Raise Brine Shrimp Indoors to Adults, easy and almost free

[@katielyb]

I've scraped the eggs that gather at the top of the hatching container and placed them into a separate container just to see and they are definitely not just empty shell casings. I've actually found that they continue to hatch over time. Had a container sitting with all these eggs for over two weeks now and they're still hatching. There is no aeration in this container and it's below 70°F.

[@kristykeimig3498]

Good to know. I always wondered and I think I'm going to try it out too

[@zar6688]

Yeah exactly. People and their assumptions of "empty egg shells" and fear of "foul water". LOL! inexperiences

[@davidhumbard5603]

Very interesting. I raised brine shrimp to adults back in the 70s and used plain Morton Salt (non-iodized) and used a cheap flotation hydrometer to get the right salinity. I fed them boiled egg yolks pressed through a sieve and it worked just fine. Now in my late 70s I've gone back to fishkeeping and am trying to learn the advances that have been made in the Hobby. I'll try it the way David outlines in this page, already have the GSL eggs and spirulina powder and am awaiting delivery of sea salt. Have bred Angels and Rams back in the 70s... I'm currently trying to breed Red Melon Discus and feed them as much live food as possible!

[@djrramsey]

Good for you! I wish we had the same Marble angels today that we had back in the 70s. They just do not measure up now. I just do not want to do all the water changes to try discus. Have you tried doing earthworms for the discus? Easy to raise in a small space and the discus could eat them whole. Uncle Jims Worm Farm has great small earthworms.

[@haroldwolfe1221]

"spirulina powder" Ah, so that's what he said. Thank you!

[@angelarrkhu4606]

I put yesterday algae green water to my baby brine shrimp and the water very green but now this morning the water almost back to clear. can also feed them algae green water if you have.

[@aliceborealis]

Hey, that was helpful! I've been throwing the "slop" out after a run, but now, I'm gonna re-use it using your method! Thanks!

[@FrederickDunn]

All great information, thank you so much! I figured there had to be a way to allow them to grow and get some reproduction going so you don't have to keep starting with purchased eggs. Quite an operation you have going there. Thumbs UP of course!

[@karenjgray5577]

This is really fascinating. I'd never have guessed you could raise them this easily. I'll have to give it a shot! Nice video.

[@djrramsey]

Spirulina is a type of algae. Extremely rich in nutritional components. Used as a supplement by many people. Not as expensive as chlorella algae but almost as good.

[@djjustinpitlik]

It definitely is! I thought just hatching baby brine shrimp would be enough for my fish, but the frozen shrimp is what they really go crazy over. I'm getting supplies today, thanks to your video. Appreciate it Dave!

[@W4RD1N8ER]

I used to do this as well when I was breading Angelfish. The newly hatched eggs make perfect live food for angel fry they grow big fast feeding them brines.

[@pvr1103]

Nice setup, David...I did something similar with my brine shrimp rearing efforts, I took a 10 gallon tank, added lift tubes in each corner to create a mild circular flow made from thin-walled clear PVC tubing that had a 90 degree bend at the top, and used kosher salt mixed with a teaspoon of Epsom salts and crushed coral in the bottom of the tank (about a handful). The water for growout was 40ppt of salt, so much more saline than regular saltwater. Kept it going for 6 months that way! Good Job!

[@TheFishflipper]

Great video Dave! I may just raise some up to feed my bettas some meager foods.I never gone past 3 days past hatching. This is a great video.

[@djrramsey]

I have a couple of comments basically the same. I have an airline (no airstone, it clogs too quickly) for the containers inside the house. I don't use an airline outside. I let the breeze do the water movement, plus the containers are too far away to get air to them. An airline outdoors would most likely increase the growth and survival of the brine shrimp if you wanted to try it.

[@Lanpenn]

Thanks for the replies, but the container is capped and the water is not stirred by the breeze. Because I think uncapping enter insects or perhaps other organisms that may harm the artemia.

[@djrramsey]

garekvh I make my own every day. 6-8 teaspoons of salt to a gallon of water.

[@bobb9gt]

+David Ramsey Thank you for a very interesting and informational video, straight to the point and easy to understand! I have never been able to grow them that big, however I'm working on it. Do you have to add more salt water to the bucket when the water starts to evaporate? Or do you just add plain water to equalize the salt concentration?

