Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)

Hi,

John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.

I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.

With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.

I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.

If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.

I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.

I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.

Thank you
Darragh Sherwin

DIY Brine Shrimp Question

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27 Apr 2011 12:47 #1 by PompeyBill (Killian Walshe)

DIY Brine Shrimp Question was created by PompeyBill (Killian Walshe)

After reading Puddlefishes great guide to making your own brine shrimp hatchery I think that I am going to give it a go (not quite the same as his, but same idea - got my idea from youtube). I just have a few questions that I am not sure about.

1) For heat I have seen simply placing them under a light suggested. Would a simple desk lamp be sufficient or is there a special lamp or bulb that would have to be used?

2) After they have hatched and I have fed my fish, they will obviously be some left. What do you do with these? Can they be left in the hatchery, or do they have to be binned or can they be stored or what?

3) I have read from several sources that these are great for fry. I do not have any fry in my tank (my GBR's are trying but still learning) so can I still feed the newly hatched shrimp, or would they be too small? I have cories, tetra, danios and 2 GBR if thats any help.

4) When setting up the hatchery, and rinsing the shrimp it mentions using fresh water - does this mean tap water or dechlorinated water or tank water?

Thanks in advance for this. Have been inspired by Puddlefishes articles, if this works (or even if not), might have a go at whiteworms next! :laugh:

Bill

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27 Apr 2011 13:24 #2 by JohnH (John)

Replied by JohnH (John) on topic Re: DIY Brine Shrimp Question

Bill,
Congratulations on making the decision to give the Brine Shrimps a try.
Here are a few answers based upon my experiences of hatching the stuff - and feeding it as well.

1] Any bulb which gives off a degree of warmth will do - as my Fish Room is heated I do not need to use a bulb for heating.
This time of year you will hatch them perfectly well at room temperature anyway (although hatching rate may be a little slower at the slightly lower temperatures).
2] My recommendation would be to use as much as you can gather then dump the rest along with the discarded shells. If you do have lots you can put them into a shallow tray and freeze them, but they never seem to be as greedily eaten as when they are alive and 'jumping'.
3] They are great for fry but also for larger Fish as well. Even adult Angels and Discus (my shoal of one) scour the tank for them.
4] I sometimes rinse them with tap water, but mostly just feed them straight from the sieve - unwashed. I have seen people rinse them and transfer them to a small tub of fresh dechlorinated water then 'squirt' them - water and all - into the tanks.
I guess this would be the more appropriate method of feeding, but my way's just as effective IMO.
5] Be warned that it has been proven that after hatching the nauplii quickly lose any nutritional value as they absorb their yolk sacs so they should be fed to your fish as soon as is practicable after hatching.
They can be given nutrition to boost their 'value' but I'll leave this advice to someone better qualified to tell you about it.
Good luck with your new venture Bill - let us know how you get on.

John

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N. Tipp

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl - year after year.

ITFS member.

It's a long way to Tipperary.

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28 Apr 2011 11:51 #3 by PompeyBill (Killian Walshe)

Replied by PompeyBill (Killian Walshe) on topic Re: DIY Brine Shrimp Question

Thanks for all the info John. Have ordered them from fleabay so just waiting for them to arrive. Will keep you updated on how I get on. It will prove to everyone that if I can do it anyone can, because these things never work out for me!! Lol :laugh:

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