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Periclimenes Lover
03/02/2002, 05:47 PM
If I were to add brine shrimp eggs to my 10 gallon tank that has the same water/salinity as my main tank would they hatch? My salinity is 1.025 and the temp is about 78 degrees F. The only filtration is one piece of live rock and I have an air stone at the bottom. I tried adding some already hatched BS to it but they all died. Also, can anyone tell me if enriching them with Kent's Zoe Vitamin & Mineral supplement is going to help them be most nutritious for my Mandarin... what I really mean is, is there a better supplement I should add to the BS?

griss
03/02/2002, 06:55 PM
I do not remember the exact salinity, but the eggs should hatch. You can get them to hatch faster by increasing the temp to 80. You will need to provide a source of food for the newly hatched brine...such as Phytoplankton.

griss