[@djrramsey]

+bobb9gt Only add plain water (dechlorinated). Problems getting the shrimp to grow outside are usually where you are not getting food to them. Either too much sun or too little and the algae does not grow. If you think that could be the problem, then give them some spirulina, pea powder, bread yeast for food. But only really small amounts or the water will get too polluted. Too much or too little food is usually the problem inside also.

[@MakeupMobster]

Very cool! I am trying to replicate this so I have brine shrimp for my pea puffers.

[@garypack6724]

Once again Dave-THANK YOU for taking the time to show us. I'll let you know how it goes in my fish room!

[@acousticangel1]

This is one of my favorite brine shrimp videos :) Ty for your details from start to finish! I love the idea and will so something similar with two spare 5 gallon tanks I have.

[@JenaTuckerAquariums]

Thanks for sharing. I am educating myself so I can make a hatchery, and also raise some. I have fry, and gobies. The fry need the baby shrimp, and the gobies need the adult, so this is great!!! Thanks

[@krystynab4591]

Hi David - Thank You for sharing your way of growing Brine Shrimps. I used to do it too - but my yeld was verry low. Out of plentifull of little brine shirmps after 48 hours I transwerred water without eggs (using big 200ml syringe) to bigger containet ant then changed 20% water every week. It took me always 4-5 weeks to grow them and out of full batch I usually eneded up with around 20-30 shrimp. It was pointles to me to grow them for more than a month just for one feeding. I kept mine in 3 liter jar - so maybe I didnt have enough water volume to grow them succesfully? I feed them spirulina powder every 2 days and my jar was lod with lots of natural alge in it

[@andymandyandsheba4571]

you have them spawning and carrying eggs in there as well

[@kathychildress18]

I have a betta that wont eat anything but live food like mosquito larvae, this is a great inspiration thanks

[@djrramsey]

I don't do water changes, I start a new tub avery 3-5 weeks. Add spirulina directly. I just sprinkle the powder. Artificlal light inside. Flourescent light over the tub turned on all the time. 24 hours a day.

[@glamwithafam8766]

So by starting a new tub do you mean you throw your water out? Or do you syfin the brine out into another tub and add water? I’m trying to copy you.. I just wanted to make sure I understand the next step. Thank you.

[@djrramsey]

@@glamwithafam8766 I start a brand new tub, from scratch. I do have a later video where I would take out about half to a gallon, filter out the brine shrimp and put them back in the tub and then dump the half to a gallon. Then do the slow daily refill until the container was 2/3 full. I would repeat the process. So it basically got a partial water change out every 3-4 weeks. I kept one going a year that way. At some point you will get the algae that sticks to everything. That is when I bleach and start over.

[@brillstrick]

Hi Dave, I want to thank you for passing on your knowledge, I've watched several of your videos they are great. I raise Killies and have no LFS that sells adult brine shrimp, I want them to help condition my breeders. I was having difficulty getting the shrimp past the first week or so. I think the brand of spirulina I purchased may have been too large for the young shrimp after they absorbed the yolk sack. I purchased a liquid phyto plankton (not live) for feeding reef filter feeders that seemed to help get them past the first week and onto the spirulina. Also it took about 3 solid weeks to establish algae on the sides and bottom of the container, I think this really helps shrimp growth. Just wanted to pass this info on to help others.

[@djrramsey]

The water is green from algae growing. Algae grows using nutrients in the water and light. The light I use is just a regualr flourescent light that is turned on all the time and is within 6 inches of the water. David

[@RunFool]

Thank you for the video. I am inspired to grow them myself. I love your narration BTW :)

[@djrramsey]

I add the left over brine shrimp water every day until I have 3-4" of water in the container. I never add tap water, it isn't salty and would kill the shimp.

[@palednoct]

SIMP

[@djrramsey]

@@Silentjustin06 Thank you. Good info to see 2 kinds of phytoplankton that is actually small enough for the shrimp to eat.. Do you still keep a light on all the time with that?

