong? It could be contamination from the airline but that’s unlikely, it’s not an issue I’ve ever experienced personally. Is there green algae growing in the tank?

[@jessicamcminn-cotton1537]

@@pico-cosmos Thanks for the quick response! Yes, I do have a control valve so that the airline is just gently bubbling through the airstone. Also, I never got a lot of algae growth, although there is some in the bottom of the tank. I know it's harder to underfeed them than overfeed them...but I'm questioning everything I did now. Perhaps since there were so many I was a bit too conservative with the food once they reached adulthood. I am thinking of getting one of the cheaper grow lights off Amazon just in case. I so badly want this second batch to make it!

[@pico-cosmos]

@@jessicamcminn-cotton1537 a grow light is a good idea, but a regular lamp will work well too if you have one 👌 I’d recommend having one pointed at the tank for around 16hrs a day. Underfeeding is unlikely but it is possible. It can take a bit of practice until you get a feel for the right amount

[@kereksfishies7621]

Im so glad youre growing the way I expected the quality has always been top tier keep it up, thanks for the great information as well!!

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks so much! I know I still have a lot to improve on too but that will come with time :) glad you're enjoying the content and thanks for supporting the channel

[@justmarv5825]

I loved sea monkeys as a kid, but I always failed at keeping them alive qwq. IM older now and super excited to give them another go, and your channel definitely helps!

[@pico-cosmos]

I struggled a lot as a kid too, it seems to be a fairly common experience 😅 I hope the info in this video is useful for your next try. Let me know if you have any other questions 🤙

[@justmarv5825]

@@pico-cosmos OMG HI LOL, I have so many vidro requests for you! Could you try spearing your monkeys when you feed them, to see if you can have three colors of monkeys living together? Are there any plants that can provide the monkeys with oxygen? Or a non electric way for the water to be stirred? Can you make a tiny nursing tank for the babies? I think it would be cute lol

[@calliecampeau3267]

I had sea monkeys when I was little , like 35 years ago. I recently got some for my 7 year old. This is so much fun. We want to do the best to make them stay alive and thrive! 😊❤

[@pico-cosmos]

Glad you found this video! Hopefully some of my tips help you out :)

[@kaylalindstrom5607]

I to had sea monkeys when I was young and now my 4 year old and I are trying it out. We are really excited about our sea monkey adventure. We are on day 5 and just fed them for the first time. She's still in love. I'm really hoping we can achieve great things with our little ones. So far they are doing great.

[@kimsteider621]

I already ordered some accessories for my new tank. Am excited to get started!

[@Chris-pe5ed]

Thank you for making this video. My baby sea monkeys hatched last week and this being the first time for me after seeing my granddaughter had some I was trying to work out where to put them and how much to feed them so you have answered all my questions.🙂

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Chris :) that’s really great to hear! Feel free to get in touch if you ever have any other questions you need help with 👍

[@kayteebell1597]

I can’t wait to get sea monkeys! I kept a tank going for about two years a few years ago and I was obsessed!!!! I can’t wait to start again x

[@pico-cosmos]

2 years is impressive! Do you remember which style of tank you had back then?

[@kayteebell1597]

Just a regular ocean zoo tank x

[@dominiquesherwood-graham8304]

Thanks for making this video! I've only had Sea Monkeys once and they seemed to be doing so well and then all died. I'm feeling more confident now watching this video and following you on IG and look forward to giving it another go!

[@shush12296]

Which tank are you buying?

[@pico-cosmos]

Hopefully you'll have better luck this time around :) as long as your temperature & feeding is on point you should be sweet 👍

[@seamonkeygirl68]

Thanks , this has been so helpful, and have sent this on to my daughter who has friends that are having trouble with their seamonkeys. 😊

[@pico-cosmos]

I'm glad to hear that :) It's quite common to have trouble the first time you try them, so hopefully this video helps 🤞

[@myutube4585]

Excellent Video sure helps, think I am going to start a nursery tank for a week or two as recommended . Hope you keep these great tips coming.Thank -you!

