My dad just got me one of these kits for Easter. I’m 34. My dad is the greatest. 😅 Thank you for the info! ❤
@rustyholt6619
4 ай бұрын
im getting my first tank ever @61 ,,,the shrimpys dont judge
@isabellablack2325
4 ай бұрын
im am 60 this June!!!! my grand son gave one of these kits and i am super exitied to start the journey with the wee lad he showed me how to use the youtube to do more research for us!!!!!!
@pico-cosmos
4 ай бұрын
@isabellablack2325 aw that’s really precious ❤️ I hope you enjoy bonding with him over these small pets
@dewilew2137
3 ай бұрын
@@isabellablack2325 That’s so sweet! I hope for many fun bonding experiences between you and your precious grandson. 🤗
@dewilew2137
3 ай бұрын
@@rustyholt6619 You’re so right, no judgment whatsoever! 🤗❤️
@realnarwhal
10 ай бұрын
I've been caring for sea monkeys for over 6ish months now, and even some of these tips are still helpful for me to know 😂 I'll definitely have to check out one of the 3d printed lids soon!
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
It’s important to always have a teachable spirit :) I still have a lot to learn about these little guys too
@smilespls1
9 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmosI was around four and I had sea monkeys and i had them for a month and a ammonia spike happens we had to put the sea monkeys down and I said “ well the sharks have food “🤣🤣
@lessons9745
6 ай бұрын
I love Sea Monkeys! I had them when I was a kid I kept them under my parents plant light in the laundry room and kept them alive for 2 years. I didn't even know you could get them anymore, but now that I do I went and got a kit. I might get your special lid before we go on vacation this summer to keep them warm and aerated.! Great idea!
@Redrover14
9 ай бұрын
Omg this is such a throwback...I loved seamonkeys when i was a kid, and they used to grow so big!! They always ended up dying though...now I'm inspired to try raising them again 😂
@BlackArroToons
10 ай бұрын
Great custom 3-D Printed lids to allow for the light and filter/bubbles for air into the water. Cool to see that mother Sea-Monkey eating the algae in that one view. You are right, feeding too much too soon can be bad for the tank and brine shrimp. Good tip about the nursery for the babies. Cool Sea-Monkey Figure too. Great tips as usual, thanks!
@TodMachin
10 ай бұрын
Excellent, John. Great tips and a nice introduction to the new custom lids you’re offering. (Very practical and they look great!) Tip number 10 was my favorite.
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Tod! I’m really happy with how the lids have come out :D
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
I've received a few requests for the 3D printed lid STL files :) you can find them here: Ocean Zoo Lid: www.printables.com/model/557206-magic-zoo-lid Ocean Volcano Lid: www.printables.com/model/585166-ocean-volcanium-lid
@Nuttilicious
10 ай бұрын
Happy to hear that your custom lids are finally up for sale! That was an awesome idea and I'm glad you ended up following through with it. I still have yet to get a new one due to upcoming changes in my life but you bet I'm snagging one as soon as I'm able to! Hopefully they're still available by then
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
I’m also in the process of developing another one that has a light built into the lid :) should hopefully be ready in the next week or two 👍
@volcanixthanksyoufortheviewz
10 ай бұрын
Excited!! I have absolutely no luck 😂😂 so I hope to try again using this guide!
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
I had a lot of trouble my first few tries too 😅 I’m sure these tips will help : )
@linkinparkfanforever2728
10 ай бұрын
Good luck, So I was lucky ❤️🙏🏽… Unfortunately, most of my sea monkeys died because they were already old and didn't really have any offspring, so I added a few more eggs. The little ones are now big and I hope to see their offspring soon ❤️🙏🏽.
