Fairy Shrimp – Brine Shrimp – Sea Monkeys

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I am going to brine some shrimp later and suggestions i have seen say to brine for 30 minutes at room temperature. Problem is, I want to prepare them and put them in some tupperware for transport to a friend’s bbq. If I leave them in the brine after i clean them and just stick the containers in the fridge after 30 minutes at room temp, will sitting in there too long break down the shrimp meat?

1. In the following picture what is meant by “rigid tubing”. Is it somewhat special tubing?Can i use normal tubing?

2. “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.”
Can i use paper towel instead of a special net?
Are you seperating the BBS from the water?

3. “Pour a bit of clean fresh or (preferred) saltwater through the net to rinse the Brine Shrimp.”
Why?Wont they die without the water?

4. Can i then put them in a container to keep them alive, so i can feed them live to my guppy fry?

5. How long to they stay alive?

Thanks!

Last year I bought a packet of brine shrimp eggs. (To feed freshwater fish) Now that I have a marine tank (65gallon with 4 percula clowns and small corals)(it’s fully matured so now i’m starting to add corals) Will brine shrimp lay eggs in the tank. Last time I fed my percula clowns brine shrimp was last week and last night after I turned off the light and looked into my tank with a small torch I could see some brine shrimp swimming around.
Will they breed themselves? Or is there anyway to promote breeding? I want them for the perculas and coral.
Any advice would be much appreciated.

i have had 2 peacock eels and 2 medium sized bala sharks for 4 days now and none of them will eat anything i put in their tank. i’ve tried bloodworms, brine shrimp and tropical flakes but nothing seems to work. please help!
the temp is 77 and its lighted, and has a stress coat in the water.

I hatch brine shrimp and then grow them in a 2.5gal aquarium to feed my adult guppies. =)