[@rustyholt6619]

thankyou kiwi jhon for starting and guiding me on my shrimpy journey

[@Six_Pennywise_Sakura]

I 've never had sea monkeys before, so I got a kit 4 days ago, and one of them have finally hatched - I found it this morning - I'm so happy. 😁🥰😍 They're not instant hatching, ppl.. They can take up to a week to hatch.. So you gotta be patient. I know that's hard for ppl like me who don't have an ounce of patience, but it is what it is.. LoL.. Good things come to those who wait. 😊

[@WhisperingSorrows]

Thank YOU so much for making this video. It's so much clearer to understand the process. Very informative

[@christinewoolley7886]

Thanks for the video it's easy to understand and to follow looked everywhere for decent content from someone who actually has had sea monkeys this video has helped a lot thanks again

[@meishah5181]

Another tip i would add is don’t put them in too big of a tank. I hatched mine in a small plastic fish tank and although the first generation hatched just fine, their babies didn’t seem to make it. I have now transferred mine back to their original sea monkey tank with much better success! I have only 1 female sea monkey and a baby left, the baby has survived more than a week which is a real milestone for me! I would love to win the competition so that i could have more sea monkeys :)

[@pico-cosmos]

That's really interesting to hear! I've never personally kept a larger tank long term, but I do plan on starting one soon. I've seen a few people on the Facebook Sea Monkey groups who have had success with larger tanks, but I assume it's probably a little more tricky. Which kind of tank do you have yours in at the moment? and good luck for the giveaway :)

[@meishah5181]

@@pico-cosmos I definitely think with the equipment and tips you stated you definitely could have a thriving tank! The only equipment i used was the air pump and wrapped the tank with a scarf at night which is why the babies most likely didn’t make it long after hatching. I used a 2.5 litre plastic fish tank which I definitely will go back to if my sea monkey colony increases again. Thanks so much again for your tips and tricks!

[@PerAllwin1963]

When I was a kid, my bratty brother poured my sea monkeys into my tank of one month-old guppies. Yes, my baby guppies ended up eating Mr. Sea Monkey and his family.

[@mojobear93]

That tiny heater and sponge filter is adorable.

[@annawright896]

Had my sea monkeys a week now and it was really helpful watching this video on how best to look after them, thank you 😊

[@mr.ponstan7522]

I'm glad I came over to watch. Since you have an Amazon link I'll use that when I order my first kit. Thanks.

[@jamesmceldowney61]

Great video and tips! My two cents on aeration is I don't recommend blowing with a straw. You can introduce unwanted bacteria in your saliva. A pipette or small turkey baster are cheap and easily attainable. Happy monkeying around!

[@pico-cosmos]

Ah that's a good point! I've not thought about that before. And you're right, a pipette is definitely the best low-budget aeration option 👍

[@versebuchanan512]

My aunt once had a tank that had been active and populated for five years or so, and someone eventually knocked it over. There was legitimate discussion of this being a pre-meditated murder. She's still upset about that

[@thefrostymartian270]

Man am I so happy I fell down this sea monkey rabbit hole keep up the great work man!

[@stephaniemetzger9709]

This video really helped me learn about my newly found SeaMonkey s thank you. I hope I can keep them alive.

[@HylianShieldmaiden]

Excellent content, as usual! Love your videos so much~

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks Hylian :)

[@Doorya]

Thanks very much for making this video. Good to see NZ represented too! We recently hatched ours but most died aside from one, probably due to overfeeding. A week later we had dozens of new hatchlings which initially did well a for a week days but always died overnight and only after reaching the size of a sandfly. They would become lethargic and hang around at the bottom of the tank moving weakly. The large surviving adult was always OK. Took your advice on temperature (using a 24W CFL bulb for now) and made a nursery by splitting the tank water and transferring all the young. Next morning, all are still alive!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hope things are still working out for your tank! 🤞

[@Doorya]

@@pico-cosmos Thank you! Pleased to say the young have almost all survived and we now have 3 or 4 breeding pairs and females with eggs.

[@pico-cosmos]

@@Doorya wohoo 🥳 sounds like you're doing a good job : )

[@Doorya]

@@pico-cosmos only because you made the effort to put this video together 👍🏼

[@tanyalavon7349]

Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm learning so much! Just got my first tank a couple weeks ago.

[@pico-cosmos]

Glad to hear you’re finding the videos helpful Tanya :) thanks for supporting the channel and feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions 🙏

[@evrx06]

Thank you so much for making this video!!! Love it and found it quite helpful

[@pico-cosmos]

So glad to hear that! I hope this info helps your Sea-Monkeys :)

[@ellynmcdx]

Thanks for posting! New to the hobby and struggling to get it right.