[@Silentjustin06]

@@djrramsey I usually do 12-16 hours on and 8-12 hours off. Almost like a normal day/night cycle. Sometimes I leave it on 24 hours a day if I'm being lazy but not often. I'm constantly culturing new phyto right now. I keep the brine tank and phyto culture on the same schedule. I've read constant light will crash the phytoplankton

[@simba7220]

RIP uncountable shrimps. We will always remember you in our fishes tummy

[@djrramsey]

Mine will have females with egg clusters. I would assume the eggs eventually would get released but I don't know if they will then hatch or not, or how long it takes for those eggs to hatch.

[@djrramsey]

You can make up a new batch of water just like you would use to hatch brine shrimp and add that. Just be sure the temperature is the same or close. David

[@ENRIQUEGOITIA]

hey guys who ever stumbles upon this comment, this technique is 100%, i'm 2 weeks in and the brine shrimp are getting big 3-4mm. all i feed mine is ''artemia fluid'' by JBL, and use 12hrs light to save money 15w. i think the only thing is that dont overcrowd the tub with one small spoon of brine shrimp. feed 3/4 of the batch and raise 1/4

[@dramey03]

have you ever tried to grow a larger shrimp for feed? like ghost shrimp or bait store type "crayfish"? would love to see a video about something like that

[@Eiooeek]

Nice video mate :) Planning to cultivate some for seahorses's breeding lol, thanks for the valuable info. shared with us!

[@djrramsey]

I am using a very fine powdered spirulina. A little stirring with my finger or other object will mix it in the water. Even if you leave it floating, it will slowly get wet and get into the water column.

[@DavidJHarrisonEssex]

Can a 'normal' house bulb be used? Would they grow faster with warmer water? If so the bulb will help grow the Algae & help keep the water warm, what you think?

[@djrramsey]

incandescent bulb will work fine. Just be sure it does not get the water too hot. If it directly against a plastic container be sure it does not melt the plastic and cause a fire.

[@tago8039]

Dave, for those of us cheapskates without a florescent light - will an incandescent light work?

[@GrowAndEatThis]

@@tago8039 Remember the old incandescent light for 5 gallon tanks. The single skinny screw in bulb? That was my favorite light for this until the fixture itself just rusted away. So yes, gives light and some heat.

[@tago8039]

@@djrramsey thanks Dave. Motivating video. I've been buying frozen bs (and bs fed spirulina) and though it's not really expensive, fresh adult spirulina fed shrimp are more nutritional I've heard.

[@ironhorsefsu]

