- The best temperatures for hatching Brine Shrimp eggs is between 80°F and 82°F.
- Lower temperatures will result in a longer hatch time.
- Light is also required in the first few hours of incubation in order to trigger the hatching mechanism.
- Maintaining a light source during the entire incubation period will help to maximize hatch results.
Disconnect the air line from the air pump, without shaking the bottle, which will mix everything up, again. Lower the end of the air line to a level below the bottle and drain the water through a Brine Shrimp net into a container. Stop draining when the shrimp have been drained out and before the empty egg shells reach the end of the rigid tube.
Pour a bit of clean fresh or (preferred) saltwater through the net to rinse the Brine Shrimp. You can either move the clean shrimp to a grow out container (the DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery works great for this, too) or feed directly to your tank critters. See Growing Out Juvenile Brine Shrimp for more information about growing your new Brine Shrimp to maturation.
Rinse out the Brine Shrimp Hatchery and either store it or set it up again for another hatch the next day.
