[vance71975]

Originally Posted by DiscusIt'sWhats4DinneR

okay, i wanted everyone to know that our shrimp operation is now in full swing.


the highly pregnant shrimp rests alone tonight in a beat up eclipse 3 with packing tape sealing it's leaky cracks, naturally stashed in a closet with an airstone, a bio sponge and a 24" allglass light hood resting on top.

it isnt pretty, but we have a potentially effective shrimp hatchery.

her eggs are translucent now with little tiny black dots visible, these are apparently shrimp egg eyeballs. so i predict it shouldnt be too much longer until she starts dropping the eggs. then out she goes and in goes a load of marine salt mix.

ive got all the components in line except for a food for the baby shrimp.
i really wish somebody could give me an answer as to if i could be feeding them just spirulina powder. it's just easy for me because i have had no luck in finding any phytoplankton locally... except for the last lonely preopened jar at petco or a half gallon for 60 dollars at my lfs..
and i just dont feel like ordering something online unless it is the last option.

i want to give them spirulina powder. can they eat it?
can i just grind up flakes with a mortar and pestle? or is it not that simple...?

Im assuming they filter feed as young so the powder wouldn't work all that well, it may but i would look for the Phyto.