I am completely new to keeping shrimp (and this website); all of my aquarium experience is with a single beta, who my family managed to keep alive for 3 years before he developed some kind of malignant tumor and eventually died. I now have a marimo ball from that beta's tank, which has lived in an old jam jar with infrequent water changes for several years and is covered in algae. I found some "sea monkey" kits in my basement and had the idea of starting a planted brine shrimp tank in a 5 gallon tank, but can't find any information on keeping brine shrimp for non-feeder purposes beyond the "EcoSphere" (which I don't think is a viable method since the shrimp population dies out after about 5 years, when it should continue to reproduce) and long-term feeder populations in unplanted tanks.
Does anyone have any ideas/tips for keeping a planted tank of just brine shrimp? I'm open to putting other invertebrates in if it would improve the system's health. This setup is also going to be in a student-geared 3-person apartment, so I can't get a huge setup; a phytoplankton culture like Phytoplankton Culture Kit - Nannochloropsis would be feasible if live food beyond what would grow on the plants is necessary.
Does anyone have any ideas/tips for keeping a planted tank of just brine shrimp? I'm open to putting other invertebrates in if it would improve the system's health. This setup is also going to be in a student-geared 3-person apartment, so I can't get a huge setup; a phytoplankton culture like Phytoplankton Culture Kit - Nannochloropsis would be feasible if live food beyond what would grow on the plants is necessary.
