Green Sea-Monkeys! | The Secret To Healthy Brine Shrimp
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- Опубликовано: 25 янв 2023
- Algae growth is the secret to a Sea-Monkey tank's success. In this video I give my 4 best tips for promoting the growth of phytoplankton and give a tutorial on how to do it. I use an Ocean Volcano brine shrimp tank and also talk about why culturing microalgae to feed them separately is beneficial.
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Im absolutely obssesed with this channel, especially now that im considering buying sea monkeys as a pet to keep me company during college
I think they’re a great pet for people at college :) inexpensive and they don’t take up too much space
Right??? Something about this intrigues me so much
What the hell?! I literally did the same thing for the same reason (They arrived yesterday)!
No Bitches? 😭
Same
Micro ecosystems have always fascinated me. The idea of an entire ecosystem existing in such a small area is just mindblowing
Ever since I got a microscope it’s been blowing my mind. There really is a whole other world down there that we don’t usually have access to. Really looking forward to sharing more of it on the channel later this year
@@pico-cosmos will be waiting for it
Same
Because of this channel I've got 6, 10oz sea monkey kit, 1, half gallon tank, 1, 2 gallon tank and 1, 10 gallon tank of sea monkeys, all thriving. Also because if this channel.
My husband said no more...
And I said, for now 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
Disclaimer: I’m not responsible for ending any marriages 😂😂
Hey man I doubt you'll see this but I love your personality! I'm not interested in buying sea monkeys but hearing someone talking to me about them is very interesting and I love how passionate and knowledgeable you are on the subject. I hope you're doing well :]
Thanks :) really appreciate that. Plenty more videos to come soon :)
Id just like to express how excited I am about your content and channel! It fits right into a niche I appreciate in a fun topic and I think you're a great presenter. I also would love to see maybe a bit about your photography job. I've always enjoyed biology and while it isn't sea monkeys, your job sounds quite interesting. Any ways thank you for this content! I've been having lots of fun watching and especially learning from it. The microscope adds a fantastic element to your explanations and is just pretty :)
Thanks for the feedback :) the whole ‘presenter’ aspect of this stuff is very new to me so I’m trying to improve that aspect of the videos as much as I can, it’s definitely a skill that will take me a while to develop properly though 😅 I’ve actually recently retired from my polar work. I did that for about 8 years, and while it was really fun I kinda just want to spend more time at home now. It’s really nice to see that people have been connecting with the videos on this channel, so I’m excited to start sinking more time into it this year :)
@@pico-cosmos @Picocosmos Sweet, it's fun seeing how you're presenter aspect has been developing. Your efforts haven't gone unnoticed, enjoy spending more time at home!
Thanks for the tips!
No problem : ) hope you found the video helpful 🤙
Awesome video John. Thank you so much again for taking the time to spread your knowledge 🙂
Thank you so much for all the helpful info John! I love what you're doing with the channel and how informative it is. Have a great day 😎
I’m so excited I ordered the volcano kit that you recommended and I really hope everything goes well. I’m also buying a a heater Bing water heater and I really hope that it’s gonna work because I can tell that my cat will probably love to watch some incense, sea monkeys and Brian shrimp. Don’t feel as much pain has another animal just in case anything happens. At least they wouldn’t suffer.
I’m loving the updates and evolvement of your channel John! You capture the sea monkeys so beautifully
Thanks Steph :)) always nice to hear from you
I just bought my micro algae fertilizer and grow light! Ever since I found your first video almost 6 months ago I took the dive and got my first sea monkey kit. Words cannot express how fascinating this journey has been so far! I never would’ve imagined I would be buying a gallon tank, special lights, and so much other stuff to support these little creatures. But watching them grow and thrive has been so amazing. Thank you for having your channel and showing that there’s so much joy to be had raising tiny creatures. ❤🥹
I’m glad you’ve caught the Sea-Monkey bug too 🥰 I’ve been into this hobby for years and always wondered why it wasn’t more popular. I’m glad these videos are helping to inspire people to try it out :)
Always good to see a video from you, John. You're always very informative and you're the best of the best and I can't wait to see all the experiments and tanks you'll review.
🙏🙏 thank you!! Really appreciate the kind words :)
Fantastic video! I love how you make your content extremely educational but also amazingly entertaining!
Thanks Ally! really appreciate it : )
New video! This channel has suddenly become one of my favourites and now I’m obsessed with sea monkeys thanks to you!