@mallen3200
19 күн бұрын
When I saw this video, I was actually quite surprised. See monkeys are also known as brine shrimp and I use them to feed my pet fish so I had no idea people actually keep them as pets. I thought they were just for feeding fish. 😅😅
@ChristopherLecky
2 ай бұрын
The word "getting" can indeed imply various contexts and nuances in human language use. Let's break down the primary connotations and typical uses of "getting" based on linguistic and semantic analysis: Transaction or Acquisition: "Getting" often implies the act of acquiring or obtaining something. This can be in the form of a purchase, a gift, or any other form of acquisition. For example, "I am getting a new car" suggests that the speaker is in the process of acquiring a new car. Request or Expectation: In some contexts, "getting" can imply a request or expectation. For example, "I am getting help from my friend" could imply that the speaker expected or requested assistance and is now receiving it. Entitlement or Result: It can also suggest a sense of entitlement or the result of a predefined expectation. For instance, "She is getting a promotion" implies that the promotion is a result of her performance or entitlement to that reward based on her work. Demand or Settlement: The word can suggest a demand settlement or a reward. For example, "He is getting his due" implies that a reward or settlement is being provided to the individual as a result of some prior action or agreement. In essence, "getting" encapsulates the idea of moving from a state of not having to having, often accompanied by an underlying cause or reason, whether it be through a request, entitlement, expectation, or demand. This multifaceted usage of "getting" reflects its versatility in the English language to convey different aspects of acquisition and fulfillment. To provide a more comprehensive understanding, we can consider several authoritative linguistic sources: Oxford English Dictionary (OED): The OED defines "get" as to "come to have (something); receive" and notes various usages that align with acquisition, entitlement, and demand. Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Merriam-Webster defines "get" as to "gain possession of" or "to receive as a return: earn," which again supports the notions of transaction, expectation, and reward. Cambridge Dictionary: The Cambridge Dictionary includes definitions such as "to obtain, buy, or earn something," further highlighting the transactional and acquisitive nature of "getting." By considering these sources, we can conclude that your assessment is largely correct. The word "getting" indeed implies various forms of acquisition and fulfillment, encompassing requests, expectations, entitlements, and settlements in its usage.
@loriki8766
7 ай бұрын
Love the ingenious lid design! I'd be careful sharing accessories - like the leash - between tanks. They can spread bad things too. Thanks for the great review of the volcano tank!
@TheQuietTyper
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the advise for a heater. I knew they needed heat but I figured that if I turned up my thermostat that I could make it warm enough for them. It's been a week and I'm still not seeing anything, so I found my way here. I can't put them by a window because all I have are drafty sliding doors and it's winter, which should have been another reason to get a heater.
@jbingbong
8 ай бұрын
thanks for re-awakening my desire for these little guys as an adult 😂
@FaultBoyy
10 ай бұрын
GUESS WHAT! I GOT MY OWN SEA MONKEY TANK!! i got them last sunday (1st october) and ive already got some algae growing from the looks of it. they hatched on the 3rd of october and the mini heater i ordered came today!
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Great job! 🥳 it sounds like you’re taking the right steps 🙌 good luck with raising them
@jic1
10 ай бұрын
I'm amazed that you got algae so quickly, it took me a good few months. Once you've got algae established, caring for your Sea-Monkeys becomes a breeze.
@FaultBoyy
10 ай бұрын
@@jic1 i think its algae at least. it has a greenish colour to it and its all around the edges of the bottom of the tank
@frangreaves2988
10 күн бұрын
what does a mini heater do?
@Rebecca-qf7is
10 ай бұрын
This is great information and I love the 3d printed lids to help with the accessories!
@Katstar1
2 ай бұрын
Thanks am getting my sea monkeys tomorrow
@devilquinn4078
10 ай бұрын
😱 These 3D lids are really handy 👍🏻 So many great tips, thank you 🥰
@Crabbycrustycrustacean
10 ай бұрын
Your custom lids are CLAWESOME‼️🦞💪🦐🦀
@dominic9263
10 ай бұрын
Never a bad video from this channel. Love your videos man!!!
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
🙏 thanks Dominic :)
@Aquariumsforlife
10 ай бұрын
I just want to say your so helpful thank you so much
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
😊🙏
@waeom
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your channel! We have now successfully raised our second generation of sea monkeys in a healthy sustainable tank (with a USB heater only)
@pico-cosmos
9 ай бұрын
🙌 Good job! Glad to hear they’re doing well :D
@RainebowEvee
10 ай бұрын
i just found this channel and absolutely fell down the rabbithole XD great tips, it is easy to see in hindsight now, after having kept my own colony and watched it dwindle down to almost nothing. I'd love to see a vid on triops, if that's ever in the cards 😂
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Will definitely do Triops in the future :)
@questionnaireii1412
10 ай бұрын
I love your content... fun delivery and really informative! Brine shrimp could be one of the best pets out there for busy folks!
@jic1
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely, but that first month or so that it takes to get them to adulthood can be a little tricky, especially if it's your first time. Once that's out of the way, and especially once you have algae established, just feed them and top up the water as necessary. They're probably easier to care for than the average houseplant.
@questionnaireii1412
10 ай бұрын
@@jic1 I kind of equate them to Venus fly trap care as well. I love aquatic things and plant things lol
@jic1
10 ай бұрын
@@questionnaireii1412 Venus fly traps became much easier after I discovered that they both require a winter rest period, and can safely overwinter outdoors in my local climate. After that, they just sat in a bucket of peat on my patio for several years.
