Does anybody know a whole bunch of facts or a little bit about sea monkeys (Brine Shrimp)?

Answer 1

What do you want to know about them? I have a little colony (a sea monkey colony!) and there are some in my lab where they get fed to guppies as high-growth food. Also known as artemia.

If you're caring for them, you just have to do a few simple things and they'll get their own colony thriving on their own. They need oxygen (a constant supply from a bubbler is best) and food (algae, which you can feed in powder form, and let a little grow by placing their setup in indirect sun). They eat by swimming and flipping around and filter food through their little legs. Males have big crests on their heads, which they use to mate with females, who have these sort of egg-sac structures on the lower portion of their body. The males will attach their crests onto the female's egg-sac thing and swim around with them like that for a while (my monkeys did it once).

The eggs can resist drying out (which is why when you hatch them, they come in a dry powdery form). They live in saltwater but I think they can tolerate a wide range of salinities. You can feed them to some freshwater fish, like guppies, which find them a pretty tasty treat.

Answer 2

brine shrimp are also known as feeder shrimp.

but sea monkey fans don't like hearing that.

:D

koi fish love brine shrimp!

Answer 3

LOL. my kids recieved them for a gift once, and they lasted for a long time! they are very tiny, kinda gross in some ways, but fun to look at! you have to feed them a kinda greenish powder, with a little scoop, just be carful not to tip over the container they are in! we did, all over some pizza! gross, alot survived, they have been around for a while!!

Answer 4

I used to LOVE them.

fun, fun , fun

I even had carriers to bring them to school with me

I was around 10 or so.

Answer 5

http://www.sea-monkeys.com/