SFBB Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit

Grow your own live baby brine shrimp at home. The SFBB Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit is an easy, low-cost way to raise the best first food for fish fry. The kit includes the hatchery base and three packets of Hatch Mix; just add a 2-liter soda bottle, an air pump, and water. Within about a day you will have a fresh batch of protein-rich baby brine shrimp for your fry and small fish. Keep it stocked with Hatch Mix refills, or step up to the self-separating Shrimpery.

Why Hatch Your Own

• Live baby brine shrimp are the gold-standard first food for fish fry
• Reuses a common 2-liter soda bottle, so it is inexpensive and easy to run
• Comes with 3 Hatch Mix packets to get you started right away
• A great hands-on project and classroom demonstration
• Fresh baby brine shrimp on demand, far cheaper than buying frozen

What Is Included

• Hatchery base
• 3 packets of Hatch Mix (brine shrimp eggs plus salt)
• You supply: a clean 2-liter soda bottle, an air pump with airline, and water

How to Use

• Invert a clean 2-liter soda bottle into the base and add water
• Add one Hatch Mix packet and run gentle aeration
• Keep it warm, 80 to 82 F; baby brine shrimp hatch in 24 to 36 hours
• Turn off the air, let the shells settle, and harvest the shrimp from the bottom

Specifications

Designed to hatch fish food or as an educational tool. Not intended to raise shrimp to adult size.

Pair It With

• SFBB Hatch Mix refills and SFBB Brine Shrimp Eggs
• SFBB Shrimpery for a self-contained option that separates the shrimp for you
• Ocean Nutrition Instant Baby Brine Shrimp for a no-hatch alternative
• Browse all fish foods

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to supply?
A clean 2-liter soda bottle, a small air pump with airline, and water. The eggs and salt come in the included Hatch Mix packets.

How fast does it hatch?
Baby brine shrimp typically hatch in 24 to 36 hours at 80 to 82 F.

Freshwater or saltwater fry?
Both. Baby brine shrimp are a universal first food for fresh and marine fry.

How do I get refills?
Restock with SFBB Hatch Mix 3-packs or plain Brine Shrimp Eggs.