Fairy Shrimp – Brine Shrimp – Sea Monkeys

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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 a pair of 7-8 year old Oscars. They have their second batch of successfully hatched fry (free swimming for a day now.) The first batch has one surviver that is in it’s own tank. I know that I could remove them from their parents for a bigger # to survive but as a hobbyist, I have little resources of “takers” when the fry are big enough. I need suggestions with good filtration without sucking up the babies…I have tried panty hose on the end of my bio-filter tube but that doesn’t prevent fry from getting stuck to it. I also could use good suggestions for feeding them. I use brine shrimp and have used crushed flakes. With them in a big tank..how can I ensure they are finding the food?

I have tropical fish, I would like for them to grow bigger! I have had them for over a year and they aren’t growing. I feed them everyother day with flake food. I sometimes mix it up with frozen brine shrimp. I have about 11 fish in a 55 gal tank, there is plenty of room for them to grow!
I have:
4- tiger barbs
1- biker eel
1-very small red tail shark
1- Gromie
1- cat fish
2- tin foil barbs

My 8 year old daughter had a friend round and they were mucking about – my daughter denies all knowledge but the water in the seamonkey tank is higher and it smells of PERFUME! the sea monkeys were swimming frantically yesterday – today they seem ok although the water is cloudier than usual. I’m guessing that if they didn’t die yet they may survive? Any ideas/advice? I have thought about getting some more ‘purifier’ and just starting again (rescuing the surviving monkeys and putting them in the new water) what do you think? worth doing?

(poor little critters!)
Do I need to use the purifier? or will ordinary salt do? does anyone know the quantities of each?

About a year ago I started thinking about getting a pet rat. So first I bought sea monkeys and hermit crabs to make sure that I could manage a smaller pet, before jumping in and getting a rat. I took care of those guys fine, and I have finally presented my parents with the idea. I have full confidence that I can take care of the rat, and have researched a ton. My parents think that I would be a good rat owner, but they can’t stand the idea of me cleaning a cage. Isn’t is stupid that they don’t have another reason? I mean, it’s ME cleaning the cage, not them. How can I expess this to my parents, and do you agree that I should get one? Thanks!
as, yes, what a lovely reply?!?
ignore the first detail, lol!