MUST READ MR. RAMSEY: You mention your basement is cold thus stunting shrimp growth. I have ideas for you to run through cost-benefit analysis. For starters, consider placing the air pumps in a heated room that is upstairs and near a heat source, and then running the air line(s) to the basement tubs. I imagine all the air lines could be run together through the floor (shortest route) via an HVAC vent perhaps. Could go a bit further by braiding the length of the air lines together (like braided wire). The braiding will serve heat retention by eliminating surface area, and ensure the tubs will be the same temperature. Insulating the length of the braided air lines with pipe insulators will better conserve the heated air now being pumped through them. Or, leave the lines separate so each tub has different temperatures and thus different growth rates.Your tubs are now heated. The other idea would be to plumb a 1/4" hot water line into the hot water supply. A the end of this new hot water line, where your tubs will be, tree the line off so that each tub will have its own line. Complete by running each respective line inside and lengthwise along the bottom of its tub and capping off. Desired water temperature can be obtained by gently adjusting the amount of line submersion in each tub. However, each line could be looped back into the cold water supply as well. Using an old radiator from an old air conditioner, refrigerator, or similar in each tub in this loop system would be ideal further honoring your shrimp and fish. Considering you have electric near the tubs, the heating element from an old stove or dryer could be used in lieu of a hot water line. Using heating elements over hot water radiant heating is not as legendary and thus serves lesser achievement. If god-like shrimp mastery is sought, epic achievement can be had through the utilization of rabbits. That's right, rabbits, nature's fuzzy little furnaces. The basement floor area with a drain is perfect. Using free saw dust from your local mill as litter would be beneficial. Spread a one inch layer of sawdust on the floor, and sweep it up just before becoming saturated for an outside compost pile. Rabbits can also be trained to use litter boxes to keep things neater and more organized. Saw dust infused rabbit excrement would be an excellent compost for a vibrant garden and in turn creating feed for the rabbits. Organic Rabbit Compost Tea could be marketed to bring in steady revenue to cover start up cost before making potentially unlimited income. Being that a rabbit puts off 8-40 btu/hr you will need 100 six month old rabbits (to ensure sexual maturity) comprised of 2 males and 98 females. This will bring up the temp in the basement for optimal brine shrimp conditions during winter. Once set up, turn the lights low and loop Fly Me to The Moon by Sinatra. Being that rabbits have robust reproductive rates, 2 rabbits can easily turn into 1000 by year's end, so we'll base approximations from this fact. At the end of the first month you would have 750 rabbits. Such a historic endeavor requires a solid plan at this juncture. At the end of the first year as few as 50,000 rabbits can be had. If each rabbit were to be sold at $1, that would be $49,900 (minus the 100 starter rabbits). However, if these rabbits were kept another year for a larger investment return, one could expect to yield $250,000. This takes into account not every female rabbit will give birth every month and for litter mortality rate. Feeding a family of four one rabbit each per day would not affect this projected monetary figure. If not sold for $1 each, a high grade organic small dog food could be produced marketed. If 1 rabbit, at 1lb lean meat, were used per 40lb bag of dog food to comprise required protein content per serving (454g per bag = 15g/day for 30 days). If each bag sold for $30, projected annual profit would be approximately $1,500,000. But how in the world could 50,000 rabbits be housed in this operation? Funny you ask. If 8c.f. per rabbit is used, five tiers of stacked cages in ten 50ftx100ftx10ft pole barns all comprising just one acre is the answer. At 5000 fuzzy furnaces, the avg winter temp inside a northern operation would hover around a tolerable 40F. +20F if the pole barns are insulated. In a slightly larger pole barn a multi-tiered hydroponics system could be utilized feeding both the rabbits and your family in return. Your stellar self sustaining way of life can take you from frugal brine shrimp master to millionaire rabbit master. But why stop there. Spread your wings and fly, David Ramsey.

[@Xombie007]

LOL! Are you totally insane or what?!

[@ironhorsefsu]

Lol I'm making a healthy living off it

[@stevebittle8065]

Epic.

[@mrichards4724]

I have been wasting my life.

[@InsightTrades]

James Joyce

[@martylynchian8628]

Very classy setup.

[@daniellevardeman1548]

Glad I ran across this video. So simple!

[@MrAneeshb]

thank you sir. your video is very useful armature fish breeders like me.....

[@EastCoastPGS]

This is great. Can you make a video of your fishroom and some of the fish you are breeding. Thanks

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

Thanks! Easy & (in retrospect) obvious... which means that naturally we didn't think of using a generic plastic tub. I was trying to overcomplicate it... left over brine shrimp from feedings and no heater/complicated filtration? THANKS!

[@Neocaridina]

I'll attempt to selectively breed them to live in freshwater, and then dry land. My great (x53) grandchild will give you an update 😜

[@nergal7236]

That sounds awesome

[@stclairstclair]

I dont even remember what my comment was about.

[@warrentamlingyi6616]

You could just get fairy shrimp. They are basically freshwater brine shrimps.

[@IdiotWithEducation]

How’s it going?

[@user-ye9bc7nw2c]

@@IdiotWithEducation xd

[@djrramsey]

I never do water changes during the 3 weeks. I am just too lazy. Without adding nutrients the water is going to be all used up in 3 weeks or so. I just start a new tub. David

[@parfaitamour1304]

Will the adult brine shrimp keep breeding and how long will that tank last for without water change sir?

[@GrowAndEatThis]

@@parfaitamour1304 I feed the shrimp so I don't know if the shrimp eggs will hatch and continue the cycle. Other people have told me yes. I do roughly a 1/2 water change every 2-3 months. I have kept one going over a year, still producing adult brine shrimp as long as new baby shrimp are added.

[@parfaitamour1304]

GrowAndEatThis they r so tiny, if you do water change then u have to get the net and take all the shrimp out and move them to a new tank sir?

