Wyoming Reefers........anyone??

Maximizer · Sep 5, 2016

Ill have to look into designing a hatchery. Opens up a new world of possibilities haha.

Maximizer · Sep 5, 2016

Does the feeder tube have to be clear? Can i build it out of colored pex tubing?

Paul B · Sep 5, 2016

The tube does not have to be clear, it just needs to be thin. I would not build it thicker than about 3/8" or the shrimp will have trouble going down into the feeder. After you condense the shrimp. (I use a rotifer strainer from Florida Aqua Farms,) I put the shrimp and about a tablespoon of water into the little funnel, then add about an ounce of water and they all go into the feeder.
I use one of these for that and for all my feeding in general.

Maximizer · Sep 5, 2016

Do you have a picture of the strainer you use? Any problems with getting any off of the strainer/net?

Paul B · Sep 5, 2016

I don't have a picture but it is a rigid rotifer strainer. Go here and look for one for rotifers http://florida-aqua-farms.com/shop/plankton-collectors-4-inch/

After I strain the water and am left with the shrimp in the net, I "shoot some water in there and before it all filters out I quickly turn it over and pour the contents into a container. All the shrimp come right out.
I use one of those squeeze things above to shoot the water in and put it in the feeder.

Maximizer · Sep 5, 2016

Paul B said:
I don't have a picture but it is a rigid rotifer strainer. Go here and look for one for rotifers http://florida-aqua-farms.com/shop/plankton-collectors-4-inch/

After I strain the water and am left with the shrimp in the net, I "shoot some water in there and before it all filters out I quickly turn it over and pour the contents into a container. All the shrimp come right out.
I use one of those squeeze things above to shoot the water in and put it in the feeder.

Thanks for your help. I will see what i can come up with. Any specific brand of brine shrimp that is better than the others? Does the hole size of the cloth on the feeder matter? Can i use a plastic mesh with 1/8" holes?

Paul B · Sep 5, 2016

No, 1/8" is way to big. I use women's stockings. I make my wife buy them because that would just be weird for me to buy them. You need a mesh size that the shrimp can barely get through. You don't want the shrimp swimming through, you want them to get stuck so the fish suck them through. New Born brine shrimp are smaller than this
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Maximizer · Sep 5, 2016

Okay i will get some women's stockings lol and my girlfriend will definitely be buying them for me.

Devaji · Sep 5, 2016

Sweet thanks Paul. I am really thinking about get a mandrin now. 1st step built the feeder and buy the hatchery.
Maybe I mused it but you do sale the one you linked to yes?

If not I am sure I could DIY one to. For the aeration what small air pump is recommended? LPH?

Thanks for the inspiration. I am stocked about keeping my fav. Fish agin!!

Maximizer · Sep 5, 2016

Are San Francisco Bay Brand good eggs?

Paul B · Sep 5, 2016

I don't sell anything and any tiny air pump will work.

Paul B · Sep 5, 2016

San Francisco shrimp are fine

code4 · Sep 6, 2016

I bought my eggs from brine shrimp direct. They have rigid tubing also. I bought a small can, like a small coffee can. Still using the samples that came with the dishes over a year ago. The tube is about $2.00. Wish I had bought extra. It is green.

Shelley

Maximizer · Sep 6, 2016

code4 said:
I bought my eggs from brine shrimp direct. They have rigid tubing also. I bought a small can, like a small coffee can. Still using the samples that came with the dishes over a year ago. The tube is about $2.00. Wish I had bought extra. It is green.

Shelley

I was just looking at them. And they are somewhat local lol

code4 · Sep 6, 2016

Local, er some what even, is always great.

Shelley

code4 · Sep 6, 2016

Maximizer said:
Okay i will get some women's stockings lol and my girlfriend will definitely be buying them for me.

I used an old net. Mind you it was a tightly woven one. It was blue. A friend said they have them at Wal-Mart. Worth checking, might be next to the stockings!

Shelley

ChytownPrincess · Sep 6, 2016

Cheyenne checking in!

code4 · Sep 7, 2016

ChytownPrincess said:
Cheyenne checking in!

I drove right through Cheyenne yesterday. Had breakfast at Denny' s. I would love to check out some LFS the next time hubby and I go that way. To bad Great White in Fort Collins closed. I had noticed it was going downhill lately.

Glad to meet you!

Shelley