That’s so great to hear 🙂 I always worry that the quality of my videos is really poor so I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying the content
Artemia Daddy's back with a rebrand!!
😂 yeh I’ve been wanting to change the name for a while. This is a little more family friendly lol
my fav sea monkey colour now im more interested
I definitely think they look the best when they’re green too! Makes them look super healthy 🌱
@@pico-cosmos yes i agree with that too
DUDE LOVE the channel keep up the great work dude!!!
🙏🙏 thank you. Really appreciate it : )
This is super interesting. I've never had sea monkeys. I feel like understanding that biology will help me with keeping other algae eating species and fish.
Excellent video! Instructive and helpful. Thank you.
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Shrek sea monkey 😮
😂 that would’ve probably been a better video title
Absolutely love your videos 💚
Thanks Veleen : ) nice to see you here too
I think the fact that you live near the sea plays a bigger part in the proliferation of marine phytoplankton than you imparted in this video. i havent started keeping sea monkeys yet, but as someone who’s landlocked, i doubt I’ll have much luck with spontaneously generating saltwater microalgae. I’m probably gonna buy a bottle of live phytoplankton to get my culture started instead
Such good advice!
🙏
Really enjoying your channel.
Thanks!
So informative 👍
Great video!
Thanks man! You working on any videos at the moment?
i love that shirt!
It’s cool huh! One of Tod Machin’s designs. I’m really hoping Sea-Monkeys come out with some clothing on their website soon 🤞
Yes a new video!!
More coming soon! Currently working on a tank review video for the Sea-Monkeys Magic Castle and the Real Live Mermaids (Sea-Monkey knockoff product)
Great video, John!
Cheers Jon! Can’t wait to see how epic your big tank looks in a few werks 🙌
@@pico-cosmos thanks! I showed off my algae after seeing your video this morning and gave your channel a plug. Hopefully this stuff keeps growing well for us all.
@@SeaMonkeyDudeJon appreciate that mate 🙏 have really been enjoying your content lately. Great info as always 👍 keep it up
your gear is so so cute.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS❤
See monkeys are so cool. I love them and I know you love them because I watch your video and I think they're super cool.
I can't believe sea monkeys are real and they can hatch in between 24 hours
Now sea monkeys can live better with this advice
I hope so! The internet is currently lacking in good Sea-Monkey info so hopefully this video changes that a smidge
Woah whattt the fudge
Hey! Loving the channel and have a little question, could even be a video idea? I wanted to get a slightly larger tank and a few people have said to get more starter packs to do so. I’m guessing it’s for the salt level, but can I just add more salt? If so, how much salt to water? Thanks!!
Hey Daniel, starting a DIY tank using your own salt is possible, but the whole process is a little complicated. I will make a tutorial video one day :) if you want to know what kind of salt to use, it’s the same stuff I use in this video here:
ruclips.net/video/gTRl8cu7jlc/видео.html
So the other day my Sea-Monkeys had me thinking like a kid again wondering if there were away to make a tank out of something sealed enough it wouldn't leak in your pocket and it also be a good enough size they can actually live comfortably in your pocket
never been so happy to see a video lol also 200th liker
💯💯thanks for supporting the channel :D
New video!
another amazing video after a couple weeks and the help of my grow lights my sea-monkeys on mars tank is full of algea
Glad to hear it! The Mars tanks look so great with all the ‘rock’ covered in algae too huh
The tank does looks better with algea in it makes it look more natural
You should make a ocean volcano video
I will :) just waiting for the new packaging to come out
can i please please please do a video about the salts and everything? like how to make appropriate water for them, not too salty, not too not salty.
I’ve never seen so mich effort put into sea monkeys
Lol you’re definitely right about that! I think they need more care than most people give them tbh
@@pico-cosmos trust me I’m all for it your videos have peaked my interest
I like green
Got confused for a minute as I'd not noticed the name change, I really need to start an Algae colony as I'm struggling to get a good seed of Algae in the tanks as I've had to use a lower UV light due to risk of damage so the little blighters polish it off as quick as it grows even with increased feeds.
Ah yeah I changed the name a little over a week ago, I figured this suits the channel as a whole a little better :) haha yeah I’ve noticed the same thing too.. if you have a lot of adults they usually eat the algae faster than it grows. Culturing live algae is definitely the way to go 👍
Waiting for him to do a video on brine shrimp farms
I got the glow in the dark sea monkey kit
The Magiquarium?? I’ve always wanted to try using that tank
Thank you I might do a redo with all of these tricks I learned; idk why but it never cultured so if I do soon hopefully they will grow like crazy (I also have a heater so that will help it)
Good luck!! Feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions :)
used to try doing the triops life cycle please
do you have any sea monkeys wrist aquariums that you are willing to part with?