[@GrowAndEatThis]

You are making this way too complicated. To do a water change put a brine shrimp filter over the top of a container (I use a gallon jug). Scoop out water you want to change (I use a peanut butter jar). Slowly pour through the net. The shrimp are collected in the net to be returned to the original jar. Then repeat until you have removed the amount of water you want. To collect fewer shrimp, place a light at one end, wait a few minutes, and collect water from the opposite end.

[@djrramsey]

sounds good now. The shrimp will tell you how you are doing in a few days.

[@alexehrhardt267]

thanks for following up and showing time progression!

[@TealPetunia]

Thanks! Very handy and simple way to do it.

[@sunflower8926]

This is an excellent video and has been very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@djrramsey]

I use regular salt and regular out of the tap fresh drinking water.

[@miti13439]

Wait so just regular salt and do you think Fiji water will work for the shrimp

[@ijensnsan]

@@miti13439 no... Dechlorinate tap water by leaving it out for 3 days or using a dechlorinator. And your best bet is to use salt water solution from a pet shop (inexpensive)

[@allwinrajeshpaul]

Trying after seeing this video, hope I get it right... Thanks for sharing...

[@marektustin4637]

David, I see that in plastic container is a little bit green algae before you put nauplii inside. Please let me know did you do it and, please, how you do feeding. I hear that you are talking about it aut I don't speak English very well yet and have a problem to understand everything correctly. I will really appreciate your answer.

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

Thanks for the very good informational video.

[@j.f.aristaran214]

Hi. Great video. Let me ask you about water/salt ratio. Yo use same ratio to hatch as to grow? Thanks

[@djrramsey]

Same 4.6 oz per gallon of water. With evaporation it will get a little stronger until I add some water to bring the water level back up.

[@karenharrington9614]

Looks doable. Thank you for the info.

[@djrramsey]

So would I, but I would need a much bigger water container! David

[@MrMoneyTree]

awesome vid , i want to do this so bad

[@hannahw90hw]

i bought some shrimp to eat with shell still on. When I was shelling them, many of them had lots of eggs, some pink-orange and some had black spots - can I hatch any of them? if so how?

[@runemhard7287]

Love it ! Thank you for sharing some of your wisdom . Aloha and Mahalo

[@reefman46]

this is a dumb question what is spirulina mind my asking nice educational video by the way thank you

[@djrramsey]

I know I get adults dragging around eggs cases. I just don't leave it going long enough to see if it will hatch out the eggs and raise up the fry.

[@grantv2313]

David Ramsey Other people have. The eggs will hatch. Are you sure the batch will crash after 3 weeks? I watched another guy that just keeps them going in a tank perpetually. Just adds fresh water to top off occasionally

[@sergiohenriquedefaria9624]

Nice video. Do you do water change in the process of raising them? Thanks

[@GrowAndEatThis]

I keep adding the left over brine shrimp hatching water so at some point I can water change out some of the older water. I will pour it through the brine shrimp net slowly so I can return the growing shrimp back to the tank to continue going. It will last about 6-8 weeks before it is time to 'retire' and start over. So it pays to have a couple going that are staggered a few weeks.

[@Lanpenn]

It is okay to add spyrulina directly? Artificial lighting and binding? You make partial changes? I apreciatte your attention, Felipe.

[@fahadmarwan9944]

Can i grind the spirulina tablets to make it spirulina powder will they eat it?

[@djrramsey]

I did that for a long time. Just grind it into almost dust.

[@fahadmarwan9944]

@@djrramsey thank you very much

[@BenjasUberHobby]

New sub I liked your video :) Looks like a cool setup Thanks for sharing :)

[@nikkkishrillls]

Or is there a way you can get eggs from adults to save money? That would be a great video! I'm looking for the best way to feed my dwarf seahorses baby brine. I guess it will be a trial and error experience for the most part. But it is hard to come across a good video such as this one! Thank you so much

[@glennking3892]

Daivd Ramsey I just hatch some brine shrimp using your method. I fed some to my baby African cichlid then I drain the remaining water to a 19 quart tub, I added one gallon of water then added another tablespoon of salt. Its been three days later and the shrimp are basically dead. I read the comments under this video and I seen 1/2 cup of salt. so do I need to sparkle some salt on the side of the tub like in the video and the water? Then add the baby brine shrimp to these water? I like the fact your using table salt instead of marine salt.

