So I kept some leftover BS from one of my hatches. I put them into a 2 L bottle, occasionally feed them some phytoplankton, and rarely change their water. Despite this abuse, many of them are nearly 1" long and are reproducing! Is it worth trying to culture these on a larger scale as a food source?
Anybody keep a continuous culture of BS going? What type of setup works best for maintaining water quality - rely on water changes or is there a type of filtration that can be used without harming the shrimp?
What about the volumes needed? How much culture would one need to have a constant supply of larger BS for feeding growout fish or breeders? What about newly hatched BS - is it possible to produce these in the numbers needed to feed fry? Or would the unknown hatching time result in variable/unknown nutritional value of these freshly hatched BS?
I found lots of good info for their culture at the following link, especially as it relates to larger aquaculture operations. But I was wondering what other people here are doing on the 'hobbyist' scale.
http://www.fao.org/docrep.../w3732e00.htm#Contents (Lots of other good info here too! Phyto, rotifers, BS, copepods, etc..)