This makes me wanna own sea monkeys
Have you ever tried raising them before?
Have you thought about getting into Triops? They're so fascinating 😍
I bought my first Triops kit recently :D
@@pico-cosmos I hope we can see a video about them soon they're just so interesting! It's like they're ancient creatures from the Cambrian Period 😍
4:17 I got the heater and pump but from aliexpress
Yup I saw those too! Only problem is AliExpress often takes 3+ months with shipping 😅
Hey! You’re videos are great man, you have inspired me to make my own tanks! But I just can’t get the algae to grow on them, I don’t know if it’s because of the salinity but when I leave an open flask of just plain tap water or bottled water sitting around, algae flourishes, just not on my sea monkey tanks.
Do you have any tips on why this might happen?
It’s most likely because of the salinity yeah. Freshwater algae species are super common, but it seems that saltwater algae is rarer, especially if you don’t live near the ocean. How long have you has your Sea-Monkey tanks going for?
@@pico-cosmos yeah I live in a relatively dry area. Yeah! I have one tank that has been running for 5 months or so and a secondary one that I had to restart, it has a few weeks now
can you do a video where u put brine shrimp in a 35-80 gallon tank with plants and ghost shrimp?
Arent ghost shrimp a freshwater species? Brine Shrimp live in saltwater
@@pico-cosmos Great question, i think 2 of the 3 species commonly referred to as ghost shrimp/glass shrimp are actually freshwater; but there is one that is truly a marine saltwater species 👍 i just think such a tank with plants, brine shrimp + ghost shrimp peacefully coexisting with the abundance of balanced plant food would be so beautiful to see on your channel
Ah nice! Do you know and saltwater plant species that would work? From what I’ve seen macroalgae might be the only option
@@pico-cosmos I think that Green Kelp might work in the salt water! I also watched a youtube video on a guy who tried to make a closed ecosystem with the shrimp using java moss?
Omfg! Your baby sea monkey shirt!!! ^.^ that’s so cute!!!
Look at their little green bodies!
Is that green bear part of the airline bubbler?
Also, is the heater dangerous with the plastic of their tanks?
I wish I could get some little sea monkeys for my fish tanks to eat the algae on my tanks, since my betta tanks are in indirect sunlight… but they’d eat them 😅
Yeah the green bear is the air pump itself :) and no, the heater isn’t dangerous. It has a built in thermostat so it’ll switch itself off once it reaches 26°C
How many bettas do you have?
@@pico-cosmos oh that’s good! So even if the plastic heats up that much it’s okay?
I also have a heater like that for my 36 gallon:)
I have two bettas! Each have their own tank. A male and female. I’m not a breeder haha! I just really like bettas
Yeah it’s not a problem, the heater is very safe to use 👍
Ah that’s cool! I’d love to own a betta one day
The algae in my tank is thriving, but my seamonkeys don't pass the two week mark😢
Hatch rate is good, using a heatmat with 24h AC, aerating every day, feeding them the right amount once a week and gets indirect sunlight, is there anything else I can do to keep them alive?
Are you using distilled water? In my experience using an airline in the tank makes a huge difference in those first few weeks. One of the greatest enemies for Sea-Monkeys is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a gas which all animals naturally produce but is more important to underwater animals than to land animals. In water, some of the carbon dioxide forms a compound called carbonic acid. This is a very weak acid but it is strong enough to kill Brine Shrimp. If there is too much carbonic acid present in your tank, Sea-Monkeys cannot make use of the oxygen that is available to them. As a result, they suffocate. So for the best results (and as a precautionary measure), put an airline into the tank as soon as the first babies hatch
Please make a step by step video of how to grow sea monkeys!!!
I have two videos that will give you that info!
How to set up a Sea-Monkey tank:
ruclips.net/video/oUJrLVFCGec/видео.html
Tips for keeping Sea-Monkeys alive:
ruclips.net/video/ttlYkpcct1M/видео.html
Another great video, thank you. My colony is thriving, but today when having a look at how they were doing, I noticed one female having not one but two males attached to her. Are my seamonkeys confused, or promiscuous? ;)
Haha yeah this happens sometimes.. the males can get a little too excited. Tbh it’s not ideal as it can make swimming quite difficult for the thruple. I usually remove some males from my largest tank to decrease the frequently of this behaviour
I'm going to make a micro algae tank. Next to my brine shrimp tank .