[@djrramsey]

+Glenn King IF they are dead in 3 days they need food! try some powdered algae wafers if you have it. Or any of the other foods I talk about. Keep a light on all the time so they are up and swimming around. If the tub is inside then it needs an airline to keep it all moving. Otherwise the food just settles on the bottom and fouls the water, also killing the shrimp. Doing this is one of those things in life that is so hard until you figure out how it works for you. Then it is really easy.

[@glennking3892]

Thank you.

[@DendyJungle]

where do you install the basketball court?

[@danmackinnon2113]

Hi David. Firstly, thanks so much for the video. Very informative. I did a hatch, following instruction on egg package (O.S.I Brine Shrimp). I waited 24 hrs, used a tiny flashlight and after 20 mins I siphoned as you do. In my tub I have a gazillion shrimp swimming, but also see about 1/3 eggs lying on the bottom. Should I somehow remove these unhatched eggs? Its now been 48 hours and they are still on on bottom. Will this spoil my water if I leave them? Thanks to you and anyone who can answer me.

[@bubblerings]

These days, people use those strong Magnets (Neodymium or something..) to attract out the shells.

[@bubblerings]

Maybe the Hatched shells will spoil the water.. The others may not foul the brine. They are likely still dormant and alive.

[@aizulazhan]

Hi David great vids. I had follow your journey recently. I've started my own culture, but I'm having trouble to keep my bbs alive to adulthood. Been feeding them spirulina and sustain them with air pump. But around the 3-4th day they died. Any idea on how i can improve?

[@GrowAndEatThis]

I recently had a new culture get started and dang if 3- 5 days they kept dying. Only thing I can figure out is the water was too cold. 66F. I added a heater and brought it up to 80F and they lived. Check your temps. Maybe that is what is off.

[@kevinleong2147]

Can you do a video on breeding them and drying the eggs? I don't want to have to buy BBS eggs/cysts all the time.

[@JGplace1]

Dave..I have used your technique to raise brine shrimp outdoors with great sucess..Thanks. Want to try your indoor method. I hatch brine shrimp everyday using koser salt and I also decapsulate my eggs. I usually use a salt concentration of around 1.21 to 1.23 SG. Do you see any problems with my salt concentration or decapsulating the eggs? Thanks again for all of your helpfull techniques.

[@Gambit58]

I think you could just move a few of the adult brine shrimp to another container and avoid having to hatch new eggs. I've seen people use yeast dissolved in water to feed them.. it should work if you can't get spirulina powder. Just use a very small amount...

[@djjustinpitlik]

Dave, awesome video! My local foster and smith salesman told me to use my aquarium water, vs tap water with salt added. What do you recommend?

[@erebollar87]

and here i am watching this to see if i can grow shrimp to feed MYSELF and not FISH! hahahaha

[@8BITANDROIDPLAYS]

ROFL nice one Kiki Bear

[@wheresfrankie]

ChillWii , how do you know how they taste? So given that you know how they taste means you ate them right? I would say humans can be the nastiest things on earth. She was joking anyways ..

[@ShekinaS]

the fuck bitch

[@small6859]

KiKi do you love me ? are you never ever ever going to leave from beside me ? and i need you..

[@saint5898]

@@kai1243 i do to

[@TheZbadam1]

my brine shrimp don't seem to grow and die after only a few days. Any tips?

[@djrramsey]

I need something to go if I am going to try and help. Look at my indoor brine shrimp video from about a month ago and see if that helps you along.

[@beckyfalotico2693]

David Ramsey i

[@LadaD02]

use saltwater? of not they die,use aeration? if not they die.and warmth will be 25-28 celcius

[@djrramsey]

I hatch a lot of brine shrimp so I buy the big bags of road salt or pool salt.

[@aaronle2398]

Can you do a video of the water change on these brine shrimp?

[@djrramsey]

You may have to add a little more salt to ocean water. I believe they are in a higher salt percentage. Add a teaspoon of salt per gallon of ocean water and see how that does.

