Oh yes, I do consider that is way too conservative!Įspecially compared to my experience when I had sea monkeys in the 1990s.Īs soon I read the instructions when I came back from my Sea Monkeys hiatus on June 2019 I disagree with that feeding schedule.Īctually I decided to completely ignore it and start feeding 2 leveled scoops of food each other day!
#Sea monkey eat manual#
"3 Days a week seems much more excessive than what the manual recommends, do you think it's too conservative in your experience?" (2) At some point you will see more babies growing into juveniles and eventually into adults. (1) That you will see a continue dark line on their back more often, instead of the food moving through. What I expect to happen in the next two weeks: "is fine if the water gets a little cloudy, as long as it is clearer before the next scheduled feeding day. So Wednesday could be the second day that you feed them this week.Īnd keep in mind the "Check to Avoid Overfeeding": "1 Feed = 1 leveled scoop of Sea Monkeys food" "Feed them 3 days per week, not two days in a row" Since today is Monday, and you already fed them, I would suggest to try the feeding schedule below, that I have been using since June 2019 each time that I start a typical Sea Monkeys tank, that normally are between 12 oz / 355 ml and 16 oz / 470 ml.
#Sea monkey eat full#
(Since the adults cannot have their gut full at any time). Hmm, I am concern that if you can see the food moving through, instead of seeing a solid line, that might indicate that there is no enough micro food pieces for the babies. Sorry, I meant what you said if it was the standard Growth Food (sachet #3) or some other brand. The only thing, is that although the line should be always visible on the adults, the juveniles need to grow for a while, before you can see the line on their back.īut if you see a well defined pair of eyes, or you can see the ripple of their fins when swimming, then they have grown enough that you should see the dark line on their back.ĭo not allow the line of the adults become clearer before the next feeding, that would mean no enough food for babies or juvenilesĪn even if you reach the point that you see all the adults with dark line on their back, but you have seen babies for weeks or for months, but they are not growing up, then you should increase the feeding rate again.īecause the babies are not getting enough micro food particles to grow up to be able to eat larger food particles." One way to confirm that you are feeding them enough, is a dark line in the back of the Sea Monkey/Aqua Dragon/Brine Shrimp. "But you do not want the water pristine clear before you feed them again. Then you need to reduce the frequency/quantity of the feeding." Or the water starts to smell like swampy water or like rotten eggs, (Meaning that the water is the same level or darker before the next feeding day) "Just have in mind for when they multiply, or they grow older, if you want to increase the feeding rate, is fine if the water gets a little cloudy, as long as it is clearer before the next scheduled feeding. This should apply, no matter how few, or how many Sea Monkeys/Aqua Dragons/Brine Shrimps how young or how old or how big the tank is. None of the starting tanks failed by starvation because I could not see their dark line yet. And do not worry, I have started multiple tank with that feeding schedule and today all their descendant are doing great.
So as I mentioned before the feeding schedule is a suggestion, if you want, you can tune the feeding schedule.Īs the tank/colony becomes older, I normally use the "Check to avoid Overfeeding" and the "Check to avoid Starving", when I decide to change the feeding schedule.īut when starting a tank, I just do the Overfeeding Check, since I will not be able to see the line on their back until they have grown a little. When I start a tank, I wait the 5 days, and then I start using a more frequent feeding schedule that most people recommend.īut "Each tank is unique based on multiple factors of their environment". If you are starting the tank, feeding is not necessary for the first 5 days, because they feed themselves with kind of a yolk for that period. I made a related video about feeding Sea Monkey babies and juveniles, but it does apply to Brine Shrimps in general.
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