One question is it safe to keep it on a study desk?
Yeh that’s fine :) the bubbler might be a bit noisy though
green
Is there anyway you can make a video with just various shots from the microscope like you did in this one, but in a compilation? Microscope only with commentary / text telling us what we are looking at? Background music welcomed! I would love that.
Edit
um so there are only 2 sea monkeys left so I will start again but this time do you know why the algae just didn't grow like only tiny orange at the bottom.
The tiny orange things are dissolvable food pellets. I'd recommend mixing the water so they dissolve properly through the water :) If you want algae to grow I'd recommend using all the tips I show in this video 👍
Hello there, for the spirulina to feed sea monkey, is it the one that sell in the supermarket for human drink?
Yes this should be fine, but it must be 100% spirulina
Thanks for the Tipp but my sea monkey Fell Out of the Tank so do you know how that happend ?(hes OK now)
Uhh what do you mean fell out?
Jesus Christ by your thumbnails I was expecting a fucking Seamonkey Furry VTuber and now I am so relieved.
😂😂😂 maybe I have a furry Sea-Monkey costume that I wear when the camera's switched off, who knows 😂
i got a 200 gal fish tank with 4 goldfish in it, there was 3 and they had baby, guess they finally got old enough? a month or 2 ago, a little black fish appeared and is growing slowly into a more golden carp, they are currently kinda silvery
if i ever successfully start a sea monkey or other type of shrimp colony i can literally just scrape a strip of algae off the glass and transplant it like a rug! the 1 time i ever got sea monkeys to even hatch, my mom added salt to the water because she didnt think i did already and oversalted them and they died :(
Ah that might not work because the algae in a freshwater fish tank may not survive in the salty Sea-Monkey tank. You could always give it a try though!
The actual crustacean animal with who knows how many legs is way cuter than the mascot representing it. Seriously, those things give me nightmares
Do you know the kind of algae that grows in their little tanks naturally? I have decided to start a algae food source before another attempt at a sea monkey tank. Having this food source ready may give the new tank a better chance. However, I need a culture. You can get some online. I thought it was spirulina, but it doesn’t look at all like what yours looks like. I thought of just making the salt water mixture and throwing in the algae growth food and just…waiting.
The algae species that grows in the tanks will differ a little for everyone. I’m not sure what species mine is, but my guess is that it’s most likely Nannochloropsis Oculata. Nanno is a great algae as it’s VERY small and easy for the babies & adults to eat. Dunaliella Salina is a great option too
Harold: (points to the green Pretty Patty) That thing's green (laughter) Green! (continued laughter)
Patrick: (amused giggle, as Harold continues to laugh)
Spongebob: Mr. Krabs was right! What am I gonna do with all of these? (he says as Harold continues to laugh)
Source: ruclips.net/video/8Cx_wdIOyzI/видео.html
What should the water quality be? Should I boil the water first, or will that kill any potential algae culture in there?
Just start off with distilled or bottled spring water 👌
Mee sunkey
I don't even have sea monkeys, don't even want them. WHY AM I STILL WATCHING?!
The first step is denial; acceptance will come soon 💙 We’ll be here to welcome you when you’re ready to accept Sea-Monkeys into your life
I think I got a bad batch of sea monkeys because they aren't hatching and I followed your tips. The temperature is good, aeration is good, lighting is good I'm not sure what to do now should I keep waiting?
Hmm that’s odd. How long ago did you put them into water?
@@pico-cosmos nothing is wrong now I guess I just had o wait a little more but I only see 3 that have hatched
this channel is crazy...
😂 100%
I have a question, I live in Florida so it stays warm all year round (and when it does get cold I have a heating mat for the sea monkeys) a few years ago I had 2 sea monkey colonies which were going well for around a year intill sadly I went on vacation and my family over fed them, but ever since then I always have a hard time getting sea monkeys past the 3-4 day mark?
Could be that you’re overfeeding them too early. It’s also possible that there’s not enough oxygen in the tank - are you using an airline?
@@pico-cosmos yes I currently am using an airline but my original 2 colonies never used are pipes
Hmm that’s odd :/ any chance the tanks are getting too hot? I’d try reducing the amount of food you give them on the first few feedings - they need barely anything those first couple weeks
I have a question. How do sea monkey eggs last so long in a little packet? Is there some sort of expiration date or is there some twist they do to keep the eggs in perfect shape?
