Hi I have tested this product twice before writing this review. Good eggs with decent hatch rate.This is a 6 gram vial of brine shrimp eggs as described and in the picture, it seems like a small amount but it is definitely a lot. This will feed my 5 tetras and baby bala shark for many months. It only comes with the eggs, you will need a few other things that aren't hard to find. Okay, Lets get started.
The directions on the back tells you to use WAY too much brine shrimp eggs at once. Keep in mind if you do not feed the brine shrimp they will die within a couple days so you want to hatch as much as you would use in a day or two. I have done the math and lowered the measurements to 1 cup instead of 1 quart. The way I set up my hatchery is simple.
You will need a glass jar. Inside you will put:
1 cup of Tap water or Tank water. (I used dechlorinated water from my fish tank.)
1 pinch of baking soda to buffer the pH of the water.(This will help improve the hatch rate of the eggs.)
An air pump WITHOUT an airstone.(Use the end of the tubing and place it at the bottom of the jar.)
1/4 of a teaspoon of eggs. (Doesn't have to be exact, can be a bit more or less you would still get a good amount of brine shrimp)
For the salt you will need 1.5 or 1 and a half teaspoon of [NON-IODIZED] kitchen salt, sea salt, or aquarium salt. (I used Non-Iodized Sea salt. These salts will increase hatch rate compared to [IODIZED] table salt).
You want to keep the water at 80-85 degrees this will make them hatch faster. You might have to get creative here, You can try and find a way to get your hatchery secured at the very top of the water in your tank so your heater will do the job for you.
Before you throw everything in the jar and set up your hatchery, I recommend you take your time by adding a pinch of baking soda to your water and letting it mix for a minute. Then you will add your 1/4 teaspoon of eggs and let the air pump mix the eggs around the jar. [Do not add the salt yet!] Let your eggs mix for atleast an hour before you add salt. Once everything is set up, you can leave it alone for 24 hrs.
Once 24hrs is up you will definitely see live brine shrimp and they are ready to be cleaned and fed to your fish. I like to let my jar sit for a couple extra hours as this allows more eggs to hatch.
This is the end of my super long review, to those who read it please let me know if it was helpful and have fun. Thanks!
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Used this with a brine shrimp hatchery product and they came to life quickly. Fish very happy. These are a great supplemental food source for my fish, when I am away and cannot feed them on schedule. This product works, but at the time I bought it I did not know that it did not contain the salt mixture needed to hatch the eggs. It does come with directions and tells you what you need to add but it was not the product I really was looking for. This company also sells packets that contain the salt already, which I personally like more. It is really up to you which kind you like, just know that this product does not contain the salt needed. It would be more favorable if the small 6 gm vial was shown, rather than what appears to be a large 2.75 oz bottle.
