Artemy (Artemia salina), the crustacean reaching in length of 8 millimeters and more. It is found in solonovodny reservoirs of the southern regions of Russia and the CIS. The crustacean lays eggs which are washed by waves ashore. They are brought together by purveyancers for the purpose of sale in the pet-shops trading in sterns for fishes. From eggs Artemy it is possible to receive live forage for aquarian fishes in house conditions.
1. Get packing of eggs Artemy in pet-shop. This forage is convenient that it can be stored for years therefore do not pay attention that eggs dry. As forage for fishes there are juveniles Artemy. Before conclusion Artemy soak eggs of these crustaceans within half an hour in 5% solution of table salt. Then wash out eggs Artemy under the crane several seconds and put them in incubator.
2. Fill on 2/3 3-liter bank otstoyanny (without chlorine) with water. Dissolve in it 3 tablespoons of salt. Lower some floating alga in bank. Put in solution teaspoon of just washed out eggs Artemy. Lower in bank hose from the microcompressor with the spray on the end. Connect the compressor to network and achieve such air flow that it did not allow eggs to settle Artemy on bottom. Lower the thermometer in bank. Make the round-the-clock illumination. At temperature of 20 degrees of heat the crustaceans will hatch in 2 days, and at 28 degrees of heat — already in a day. You bring crustaceans Artemy at the same temperature what is established at you in aquarium. In this case, having got to aquarium, they will live longer.
3. Buy dropper in pharmacy. Separate from it needle, the dilator and clip. When catching crustaceans Artemy use dropper as draining hose. Prepare piece of the fabric which is well passing water. Filter by means of hose through fabric necessary quantity of crustaceans for forage to fishes. Return back the merged salt water in bank. If it is abundant to aerate water in bank, then crustaceans will live at you several days. In fresh water of Artemy perishes in several hours. To grow up large to Artemy, serving as forage for larger fishes, deliver to bank with salty water on sunlight. When it acquires seaweed, start crustaceans there. Seaweed are it forage. It is possible to add to water of orange peels. Crustaceans will begin to grow intensively and even to breed.
4. The fine starting forage for the majority of small breeds of aquarian fishes is Artemy (the guppy, sword-bearers, neon and others). You store dry eggs in densely closed boxes in the dry, cool place. Some aquarians store eggs Artemy in the plastic bags placed on the lower shelf of the fridge.