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Welcome to our step by step guide to hatching Baby Brine Shrimp. Live freshly hatched BBS is the best food for newly free swimming Angelfish. The next preferred food is freshly harvested cold stored BBS. This page will cover the task of cold storing Baby Brine Shrimp. There are several methods of cold storing BBS. This page explains simple cold storage which is the preferred method here at the AMH for short term cold storage. Other methods may include freezing. Here at the Angelfish Micro Hatchery we suggest freezing BBS only as a solution to storage needs over 48 hours.

Short term cold storage of freshly harvested BBS allows the hobbyist to supply their Angelfish fry continuous diet of both freshly harvested and live BBS. Each time a batch of BBS is harvested a portion may be fed live to fry and the remainder stored for use later. While relying on additional feedings of BBS from cold storage the hobbyist is free to began to incubate a new batch of BBS. Thus maintaining a continuous diet of both freshly harvested and live BBS.

	Freshly hatched Baby Brine Shrimp are the preferred choice for feeding Angelfish fry. Once harvested and rinsed BBS may be  placed in cold storage and used at a convenient time. They may remain in storage for 36 hours. This allows time to incubate a new batch of BBS.
	A small clear plastic cup with a lid make an excellent container for storing BBS. Cut a hole the size of a quarter in the lid to make a spill proof top and maintain air circulation.
	Hatcheries benefit greatly from the use of refrigeration. A container may be placed inside the household refrigerator to provide cold storage space for fish supplies. A compact refrigerator dedicated to fish keeping supplies is preferred and recommended by us.
	Freshly harvested, rinsed and stored in fresh water BBS may be kept refrigerated for 36 hours until used. BBS stored in salt water will keep slightly longer. BBS stored in salt water should be rinsed before feeding.
	Feed BBS from cold storage slowly in the same manner as freshly hatched BBS.  Maintaining an 36 hour inventory of BBS in cold storage allows the hobbyist to supply a continuous diet of both freshly harvested and live BBS.
	Pictured here from left to right are some typical supplies stocked by Angelfish breeders in cold storage. They are decapsulated brine shrimp eggs, freshly harvested BBS, brine shrimp cyst and a container of black worms. A box of opened soda is added to control odors.

We have created a gallery of images of Brine Shrimp hatcheries from pictures that have been submitted or collected by us from all over the internet. You will see many examples of BBS hatcheries including popular versions sold in local pet stores in actual use.  Click on the links below to see our introduction to Baby Brine Shrimp, view the AMH Gallery of BBS Hatcheries or continue on to the next section of the AMH BBS Hatching Guide.