[@pico-cosmos]

I really struggled my first few times raising Sea Monkeys too. I hope some of the info in this video helps you out a bit :) feel free to let me know if you have any other questions

[@mrchicken6566]

Awesome video! Keep up the great work! You have so much book smarts its amazing! I can never get this much info from other creators on sea monkeys. Also great to see the race track video is coming soon.

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks! Hopefully this video helps people have a little more success with their tanks :D and good luck for the giveaway!

[@asmrforweirdos3068]

Thank you I used to be a fish keeper and have an air pump I never even thought about using it for my sea monkey tank

[@pico-cosmos]

I’ve just started using mine a few weeks back and noticed a big difference in the health of the tank! Definitely something I’ll be using when I start a large DIY tank soon

[@everestjelly8982]

I’m personally keeping some of these cuties and they are extremely fascinating to watch! Sometimes I will sit and watch content on them on TikTok and KZbin just to fuel my love for them lol. It really is interesting to watch them hatch from a random packet. I’m currently trying to get a hold of some of the older vintage tanks but it’s a pain in the butt tbh since no ones sells them. Personally looking for “in the city” or “on the moon” tanks.

[@pico-cosmos]

I feel the same, even though I have a bunch of tanks I still love just watching videos of them. I have the 3 mini world tanks :) I’ll be making videos about them later this year :D

[@heatherserna8973]

11:43 am 7-17-23...thank you for sharing! I'm new to this and want to do things that will increase the life and amount of sea monkeys in my tank!

[@lobomatias422]

Keep up the great job! Love these videos!

[@pico-cosmos]

Cheers Lobo!

[@lucyeccles9775]

Thank you so much for this video and sharing your knowledge!

[@pico-cosmos]

You’re welcome :) hope it helped

[@lucyeccles9775]

@Picocosmos my three girls are eagerly awaiting their sea monkey delivery! First time for us, so I'm very thankful for all the info you've shared. I'm doing as much research as possible to get the best results. Thanks again.🤞👍

[@xsaiverr]

super sick. I've been super busy recently but I've been meaning to start a new sea monkey tank in my adult hood. ty for the tips! will totally be investing in a few of these :)

[@pico-cosmos]

You're welcome! Any idea which tank you're going to go with?

[@xsaiverr]

@@pico-cosmos not sure tbh. I'm thinking of setting up a cube of some sort on my desk, and having a second hatching tank on my window like you recommend for new hatchlings

[@xsaiverr]

@@pico-cosmos probably going with the official sea monkey tank for the window some sort of thrifted or secondhand 8-in cube for my desk

[@pico-cosmos]

@@xsaiverr Nice 👌I'll be starting a larger SM tank soon myself. I love the small novelty tanks but having something big would be cool too

[@dhutch12345]

I can remember when sea monkeys were a $1.50 in comic books .here recently I decided to buy a kit and raise some the babies are cool to watch and it looks like I’ll be buying some more equipment thanks for the video.

[@francespike8039]

Great information John, thanks! I am curious about the baby nursery. Do you have to be concerned about transfer into different salt water environments as you put them in the other tank? You just drop them in another salt water tank and they do ok with no shock?

[@pico-cosmos]

If they're both Sea Monkey kits and the water parameters are the same it shouldn't be a problem. I'd only be concerned if the salinity between the two tanks was quite different

[@cadeng1560]

having sea monkeys would be so fun

[@pico-cosmos]

Good luck for the giveaway!

[@ellie4916]

thanks for the tips - i just started my first sea monkey tank a few days ago!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Ellie :) I'm glad the video was useful for you! Which kind of tank do you have your Sea Monkeys in?

[@ellie4916]

@@pico-cosmos I have the classic ocean zoo tank!

[@justiceleague3000]

Thank you so much!! This answered many questions I've been wondering about!

[@pico-cosmos]

Glad to hear it :)

[@Musiclover-zq7ci]

I just started growing sea monkeys. They are tiny but when you spot them they are really cute!

[@pico-cosmos]

Nice! Is this your first time raising them?