[@bubblerings]

Ok David.. Am finally gonna do this!! (Been watching these for a long time..) Any tips on getting your marine algae started?? I want my tub to be somewhat cycled and growing green stuff like yours, so they don't all die, the first few rounds. .. Will be doing the outdoor tubs like you did years ago.

[@GrowAndEatThis]

Get some marine algae started pretty much the same way as fresh water. If you have a salt water tan that will give you a start. Otherwise put something in that would get the fresh water algae started if the water was fresh. I just have the salt water algae start that way. No idea where the first algae spores come from. Maybe they are in the brine shrimp attached to the shells.

[@bubblerings]

@@GrowAndEatThis thx! :) Just read the Diana Walstad article on brine shrimp. She said the same thing.. Maybe algae come from the shells' previous environment. Will drop a tiny pinch of eggs in a large tub in the sun. 🌞 Then, wait for algae, add more eggs to hatch -& see if the first 'egglets' are dead.. She mainly raises shrimp for 3 days.. After that, they start to die off in large numbers.. Even with good foods to eat.

[@bubblerings]

Oh. If I add some clean Maui beach seawater, I hope to avoid marine parasites.. Will see.

[@duenasj]

What temperature range can brine shrimp tolerate? What do you find to be the ideal temperature for them?

[@djrramsey]

Javier Duenas I get the best hatch at 76F - 80F. They hatch in roughly 24 hours and not a lot left over unhatched eggs.

[@quanghuyphan4654]

Hi David! Your video is very impressive. I have a question please. Once you take the Brine Shrimp to the fresh water, what did you do with them after that? Are you gonna feed to fish or keep raising them in the fresh water?

[@andydenovo]

nice video! thanks for explaining how to raise them

[@sharkoeandtheolympians5181]

I think as a kid I got the sea monkeys kit and I was pleased that they look like this and not like the picture (yes I know they are called brine shrimp)

[@marektustin4637]

David, Thank you for video. I will try do it on this way.

[@ssss-df5qz]

These things just appeared in my amano shrimp nursery. Must have come in from the fresh Cornish seawater! They're bloody massive as well!

[@MsJimbo1960]

Great info, thank you.Can you tell me if regular cooking salt would work? Thanks.

[@djrramsey]

Regular cooking salt will work fine. Just expensive. Rock salt, canning salt, Kosher salt, swimming pool salt, water softener salt, road de-icing salt (this one works but is really dirty)

[@MsJimbo1960]

David Ramsey Thank you...

[@akshazyekkala1696]

Can I use a sponge filter and do a tiny water changes with same salt content for long term

[@djrramsey]

Easy on the water flow on the filter or you will suck in the shrimp. But should work. The water change for sure.

[@FinlayDaG33k]

curious: can they crawl out of the water? I had a shrimp that decided to go on an adventure (not a brine shrimp)...

[@MakeupMobster]

Aroop Roelofs I had a crayfish that climbed out of the tank, down my kitchen counter, across my living room, down a flight of stairs and ended up under my bathroom counter! I still couldn’t believe he was a live when I found him and in perfect condition except for some dog Hair and dust bunnies being stuck to him.

[@MakeupMobster]

And no, these cannot crawl out of the water. They swim upside down.

[@JagexLis]

They cannot. They're not actually a real brine shrimp, regardless of the name.

[@MrScotFenz]

Excellent video, been trying for ages to raise brine shrimp but no success,

[@MyMidlifeCrisis2024]

Great video. Very helpful.

[@klpropertylistings7094]

Hi David. I have tried to hatch bbs and then put them in a big jar with salt water, give them food (spirulina powder) and also attach airline for oxigen, but none survive beyond the 3rd day.. I put them outside my house (I'm in Malaysia, the temperature is 26c to 30c). I have also tried in another jar with the hatched bbs, without airline, food provided also. This jar is put in my house with constant temperature in a room. But still can't live beyond 3rd day. Please may I know what have you done differently to keep them survived.

[@richarddubois7921]

Can the hatchery and grow out aquarium be all in 1? I would like to hatch the eggs in the same container as the adults are in? Thank you

[@GrowAndEatThis]

Sure can be the same container:

[@klmaracle3062]

Thank you for the clear and easy to follow video! We have an unused little 3 gallon tank with light and filter - is that something we could use to keep a little herd of shrimps? We spoil our fish and were thinking of ways we could maintain a live food source for them as a treat :)

[@GrowAndEatThis]

a 3 gallon tank will work fine. Use the light. Donot use the filter for obvious reasons. Brine shrimp are not very strong swimmers and they and the food will end up dead in the filter.

