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bottle

Inverted Soda Bottles

Use when a large supply is needed. You can use one or for. Or one for each day of the week or two per day 2 hours apart; this method scales well.


dishes

Hatchery Dishes

There are advantages to the Hatchery Dish method.


enriched

Nutrition

While good enough for all freshwater fish, for reef fish the EPA/DHA content needs to be enhanced. You can buy a commercial product called Selco or you can make it yourself. It's on the sixth page of the SRAC paper. Is there an advantage for freshwater fish? Yes, better nutrition means better growth and reproductive rates - it is worth trying on species that are struggling in captivity.


industry

Industry uses

When brine shrimp eggs are hatched and fed within four hours your fish enjoy the nutrients intended to keep the baby shrimp alive - the yolk sac. There is no better food for fry, but freshly hatched means freshly hatched.










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