It’s an evolutionary adaptation. If the conditions are really good they can survive in their eggs for over 100 years
On a larger scale, say, a 2 gallon aquarium, and regular brine shrimp eggs, how could I create the same environment. My brine shrimp keep dying 😢.
Creating a DIY tank can be quite difficult. It often takes a lot of practice. I’ll make a video tutorial one day for how to do it
how dose the Alge grow
how long have u been doing this? i mean how long youve made seamonkey videos
Around 8 months or so, but I’ve taken a few breaks when I had to go away for work. Will be focusing on the channel a lot more this year :)
I've been obsessed with sea monkeys for a while now. However they're hard to come by in the Netherlands, aquadragons seems to be the alternative in Europe.
However, I dislike those flimsy tanks... My cats knocked one over easily last year 🥺
Perhaps you could try getting them from eBay or Amazon? I believe Sea-Monkeys are stocked in the UK :)
@@pico-cosmos worth a shot, thanks for that.
I am curious though if there's a microscopic difference between the two, and what happens to the population if you'd combine aqua dragons and sea monkeys in a new tank
I don’t see where you posted the links to the other accessories that you can buy to promote Seamonkey grow
They’re in the video description
Has anyone seen or bought the treasure chest one? It has a light in it and it looks bigger.
I have it. The Sea-Monkeys kinda get stuck between the tank walls and the treasure chest 🙃
Dear Sea Monkeys company, Please create a tank with a built in heater and thermostat. That would be AWESOME !
afterthought: actually mixing water and electricity for a toy targeted for children might not be a good idea, still it would be awesome if they had heaters in their base. =/
Totally agree! A built in heater would be amazing
SEA MONKEY
When putting a fan by your Seamonkey tank help start algae?
Probably not
Try blue sea monkeys
Is it safe to use Seachem’s Reef phytoplankton to feed Sea Monkeys both babies and adults ?
Probably - though I think that food is dead, so its kinda like a liquid version of the dried algae powders. It will work but nothing beats live algae
@@pico-cosmos Thank you for sharing. I am continue to try growing live algae inside the sea monkeys tanks … but no luck yet.
Here before one hour 🎉🎉
🙌 thanks for supporting the channel!
What should I do if there’s only one more seamonkey left😢 I heard that it takes up to 6 months for a seamonkey to hatch and I know that there’s at least 3 eggs left…… I also got a air pump
Is your last one a male or female?
Nvm I think it died
Can you keep other animals with sea monkeys
I believe Moina Salina (saltwater Dapnia) would work. The only problem is I can’t find anywhere to buy the eggs from :/
@@pico-cosmos if u make a short video about them someone who's able to provide the eggs might see it & get in contact
Where do the ciliates come from?
It’s a good question - I assume they become airborne and are carried by wind
Thanks
With how much systems you hooked up to it by this point you might as well just get a full on aquarium tank.
Lol but the actual Sea-Monkey tanks are way more fun!
What happens if you breed giant sea monkeys
Lol are you talking about the Monster Sea-Monkeys video?
Give m a few weeks and will have a whole rainbow or sea monkeys 😂
😂 it might be fun to make different coloured ones race against eachother
@@pico-cosmos yes "sea monkey rainbow cup"
@@pico-cosmos possible title?
my sea monkeys keep dying!! idk why!! i’m putting in tap water with table salt and they survive for like 2 days but die!! ugh!! it’s so annoying! please help:((
You need to use distilled water! And packet 1 already contains enough salt for your standard sized seamonkey tank.
@@Jessnyan oh okay! thank you!
Isn’t his old name Artama daddy?
I changed the channel name a couple weeks back :)
My experience with my sea monkeys was kinda weird because mmt sea monkeys died (all of them) and somehow, they resurrected from the dead.
I meant my butt the autocorrect is really weird. 😅
SCREWS THIS AUTOCORRECT XD
I MEANT BUT
How about sea monkeys in a snow globe
Interestingly snow globes were part of the inspiration for the Sea-Monkeys Magic Castle tank! I’m working on that video at the moment :)
@@pico-cosmos OK cool a bit tricky a submerged castle of sorts was the other idea too.
Oh that’s how you look..
You’re cute omg
I know that, but I don’t have the money😢
Can you tell me is sea monkey alien???
No, Brine Sheimp are found in nature :) Life that did not originate from Earth has never been found, so they’re definitely not aliens 😅