[@Musiclover-zq7ci]

@@pico-cosmos Yep

[@Musiclover-zq7ci]

A lot more are hatching

[@randyshilling6354]

Great Video! Thanks for sharing these great tips!

[@pico-cosmos]

No worries Randy :) Glad you enjoyed the video

[@karajohnson1191]

Great tips! My 6 year old and I have started a small tank in a jar. Hoping they have babies soon! Think we need warmer water and a nursery tank. Thanks!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Kara :) Yeah I would definitely recommend a heat source if it's a little chilly where you are right now. Good luck with your tank!

[@stephcastersugar]

I love the nursery idea! I'm thinking I might use my Mars tank for the babies and DIY for the adults. Definitely saving this video, golden tips 🙌🏻 I have "sunlight" grow lights, is the purple more efficient?

[@pico-cosmos]

Yeah the nursery is a great 'low-tech' way of rearing the babies to adulthood, so definitely give it a shot. I'm sure your full spectrum grow light lights will work just fine :) The reason that plants and micro-algae appear green to us because they reflect (throw away) green light and absorb the other wavelengths of light which they use for food. So it's not really necessary to give them green light, but there's no harm in doing so. Purple grow lights are more efficient but I think other factors such as light intensity are more important than the colour

[@stephcastersugar]

@@pico-cosmos thanks John! Makes sense, very helpful ☺️👍🏻 I needed an excuse to restart my Mars tank lol

[@Jenny-wo1yb]

Wow! This is fantastic!

[@maggiebeltaa5421]

This video is so well done! Thank you for all the info you provided!

[@pico-cosmos]

No problem Maggie :) Glad you found it useful

[@maggiebeltaa5421]

@@pico-cosmos I actually have a question if you don't mind me asking. My brine shrimp keep mating and having babies (as to be expected). Right now I only have the small sea monkey tank they came in and just recently purchased a larger tank. Is it safe to transfer my sea monkeys while there are still tiny babies in there? Do you have any tips for transferring them or do you not recommend it? I just want them to live comfortably. Thanks for your time! ❤

[@pico-cosmos]

@@maggiebeltaa5421 Hey Maggie, transferring them to a larger tank can be quite difficult and is something I only really recommend for experienced brine shrimp keepers. You'd need to use a proper aquarium salt to get the salinity / mineral balance right and even then it can be a little tricky. I'd suggest just keeping them in their Sea-Monkey tank for now. I'm currently working on a video about how to make a DIY brine shrimp tank that should answer a lot of your questions : )

[@maggiebeltaa5421]

@@pico-cosmos Thank you so much for your reply. I was really worried that transferring them would kill them so I'm going to keep them in their original tank as you suggested. I look forward to seeing your DIY brine shrimp tank video Thanks again!

[@dyingdonkeyjeremy]

I'm finding this video a bit late, but I'm about to start my second tank. In the first one the sea monkeys got sick and died. I don't know what caused it but they had black spots and couldn't swim. Do you know how I can prevent this for my next tank?

[@EuthanasiaSUPREME]

I don't own any sea monkeys nor do I intend to buy any, yet I've continued to watch your videos purely because they are entertaining

[@smilemaask]

came to say that thumbnail and your DP is nightmare fuel aight seeya

[@DaveTexas]

I was given some Sea Monkeys when I was maybe seven years old, way back in the early 1970s. I followed the instructions and they hatched. Then I was terribly disappointed by the fact that they looked nothing like the cartoon ads showed them to be. I was fully expecting little humanoid creatures that had picnics and sat around the living room like they did in the comic book ads. It was my first lesson in deceptive advertising. I fared much better with my ant colony. The little plastic container had a lower section for the sand/soil, and an upper chamber for collecting the ants and feeding them. You’d soak a cotton ball in a sugar solution and place it in the (detached) upper chamber. You’d then set it out with its hatch open next to an ant bed. Once you had a bunch of ants feeding from the cotton ball, you’d take it in and attach it to the bottom part. All you needed to do after that was put fresh sugary cotton balls inside the top part a few times a week. I’d sit and watch those ants in their tunnels for hours! Way more fun than Sea Monkeys.

[@NuclearWarGaming]

thank you, plenty of informations! I hope to find some in Italy too!

[@ludicrousfilmproduction3460]

thank you for all this useful info!

