Very cool! I just bought a bag of decapsulated brine online for a batch of baby axolotl eggs that should hatch in a few days. Now I know that instead of spending $35 for an amount that I will never use in a few weeks, I can do small batches at home, when needed. You've got some great videos. I've been interested in seahorses for well over 20 years and just haven't pulled the trigger on them yet. Back in those days, the only resource for captive bred was Ocean Riders. They seem to be all over the place now.
The other thing I've read but haven't tried myself is you can decapsulate a large amount of eggs and then store them in the fridge in a saturated brine solution. A saturated brine solution is basically water that has as much salt in it that no more will dissolve.
I just found your channel and am so thankful for all of the tips and tricks. I do have a question. Is there a way to decapsulate a large amount of eggs at once and keep them until they're needed?
@Billy Hall so glad you are finding my experiences useful. Yes, you can decapsulate larger amounts of brine shrimp and store them. However, I don't recommend processing more than a full tablespoon at once because the hatch will last only a few weeks in a refrigerator. To store leftovers, you should place the rinsed hatch in a tiny amount of water and supersaturate it with sea salt. That means continuing to add aquarium salt to the mixture until the salt no longer breaks down. In other words, the salt is no longer dissolving because there is so much of it. Once the mixture reaches supersaturation, then you are able to store the processed eggs in the refrigerator for up to a couple of weeks. If I get a chance, I'll try to do a video on this in the future. I appreciate the idea. Best of luck!
Ive seen a few methods of decapsulating brine shrimp eggs and I think yours is the most simple!
Very cool! I just bought a bag of decapsulated brine online for a batch of baby axolotl eggs that should hatch in a few days. Now I know that instead of spending $35 for an amount that I will never use in a few weeks, I can do small batches at home, when needed. You've got some great videos. I've been interested in seahorses for well over 20 years and just haven't pulled the trigger on them yet. Back in those days, the only resource for captive bred was Ocean Riders. They seem to be all over the place now.
The other thing I've read but haven't tried myself is you can decapsulate a large amount of eggs and then store them in the fridge in a saturated brine solution. A saturated brine solution is basically water that has as much salt in it that no more will dissolve.
I just found your channel and am so thankful for all of the tips and tricks. I do have a question. Is there a way to decapsulate a large amount of eggs at once and keep them until they're needed?
@Billy Hall so glad you are finding my experiences useful. Yes, you can decapsulate larger amounts of brine shrimp and store them. However, I don't recommend processing more than a full tablespoon at once because the hatch will last only a few weeks in a refrigerator. To store leftovers, you should place the rinsed hatch in a tiny amount of water and supersaturate it with sea salt. That means continuing to add aquarium salt to the mixture until the salt no longer breaks down. In other words, the salt is no longer dissolving because there is so much of it. Once the mixture reaches supersaturation, then you are able to store the processed eggs in the refrigerator for up to a couple of weeks. If I get a chance, I'll try to do a video on this in the future. I appreciate the idea. Best of luck!