[@njw1383]

How long do brine shrimp take to grow? Mine hatched a few days ago but they don't seem to be growing any bigger. They are just tiny specks. I have been feeding them powdered flake food.

[@GrowAndEatThis]

3-4 weeks to adulthood at 78F to 82F. Once they get started growing they grow quickly.

[@doug2712]

If this is your (first batch) of baby Bryant shrimp going into the 19 quart container. When you add the Brian shrimp from the Incubator into the (fresh water) in the container, will you need to add more salt to the 4 inches of water or will the salt water from the Incubator be enough?

[@djrramsey]

The water going into the larger container is the exact same water that the eggs hatch in. Has plenty of salt to raise up the adults. Over time, as some of the water evaporates I will add a small amount of fresh water to keep it from getting too salty.

[@craigriglin]

Correction! David, you said, “ 3 days”, for maturing adults, I think you meant 3 weeks. Brine shrimp grow fast but not that fast. Still it looks like it is well worth the effort. Thanks.

[@randomperson6087]

He did say they mature in three weeks, several times

[@Lanpenn]

David, in cultures without forced aeration, what to do to survive more nauplii? Because in my culture most of the time much of the nauplii die and a few left over. Was feeding with milk, now I'm with spirulina.

[@Lanpenn]

Hello I'm using another method of letting culture sunbathing. Grab a few hours of morning sun and very little afternoon sun, a shadow. The nauplii are 4 days old. I'm crumbling spirulina powder just like you said. Am I doing right now?

[@outboundlearningbrothers2913]

+David Ramsey I've followed your guidelines and so far is third day and I do see less brine shrimp than what I initially put in, but my question is, on your video you mentioned "is 3 days later " you meant 3 weeks for all that algae on the bottomto generate plus the brine shrimp growth or 3 weeks and a half for that ? am confused

[@bigdogg9644]

Yes it is 3 weeks later

[@constantinerho146]

Can you pm how did you raised them step by step and what equiment i will need.Please answer as soon as you can cause I'm interested to raise Brine Shrimp.Thank you :)

[@robtaylor9372]

How long can hatch brine shrimp live in the little container ? we are getting ready o brew some brine shrimp eegs for our angelfish fry, and need to knowhow often do we need to make more ? Daily? Weekly? etc

[@djrramsey]

Rob Taylor I start a fresh bottle of salt water for hatching brine shrimp eggs every day.

[@robtaylor9372]

David Ramsey WOW, this is gonna get expensive we just bought the 100%brine Shrimp and a tiny little vial was 6.99 for 6gm... is this normal?

[@djrramsey]

Rob Taylor Search for it online. I buy it by the lb but you can find smaller qtys. MUCH cheaper online. I get better hatches with online eggs also.

[@Lanpenn]

Thanks for the reply. But you meant sprinkle spirulina how to distribute a little bit? Because I add and dust is floating ... there nauplii usually feed? It's normal some nauplii die? The salinity is ideal for them.

[@Ranger_GG]

How did you manage to get algae growing in tank, did it happen naturally or did you add it.

[@GrowAndEatThis]

The algae just shows up. Even outside in tubs with the brine shrimp water, algae grows.

[@davidjharrison3247]

Hello from the UK. I was visiting a park near me & it has a big pond with fish, Shrimp & crabs, it's fed by the nearby Sea, I was thinking of taking some shrimp out, putting them in a large transparent plastic container in my garden, putting a heat bulb above them & a light bulb for the night do they constantly have light to build up the Algae & also, of course a pump for the bubbles, do you think that would work ? Don't they eat the Algae? Isn't that their food? I didn't catch the name of the food you gave them. Thanks

[@GrowAndEatThis]

Should work. baking yeast or pea flower is also a useable food if you run out of algae.

[@Lanpenn]

He gives Spirulina to the brine shrimp.

[@TheLamborghini12345]

I use salt water and it worked perfectly for me