[@PrayfullyGrateful]

Can you put the air bubbler in right away or just they be larger? (Adult vs baby sea monkeys)

[@pico-cosmos]

It’s usually best to wait until they hatch before putting the bubbler in

[@brandyjensen128]

I got sea monkeys for my daughter once and one got pregnant and had babies. It was AWESOME!

[@pico-cosmos]

I love seeing new babies in the tank too! Do you remember how long her tank was going for?

[@brandyjensen128]

@@pico-cosmos I think it was 2 or 3 months

[@kellyclark4587]

Thanks for the super helpful tips! I got myself a cheap kit of ebay recently and had almost all the eggs hatch, but after about 5 days after hatching pretty much all of them died... My guess is the temp control not being ideal... I have 3 babies in there right now so fingers crossed they survive!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Kelly :) Your experience with many of the babies dying early on is quite a common one, and something that happened to me many times when I was first starting out too. If you get the temperature and feeding amount on point you should be sweet :) good luck with your remaining 3 babies!

[@kellyclark4587]

@@pico-cosmos Yeah I kind of expected it to happen seeing it is my first time with sea monkeys. 🤭 trial and error I guess.

[@VersionFB]

Thanks for the tips I just ordered a Sea Monkeys on Mars tank and I'm excited to see how it does. Edit: the tank was going good until my cat tipped it over while I was sleeping last night.

[@pico-cosmos]

Nice! Good luck and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions

[@tenorholdings4937]

Congratulations on the 1k subs. Love your videos.

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks! It feels great to finally reach 1k, hopefully this channel continues to keep growing well 🤞 let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see me make videos about

[@tenorholdings4937]

@@pico-cosmos Maybe you can make some videos on Aqua Dragons? I think some people would want to see a comparison between different brine shrimp toy brands (I know I do lol).

[@pico-cosmos]

@@tenorholdings4937 Yeah for sure! I'l definitely make a comparison video at some point :)

[@DreamStar-ByPaulina]

Beautiful thinking of getting one for my kid

[@squarecpc2145]

Mine lasted 6 months from November 2020 to May 2021 and now I have got more for round 2!

[@fizzy965]

Great video. I always wondered whether they'd do better in a tank with continuous water flow considering they always swim against a current when there is one 🙂

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks! Yeah the fact that they swim against the current is the basis for how the Sea Monkey Speedway racetrack works. I'm not sure if the water circulation itself is good for them, other than the way it helps to keep food suspended in the water column like I mentioned in the video :)

[@yeah.cheers]

Extremely helpful video.

[@Connor_brooks]

Great video again but i have another question: what would I do if I can’t buy a heater

[@ethangray1069]

Looking forward to the space shuttle video!

[@pico-cosmos]

Same! I'm writing the script for it at the moment :) I'm planning to go over a fair bit of the history behind the tank as well so it might be a fairly long video 😅

[@terrorsworld]

Hey Bud. I was wondering would you recommend using the air pump from the moment right after you put the contents packets in? Or should I wait a little before doing so? . Also you're doing a great with your content! Best on KZbin in this category, good stuff 👍

[@pico-cosmos]

You can wait until the babies have hatched before turning on the air pump :) thanks mate 🙏

[@Apollo-oc7hk]

Hey I just got into sea monkeys they sound like a lot of fun no luck yet thanks for the vid you might have saved a batch of sea monkeys!!

[@pico-cosmos]

I’m glad you found the video helpful :) good luck with your new Sea Monkeys!

[@alisonchan1838]

This is awesome info, thanks so much for making this!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Alison! Glad you enjoyed the video :) I hope some of the info in there was helpful for you

[@alisonchan1838]

@@pico-cosmos Definitely! My tank is doing great after utilizing your tips and your answers to my questions. The heat mat with a probe was a particularly cool gadget, and my tank is doing well on it

[@pico-cosmos]

@@alisonchan1838 I'm glad to hear that! Feel free to get in touch if you ever have any questions :)

[@taryngould2214]

This is such a good video with awesome advice, I assume i already know the answer, but would you recommend an air stone in the ‘nursery’ tank as well? Thanks!

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Taryn! That's a good question. I think ideally yes, it probably is good to have the air stone bubbling away in the nursery. It will help to keep food suspended in the water where it's easy for the babies to eat it. That being said, they don't have to compete with the adults for food in the nursery, so it's not essential as they'll still get plenty of food anyway.

