| | |  | Nets, Traps, Breeding/Hatching | Home » » » » Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit, 5.3 Lbs | | | | | | | Description: | | Hatch your own fish food or use as an educational tool. Includes 3 packets of hatch mix. Add soda bottle, air pump and water. | | | Features: | |
• ROY-ASF66190
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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17 of 21 found the following review helpful:
This is not a Brine Shrimp HatcheryJul 28, 2007
By David L. Morris
It is the base for a hatchery and some instructions on how to construct a hatchery. What you see in the photo is not what you get. You get the small black base, the tubing, the shrimp mix and some instructions. The cylinder you see attached to the base is a two liter coke bottle you provide. In addition you'll need an air pump, lighting and some way of keeping the water at 80 degrees (if you want to follow the instructions).
I'd read several articles on building a hatchery, but chose to buy this one instead because it appeared to have a solid plastic cylinder.
On the plus side having the air hose running out of the base so that it can double as a siphon is nice. Still the base, while solid, rattles around a lot once you start pumping air into it.
I have no opinion on the hatch mix yet except that much of it seems to end up on the sides of the bottle and it comes from China, so I am more than a little worried about what's actually in it.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 A complete scamSep 16, 2011
By Adam B. Howard
This is something I could have done myself, at home, without buying it or paying any shipping. You basically use a 2 litter soda bottle, an air pump, and add water with shrimp eggs. If you order this, they provide a stand. FYI: I would get the same results without their stand and using a glass vase -vs- a plastic soda bottle.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
40 hours and few only a have hatched.Mar 14, 2011
By Roycl
The directions say to use water with over 8 PH, I used RO water and raised it to 9 PH. It said to keep the eggs between 80 and 82 DEG F, my heater was set at 81 DEG F and checked with a thermometer. It says the eggs will hatch in 24 to 36 hours, it has been 40 hours and only a few eggs have hatched. I would say less than .5% have hatched. People are getting better results with a cheep Sea Monkey kit.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Yes, picture misleading, but used correctly it works fine.May 01, 2012
By Kathleen A. Skovan
I am a breeder of freshwater Angelfish, and the best first food for Angelfish fry is newly hatched baby brine shrimp. I have at least four of these units going at all times in order to meet my need for 4-5 times a day fry feeding, and they work extremely well.
True- the soda bottle is NOT included (but hardly difficult to obtain), nor is an air pump, but the base alone is worth the money as it makes keeping the eggs suspended and harvesting the newly hatched shrimp a breeze. I have never had one "rattle" unless the airline was not properly fed out through the notch in the base.
It's important to know this is NOT meant to do anything other than HATCH brine shrimp eggs for IMMEDIATE use, it is not for growing shrimp. In fact after a very few hours unused shrimp should be discarded since they will have consumed their yolk sack and are no longer nutritious, and more importantly can be bacteria laden (hence the odor another reviewer referred to) and actually dangerous to feed to your fish. They should be used as soon after hatching as possible and are extremely small and not often eaten by most adult fish, although many tetras, danios, and even cory cats relish them and after a while even some of the larger fish figure out they are edible and methodically hunt them down.
As for difficulty actually getting them to hatch, that can be due to several things. I use shrimp eggs by the lb. and therefore mix my own brine using solar salt, Epson salt, and baking soda- everyone's water is different and you really need to get the mix right for a good hatch. Only once, in an emergency did I use the "Hatch Mix" that comes with the kit- I got a semi-decent yield so I assume it was fairly fresh. Brine shrimp eggs really MUST be refrigerated even for short term storage, and frozen long term, so I question the quality of the eggs that come with the base. I'm sure many won't hatch much if at all. That is why I give it 4 stars rather than 5. If you need tiny newly hatched live brine shrimp, buy quality eggs from a specialty site, store them properly, and you should get good results with this hatchery base.
Dont BuyMar 01, 2012
By Steve R Tester
This was a COMPLETE failure,.. I tried it multiple times and followed the instructions precisely. I was dissapointed at first because it does not include an air-pump and mostly because the shrimp hatched and then died and rotted. I worked in the pet industry for 7 years and I know both fresh and saltwater environments. I know how to run a biological system and this FAILS. I was lazy and fooled,.. don't make the same mistake.
Don't buy this product!
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