If you’re starting your own brine shrimp journey (or upgrading your tank like I did), here’s everything I personally use and recommend to keep them happy, healthy, and actually thriving ✨
This is the Sea Monkeys kit I started with! It comes with 2 packets of salt, 1 packet of eggs, 1 large packet of food & food scoop, a pipette, a small starter tank, a magnifying glass & stickers.
*PLEASE REMEMBER MOST INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRINE ...
Wow in the World SEA Creatures Aquarium STEM Toy
This heater has a thermometer on it and u can control the temperature very easily, so far it's been 100% reliable! I keep my tank at 79°F!
Mini Adjustable Aquarium Heater
This is the air pump I use, but you have to either use an air control valve or bend the tube and tape it like I did to get the perfect airflow. It should be a steady stream of bubbles, not a bunch of fast bubbles that cause major water movement. Ther...
Air Pump - Pawfly
This is the little shrimp cave I got :) I ended up not using the suction cup and just put it in the tank upside down!
Uniclife Shrimp Cave Aquarium Coral Rock Hide
This is the new tank I got them! It's 1 gallon, shaped like a half circle, and has a LED light attachment that you can put on either the top or the bottom of the tank! It's 100% spacious enough for a family of brine shrimp!
1 Gallon Half Moon Fish Tank with LED Lights
This is the 3 pack of artificial plants I got from petsmart!
Top Fin® Artificial Skinny Aquarium Plant Variety Pack
This is the gravel I got!!!!! Make sure to clean it really good before you put them in the tank, but NEVER use soap on anything that will be used in a brine shrimp hatchery.
Top Fin® Premium Aquarium Gravel - Black & Neon
These are the brine shrimp eggs I'll be buying if I end up needing more! I really want a ton of them 😆 They're listed as having a 90% hatch rate and the reviews agree that the hatch rate is very high!
Brine Shrimp Eggs for Hatching
This is the food powder I'm going to buy! I believe it is 99% blue-green spirulina powder which is just blue & green algae.