[@MinhNguyen-nc8jm]

Very detailed content!!! 😭😭 So glad to find your vid. Why is your tank so clear? Do you clean the algae off the tank wall?

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks! No I didn't clean it, the Sea-Monkeys just keep it clean by eating everything lol. This tank isn't green anymore, there are so many adults they eat the algae way faster than It can grow

[@fortnitevideos8764]

You are such a help

[@jillwills3679]

Hi there. Great advice video thank you. I've gone crazy and have 3 tanks. My only problem is "how to remove the white scum from the top surface". I've read, lay a sheet of kitchen towel, on the top/surface and all the scum will disappear. Do you think this is advisable? I thought kitchen towel was "bleached paper", not a good idea to use in the tank, I would think. Do you have any other advice please. Also, does my tank have scum because I'm over feeding? Please help!

[@junchan_3200]

Wanted to keep these but haven’t bought any, after watching a lot of your videos I finally decided to buy some eggs

[@pico-cosmos]

🥳

[@junchan_3200]

@@pico-cosmos its so unlucky that they don’t sell them at where I live. I have to buy them online from other countries, which isn’t too expensive comparing to their official price in the country where they sell them but for a student living in developing country like me it is definitely too high, I guess I just buy some shrimp eggs then, but the novelty of the sea monkey and their brand is definitely what the toy is more about. Next time I go abroad I might just buy some as a souvenir.🥹🥹

[@viablackheart1534]

this is amazing, you're like the Tsar of Shrimp!!

[@InvidiousMind]

Bro! this is an awesome video ! Thank you!

[@pico-cosmos]

Glad you enjoyed it :D

[@sarahwharton8506]

Now I’m ready to experiment growing sea monkeys

[@pico-cosmos]

Good luck! Let me know if you have any questions

[@bobman3854]

Thanks for the tips I got the heater and mini pump and air stone 😀 👍🏻

[@pico-cosmos]

nice! I hope they're working out well for you

[@marksmallwood42]

Thanks for the advice

[@pico-cosmos]

No problem :) I hope there was some helpful info in this video for you

[@carrielange2692]

thanks so much. I hatch live baby brine shrimp to feed my fish and wanted to grow them up a little bigger for better nutrition. All i can find in the fish keeping videos is how the hatch the babies, but nothing after that! So i thought, hey why not search for "sea monkey". I absolutely bet you can increase your audience if you do some care guides with larger set ups for growing larger numbers. Most serious fish keepers feed live brine shrimp and we all want to know how to keep them! You have the best info i've been able to find so far. Some specific questions I have are, Are there any kind of moss or plant that can survive in the salt water? Would they benefit from catappa or Indian almond leaves? what about adding a mineral stone? Right now I have a 1 gallon tank with a small sponge filter on very low. Is that a good idea? I also added some bio-media to help with algae and beneficial bacteria growth. Do you think that's a good idea? Also, I'm using 8 tablespoons salt per gallon of water. I imagine you use liters....but can you tell me the exact salt to water ratio you use? like, how much per liter? Thank you in advance. 😄

[@pico-cosmos]

Hey Carrie :) Thanks for the comment and the suggestion. I am working on a brine shrimp grow-out guide :) that video should be out in a few weeks. Brine Shrimp can thrive in a wide salinity range (anywhere from 10-80ppt), so perhaps you could find a plant that can survive in their lower salinity range, but as a general rule brine shrimp and plants aren't compatible. In fact the best thing you can do for them is culture green microalgae (aka phytoplankton, cyanobacteria, green water) to feed to them. I've not used a sponge filter with brine shrimp before because I've always assumed it would suck the babies up. Brine shrimp can tolerate VERY high nirate/ammonia levels though, so keeping their water super clean isn't particularly important. I'm not sure about adding in indian almond leaves, you could always give it a try and see how it goes. I usually add in some crushed up egg shells to provide calcium for them and it appears to be sufficient :) I personally use a salinity of around 25ppt (25 grams of salt per litre of water) and it works well, though as I mentioned earlier the exact amount isn't super important. I'd recommend aiming somewhere around 25ppt 👌

[@carrielange2692]

