Feed fish Sea Monkeys?

[sen5241b]

Anyone tried feeding their fish Sea Monkeys also known as artemia nyos?

http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211185

Its my understanding that they come from dry lake beds.

 

[wontonflip]

LOL I had a kit growing up. I always thought they were just imaginary. I don't think ours ever hatched.

 

[SSalty]

There just brine shrimp.

 

[sen5241b]

There just brine shrimp.

Yes, but apparently they do originate from lake beds. I just looked at this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-Monkeys

This might be a good idea if they are ich free. I've heard it said that live brine shrimp can be a source of ich.

 

[Smitty]

I also had them growing up...they may be ich free, but have no nutritional value.

 

[sen5241b]

I also had them growing up...they may be ich free, but have no nutritional value.

Yeah but they have feelings. :toothy12:

 

[ndepratt]

sea monkeys are literally just brine shrimp. they hardly any nutritional value... you might as well try a nice PE or hikari mysis shrimp.

ich isn't the bubonic plague, just throwing that out there, take it as you will.

 

[Alexander]

anyone remember this one? lol

MOM! IM GOD OFTHE SEA PEOPLE


Seriously though, even though the nutritional value is low you could easily add some selcon to some before you feed and make a great food for mandarin or any other fish that needs the live food in the beginning.

 

[yote]

My kids had a couple of those sea monkey kits they got from wal-mart.
One kits never hatched,the other 2,well lets just say my fish LOVED the live brine shrimp:D

 

[Bifferwine]

I feed my fish live baby brine shrimp once in a while. Yeah it has no nutritional value, but I think it's fun and exciting for them! Mental enrichment, you know! As long as it's not the ONLY thing they're eating, there's no harm in them eating sea monkeys on a regular basis. I hatch mine in a soda bottle with an airstone. The fish go CRAZY when I dump them in the tank.