Question: Getting away with not using baby brine shrimp.

[daniellog]

Hey there,
I have found some eggs on ebay and would quite like to raise some more again...maybe. However this time I was wondering if I could get away with using microworms instead of baby brine shrimp for them. Its just that its a bit of a pain to do all the baby brine shrimp thing last time with me sharing a flat.

So what do you reckon?

Dan

 

[Azhael]

Whiteworms alone are not suitable. They will work for a while, but long term they are not nutritious enough.
Perhaps Daphnia is a less messy option than brine shrimp, you could consider it. It works VERY well.

 

[daniellog]

I can buy it but I think it would be mostly too big for them as hatchings, not too sure. I think I'll just have to use bbs for two or three weeks then switch to Daphnia.

 

[esoteric]

I wouldn't recommend anything but BBS Dan - though saying that, buy a microworm culture off ebay so that you have a backup should your BBS fail.

 

[melfly]

I just got some 4 week old babies to eat frozen bloodworm and at 5 weeks one is eating pellets.
They have mixed foods BBS, grindleworm, frozen bloodworm nall at 4-5 weeks. So if you can train them young the food options are better and easier.

You can have some of my grindleworms if you want.

Mel

 

[daniellog]

My last batch took quite a while, I managed to get them onto live bloodworm after a while which was better. I've learnt a lot from the first lot of eggs so I reckon I could ween them onto dead food quicker next time.

 

[melfly]

Exactly.
The more you raise the more you learn.
No batch are ever the same though.
You just have to persevere and not give them a choice lol!

They sure know how to wrap you round their little finger!
I find at 4-5 weeks its best to try frozen bloodworm first before live as most of the time the live ones come out undigested. They have been given a head start with digestion with the frozen.

I'm talking with them with regards to breeding but Finley isn't looking too good just now.

Mel

 

[daniellog]

Whats up with him?

 

[melfly]

Not eating, just looking not right.
Could be the temp but its only on 21.
Will stick a bottle in.

Mel

 

[daniellog]

Oh dear, keep me updated on him!

 

[melfly]

I will do.

Mel