Description
Artemia Cysts (Brine Shrimp Eggs) are harvested from salt-concentrative pounds or salt lakes. Nauplii hatched from the cysts provide one of nature’s finest nutritious foods for tiny shrimp and fish.
Hatching Instructions:
- Use a clear plastic or glass bottle for small quantities. For larger quantities use a 10-55 gal.
(38- 208 L) fibreglass tank. - Use clean seawater or artificial saltwater with a specific gravity of 1.01 to 1.02.
- The optimum pH is 7.5-8.5. If necessary, add an alkaline solution made from soda ash or sodium sulfate to raise the pH.
- During hatching, use sufficient aeration to keep all eggs in circulation at all times. Pump the air through an airstone to get a smooth flow.
- The optimum hatching temperature is 28-300C.
- Most hatching will occur after 20-36 hours.
- To harvest, remove the air supply and wait 10-15 minutes. The nauplii will school on the bottom. Siphon them into a fine mesh net using a plastic tube.
- Store cysts in a cool, dry place. For maximum preservation, cysts can be frozen
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