Hello my friends!! I bought this Sea Monkey egg thing, but i don’t know how to hatch them without a kit. is there any specific type of water to hatch them all in? And is there anything that has to be in the water for them? Since im using my old sea monkey tank that’s all cleaned out, im only using a pinch of eggs :) anything helps!!!
Starting to get algae build up and I’m excited , no one in my life understands this excitement so I share with you guys 🤓
I apologize for the mess on the table
I was wondering if I could just use kosher salt instead of marine salt for a sea monkey tank. I’m going to use a 10gal, so I would need quite a bit of salt and I don’t wanna spend more money than I have to. Let me know pls
Hi everyone.
I posted a few days ago about one of my sea monkeys that had a black horn, or it was on the end when I posted, then the whole thing turned black and he passed away a day later 💔
I bought a refractometer and the salinity in both tanks was perfect, so I assumed something had happened to the poor little guy. But over the last 2/3 days I have noticed more of the adults have passed away 💔 none of them had any black spots, and now today I have woken up and all are dead in both tanks, except for 1 adult in each and some tiny babies in my original tank 💔 I'm so upset. I feed them only once or twice a week, and I have an air stone I use daily for about 20-30 seconds in each tank.
The only thing I can think is that I had to use flea spray on the carpets two days ago (thanks to my cats and very hot weather, and I've never had to do that before) but I saw some on there and didn't want any in my house. I read that it is very toxic to aquatic life, so I moved both tanks into the bathroom all night and most of the next morning, before putting them back on the bedroom windowsill.
I moved the air stone out too, but I am gutted to think somehow this stuff got in and that I caused all my little babies harm 💔💔 nothing was sprayed near them, but something has happened to lose all of them like this 😓
There is one in each tank swimming around right now, and some little babies in my original tank, but I know I am likely to lose them soon 😓 I was really careful not to spray with them in the room, but I don't know if somehow it got in despite my efforts and I feel so sad.
Hi pico I am 11 years old from the uk and I watch your videos and love them!:) I also have sea monkeys as I was inspired by you.I have the ocean volcano and i am waiting for my eggs to hatch as i got it yesterday and thank you for all the entertainment you have given me! you are my favorite youtuber and the only good one I have found who talks about sea monkeys. My favorite video of yours is either the watch aquarium of the ocean volcano one or maybe the hydro pets one so thanks for reading if you get this!
You see what I see right, does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it.
i can’t believe i’m a mother
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Got the new tank today saw picocosmos new video loved the hatch and growth rate figured id give it a try and when they grow ill move them to a bigger tank :)
Had to remove them from main tank for general cleaning and trying to get a green carpet in the tank so for a couple weeks they going to be in the flask hopefully they stay healthy until ready to move back.
hi!! i got sea monkeys as sort of a joke when i visited utah at new years, and now i’m OBSESSED. i have 7 adults that are still alive from the initial packet (ocean zoo brand). the 4 females are constantly pregnant & laying eggs. i finally had a ton of babies hatch recently and i was SO excited! but now, only a few are left & idk how to help? idk why they’re all dying :(
i’m only using the tank that came with the kit, do i need to size up or add anything? i have a good bit of algae growth on the bottom now & i aerate by pouring half the tank into a cup and back into the tank every day. do i need an aerator? temps are pretty constant & warm where i keep them.
is it even possible to turn the starter kit into a sustainable colony or do i need a more advanced set up?
I have a small but what was a thriving colony in a 0.5 gallon tank that still appears normal with pairs often mating, I have 4 pregnant females. They’re super active and show no signs of stress. I found one dead shrimp (juvenile) yesterday morning, and a a mature adult this morning. I now have a pregnant female at the bottom of the tank still kicking a bit, but doubtful she’s going to make it.
The only thing I can think of is accidentally over-feeding live phytoplankton two days ago.
Any advice on what could be happening or what to do would be greatly appreciated!! I’m new to the hobby but do a lot of research and I don’t know what is suddenly going wrong!
Tank info:
0.5 gallons
Salinity (tested with refractometer): 25ppt (I know this is low, I’ve been gradually increasing with instant ocean over weeks after I got a refractometer and realized this tank was extremely low even though they were doing fine then too!)
Water temperature: 75F (10W heater with thermostat)
Air stone runs intermittently for 8 every 6 hours plus an additional interval at night (even with multiple control valves and an air escape tube I can’t get a low enough stream to leave it on continuously)
Feed: live phytoplankton in small amounts every ~1-3 days
The only thing that has changed is extremely gradual salinity increase with daily increments. Please help!!
Thats how it looks with its night time. Super cool!
This was my betta old 3.5 gallon half moon tank. I plan to use it as a sea monkey tank once I successfully hatch the sea monkeys in the smaller tank they came with. Should I remove the gravel and rocks and replace it with sand? Or is bare bottom better?
Edit: okay based on what other people are saying in this reddit is that gravel kills sea monkeys. Ill be removing the gravel.
It’s my first tank and it’s been about two weeks. This thing just popped up. Anyone know what it is? Should I remove it or is it algae in an early state?