Wow, I need to feed baby brine shrimp every day just in case one day they have fry? I can get the cubes of frozen baby brine shrimp (instead of the frozen brine shrimp cubes) but I feel like most of it drifts away and goes to waste. I suppose there isn't much bioload in the tank anyway so shouldn't hurt even if they go to waste.I agree with MacZ. Just hatch BBS every day. If no fry, then the adults will happily eat it.
As I have learned from Mike and many others, live BBS is among the most nutritious food for most fish. All of my tanks get it as a supplement to frozen and dry. Live foods will also help induce breeding. Similar to your experience, my apistos are not enthusiastic about frozen BBS (though they do like other frozen foods).Wow, I need to feed baby brine shrimp every day just in case one day they have fry? I can get the cubes of frozen baby brine shrimp (instead of the frozen brine shrimp cubes) but I feel like most of it drifts away and goes to waste. I suppose there isn't much bioload in the tank anyway so shouldn't hurt even if they go to waste.
I´ve heard similar stories.I don't have definitive proof of this, but anecdotally, I also find feeding live foods like baby brine to parents help get them in the mood to spawn more so than other forms of food. So I tend to also throw in live baby brine to pairs I'm trying to get to spawn as well.
I have one of those - it works like a charm - the only dislike is the hassle of having to rehatch every other day to keep the bbs fresh and nutrious. The eggs they supply with the initial purchase is enough to last 4 to 6 months depending on how frequently you hatch em.This method couldn’t be simpler:
I hatch quite a bit less than this (about 1/4 scoop) and harvest it all within 18 hours.
I get > 90% hatch rate using that and typically only use 1/4 to 1/2 of the tiny scoop that comes with the hatchery.