@@pico-cosmos I've followed your guide, got my salinity to match yours, got the heater you advised and now I've had a successful colony for about 6 weeks. they grew from newly hatched BBS up to adult, that had their own babies, and those babies have become adults and are mating! It's the first time I've had such success and I'm so excited! I think the most important change I made was adding the heater. I got the little mini usb heater you advised and I have them in a 1 and 1/2 gallon glass jar. I have kept using the mini-sponge filter too, and i just keep the bubbles down to a gentle rate. I added a bunch of bio-balls in there and the green algae is starting to grow on the media now. I've been doing about a 10% water change every week. I've also got another 1 gallon jar set up separately that I'm trying to grow green water in, per your video. In the mean time, I've been feeding them a mix of spirulina powder, crushed fish flakes, and crushed active yeast. It's crazy how fast they grow, and they are so fun to watch. I know the real test is if they last a few more months, but I just wanted to tell you about my tentative success and thank you. 🥰

[@pico-cosmos]

@@carrielange2692 That's so great to hear! I'm so glad these videos are helping people find success with raising brine shrimp :D I hope your colony continues to do well

[@carrielange2692]

@@pico-cosmos couple weeks later and it's still thriving! I got all ages of little guys in there, and lots of mating pairs. 🥰

[@carrielange2692]

@@pico-cosmos the only thing is, now I can't bare to feed them to my betta! i've gotten too attached to them! 😆

[@heidilee658]

I've loved Sea-Monkeys for 45 years!

[@Puddlez325]

Hello I just remembered these little guys exist so I just got one. I followed every single step you brought up and I saw one little guy today and I just checked up on them and I see a few more. I absolutely appreciate your support and knowledge when it comes to sea monkeys I have rewatched this video many times to try and do everything I can that is right. My moms boyfriends kid got one too and I couldn’t see them so I brought them up and put them on the mat and behind the light and there are a ton of little guys in there. The water from the mat has heated up nicely. When they get big enough could I go by putting them in my 10 gallon tank?

[@pico-cosmos]

Glad to hear the video has been helpful :) Larger DIY tanks can be quite difficult and take a lot of experience. I’d recommend being competent using your current tank for a while before trying to go larger 👍

[@Puddlez325]

@@pico-cosmosI have experience with larger tanks as I had two oscars in my 125 for a year but they are very hardy and shrimp can be fragile

[@Puddlez325]

I also checked in today and they’re are a ton more of then swimming around

[@ShatteredRippleBooks]

Hi does their water need changing or just topping up? I'm intrigued by them.Thanks

[@mammabea]

really helpful tips tank you

[@pico-cosmos]

You're welcome :) glad to hear the video was useful for you

[@rayjay4748]

So helpful! 🙌

[@pico-cosmos]

Glad you found the video useful :)

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Fed mine for the first time today and they're going nuts! (Except the ones that got fed to a sick fish)

[@McCroc14]

When I first saw your see monkeys, I thought they’re pretty cute so I looked online to see if I could find some

[@CP-ed7cv]

Really enjoyed this video! Just started up a ocean volcano myself, will take everything ok board! And gave me and idea for a nursery tank thanks for that! However how would you set it up? Also how do you use egg shells in your tanks?

[@pico-cosmos]

Great choice! The Ocean Volcano is my favourite tank. I have a video that I uploaded on my channel last week about the optimal way to set up a Sea Monkey tank, so it's worth checking that out. Sometimes I add eggshells into my brine shrimp tanks to put more calcium in the water, but in my experience it's not necessary with Sea Monkey branded tanks :)

[@CP-ed7cv]

Ok that’s interesting to know thanks for the tip :) And that’s the video that made me want and ocean volcano!

[@alicemcshee3010]

Very interesting and good information.

[@pico-cosmos]

Thanks Alice :) It seems a lot of people are finding this video useful. I'll make another one soon with some more tips :)

[@alicemcshee3010]

@@pico-cosmos I’ve a question, I found on uk Amazon the pink castle comes with a plasma iii as well as the normal 3 packets . Is it worth paying for the one packet ? What does that plasma do exactly?

[@pico-cosmos]

@@alicemcshee3010 Hey Alice, tbh I've never used Plasma iii before, but from my understanding it's just more salt to increase the salinity of your tank. This can help to ward off illnesses such as the dreaded 'black spot disease' - I personally don't think it's important as I've had no trouble sustaining my colonies without it :)