Bob-
Once you decapsulate the eggs, do you think they can be stored for any
length of time?
I'm only hatching a small amount at a time and it looks like it's more
efficient to decapsualte larger quantities at a time.
Geoff Kimber
Lexington,KY
On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 19:09, Bob Bock wrote:
> I just started decapsulating brine shrimp about three days ago. It's really
> easy--I just use about a quarter cup of water, to hydrate the shrimp (for
> about an hour), then dump the eggs and water into slightly less than a
> quarter cup of bleach. Rinse in tap water as soon as the eggs turn orange.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "geoff" <gkimber2_at_alltel.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:07 PM
> Subject: NANFA-- brine shrimp
>
>
> > I have recently started hatching brine shrimp for my smaller fish,
> > mostly L ommata and pygmy sunfish. The fish are doing very well and
> > have begun stalking around the tank when I feed them. Fun to watch.
> >
> > I am looking for a good source for brine shrimp eggs in larger
> > quantities (like 8 to 16 oz). Does anyone have a good ideas?
> >
> >
> > I have seen reports describing decapsulating brine shrimp eggs using
> > chlorine bleach.
> >
> > Here's a link describing the process.
> >
> > http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_FA023
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have experience doing this?
> >
> > Geoff Kimber
> > Lexington,KY
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