Ocean Nutrition Artemia Cysts, also known as Brine Shrimp Eggs, have a hatching percentage of more than 90%. They will hatch into Artemia nauplii (baby brine shrimp) in 18 to 30 hours. Artemia nauplii are known to be the ideal live food for the first stages of many marine and freshwater tropical fish and for many invertebrates.

• 100% of the finest brine shrimp eggs from the Great Salt Lake!
• Innovative Nitro Pack inner package assures a great hatch (> 90% hatching percentage).
• Ideal for reef tanks and baby fish!

Note: To hatch Artemia cysts you will need the eggs, sea salt, a hatching container, air supply, heating, light source and a thermometer. You Tube is a great source of information on how to hatch brine shrimp and use as a live food for your fish.

Brine Shrimp could be hatched and raised for use as live food for these groups of fish:

Nano Reef, Dwarf Cichlids, Angels, Angels – Pygmy Angels, Livebearers, Shrimps, Pipefish, Shrimps, Damsels, South-American Cichlids, Tetras, Seahorses, Rainbow Fish, Angels, Danios, Mandarins – Cardinals, Hawkfish, Victoria Cichlids, Cichlids, Soft Corals, Razorfish, Invertebrates, Mollies, Discus, Gobies, Barbs, Discus – Angels, Blennies, Barbs – Tetras – Rasboras, Surgeonfish, Seahorses – Razorfish, Mandarins, Hard Corals, Tanganyika Cichlids, Crustaceans, Anthias, Gobies – Blennies, Rasboras, Crabs, Cardinals, Shrimps – Crayfish – Crabs, Malawi Cichlids, Damsels – Anthias, Clownfish, Butterflyfish, Killifish, Crayfish, Guppies, Platies, Pygmy Angels, Swordtails