HobbyArtemia Breeder

This makes it all so simple no air pump looking untidy, it produces plenty for one aquarium if larger scale may be better with a more traditional method of hatching, it works great for me.

I think this is a really good product. So easy to use and you get complete separation of the brine shrimp form the eggs if used properly. Okay, the bubbler hatcheries are maybe more efficient and better for the dedicated hobbyist who has loads of fry to feed, but for most people this will provide plenty of baby brine shrimp in a very hassle free way.Doesn't work very well with eggs re-mixed with salt, so sue separate salt and eggs rather than the pre-mixed stuff.

It actually works and it is decent looking. The downside you know already before buying it and that is that the hatch rates will be affected due to the lack of light and ozygen that hatching effectiveness is related to. I used this as second hatcher as I had a standard bubling reverse bottle as a first hatcher and in the standard one I saw baby shrimps after 24 hours whereas this one I saw after 2-3 days only (using same source of eggs and same source of water).However maybe this is even more suitable for Fairy Shrimps that does not require extra ozygen (I will try that next)...In short it is good and nice if you need only limited amount of artemia for the occational fry and if speed and hatching rate is not majorly important, but if you need a reliable stable supply you probably need to go with a system that adds oxygen. As mentioned maybe it can work perfectly for Fairy shrimp (without lid I assume as fairy shrimp needs light to hatch).

If you are just a home fish keeper and have a single tank, this is a perfect way to hatch brine shrimp. It's easy, clean and isn't a hassle. Just eat it up, fill with saline and add the eggs to the outside area. Then place in a warm / room temp room with an incandescent light bulb above it. The incandescent light provides both light and heat. No bubbling, no pumps no hassle. Just a decent amount of brine shrimp for a single tank for a couple of days. I admit that I do not use their own brine shrimp mix, I am not keep on it. I make my own saline solution and add eggs. I think it's easier and far cleaner that the max if eggs and salt that this band also sells.

This product works really well. My Angelfish bred for a second time and I struggled to hatch brine shrimp to feed to the fry until I tried this hatchery. I mixed 2 teaspoonfuls of sea salt with just over a pint of slightly warm water and carefully sprinked eggs around the outer section. It didn't work with the decapsulated eggs that you can also buy on amazon but i instead bought some great salt lake premium 90% hatch rate eggs on ebay and I had a good hatch after just one night. After dispensing a hatch into the aquarium I found it populates with enough brine shrimp again for a couple more servings before you need to clean it out and reset again. This hatchery is also very useful for separating the shrimp from the egg shells since they swim to the centre where the light is. I also purchased some live baby brine shimp and this hatchery was effective at separating the live shrimp from the eggs. Putting some extra light on the centre with a desk lamp also made it a bit more effective. It doesn't produce huge quantities but is perfect for the hobby aquarist who suddenly has a load of fry to feed. You can also mix with hikari first bites to increase the portion size when adding to the aquarium.

Does as it says, buy any brine shrimp eggs, place on a heat mat (bought one for plants for dual purpose), no air pump, not even 8 hours into it I had several hatch with using only half of a scoop provided by the hatchery which is literally tiny. I was skeptical of it, but that removed any doubt I had of it. Follow the instructions provided, I had a small bowl that I used boiling hot water to mix regular table salt with. Which was a small amount of water then poured it into a measuring cup and filled the rest with cold water to bump the temp down some. Added a tiny pinch of baking soda as city PH is 6.5 here. Added the water to the kit, placed things as they should be, added eggs, walked away and no issues. Did not bother with a light even. Just placed it next to my aquarium which has a light and that is enough to attract them. Nothing elaborate, very simple and simple ease to feed the fish with (Danios, Molly, Tetra)

Jellyfish love live munch

Bought this after seeing glowing reviews and watching a couple of videos. The unhatched eggs and shells mix with the baby brine shrimp in the seive and its basically impossible to separate them unless you waste an evening with a pipette. The whole idea is that you leave it absolutely still to minimise the amount of eggs in the seive but the lid is so tight it's impossible to remove it without causing some movement to the water inside. For £20 I think its quite overpriced and is not as effective as I thought it would be.