@THEprincessFirefly
10 ай бұрын
LOVE the new lids!!!!
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I’m really happy with how they’ve come out. I’m in the process of making another style with a built in light 👌
@Snackum
10 ай бұрын
Is the plastic tank important? We've some really nice glass containers which would make fantastic sea monkey homes (and I can then use the plastic tank as a nursery!) Thanks.
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Glass works fine too :) it’s a better insulator than plastic, so it helps to keep water temperature changes more gradual which is good 👍
@55555711
10 ай бұрын
Brings back memories ❤❤❤
@sharnafragomeni2920
6 ай бұрын
Had our sea monkeys for 2 weeks now. Hope they thrive just like yours. Excellent tips 👍🏽
@AndyMangele
3 ай бұрын
Where were you when I needed you - which was like 50 years ago? 🤣🤣🤣
@pico-cosmos
3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 you’re right, this video was definitely long overdue
@frangreaves2988
10 күн бұрын
i am just about to buy them and this helped me know what to do.SO EXITED.(:
@aqualabcreations
8 ай бұрын
These are all great tips!!! Amazing video once again.
@Ohhfrostyyy
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for these tips, cant wait to be able to finally have sea monkeys !
@cheetaraneenja2465
22 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for all the advice! I was looking forward to buying products from your shop but I was shocked at the £30 import rate....!?! 😮 Do you sell any of your products on Amazon UK at all? The printed custom lids are awesome!❤
@GhalaGhoul
7 ай бұрын
Hey John! Wanted to thank you for all your tips on hatching and raising brine shrimp! Using your advice, I set up a little 7L tank with a little heater and air line (though I needed a bigger heater than the USB one lol!), and now I have dozens of babies swimming happily! I tried with sea monkeys first, but alas, the packets had absorbed moisture and were full of goop, so I ended up getting some artemia salina eggs intended for brine shrimp hatcheries. I have some astaxanthin on the way to feed them too, so hopefully soon they’ll be cute and pink! Thank you for all your advice 🥰🥰🥰 I wanted to ask, do you know if anything can share a tank with them? I know some aquarium snails can tolerate surprisingly high salinities, have you ever seen any in a brine shrimp tank?
@pico-cosmos
7 ай бұрын
That's exciting! Good luck with your new tank. I'd highly recommend trying to culture live microalgae to feed them to increase your chances of success 👍 In my video review of the Sea-Monkeys Big Show tank I show some aquatic snails :) and my video review of the Spongebob Plenty O Plankton set shows copepods which also work as tank mates.
@GhalaGhoul
6 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos thanks for your advice :) I ended up buying some live microalgae (nannochloropsis- I read that brine shrimp eat it in the wild!) and using that to kick start a culture, since it’s winter here and I can’t really leave the windows open. My sea monkeys seem to be thriving on it, and my culture is looking green as all heck! I’ve set up some purple grow lights to hopefully encourage more algae growth in the tank as well 💖
@Lillian2167
10 ай бұрын
Wonderful video! Love all these tips! Hopefully I'll have some of my own soon too! :3
@MonShon
7 ай бұрын
Great video
@amandafletcher5805
2 ай бұрын
Would love to see a video on how to raise sea monkeys in a bigger fish tank. I had a whole SM breeding programme as a kid with 7 tanks. Would love to introduce them to my wean but need something less prone to tipping. Love the content.
@user-pr5ou3ks9w
10 ай бұрын
Love the lid designs 👍❤️
@BrickHunting
10 ай бұрын
another awesome video! thanks for the tips!
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Hope it was helpful :)
@Golden31Eagle
4 ай бұрын
I used to just grow them in a lunch container cause I use them for live food for my big aquarium sometimes but I just recently bought an actual sea monkey tank!
@gemfinder7982
Ай бұрын
Could I make an aqua garden with these? Get a bigger vase from the thrift, and some drift wood and things for them?
@kawaiigoomy3487
Ай бұрын
Thank you much for this video. ☺️ I’m getting everything I need to keep the little ones happy. I had the cheap Marine Zoo kit years ago, it didn’t work out. 🥲 I’m feeling much more prepared, and I’m using the much better Ocean Volcano kit. 🌋
@linkinparkfanforever2728
10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the video and the tips. I fed my sea monkeys often, so from the fifth day onwards I fed them a few drops of the liquid food once a day (for example 4 drops in 4 teaspoons of water) and then I put one or two drops in their mouth I've done it in the tank, now I hardly have to feed them at all anymore, I store the finished food in the fridge, mix it with warm water and then put it in the tank, I've also put yeast in it, it really smells now... 🤢🤮 but whatever, They're still doing pretty well, unfortunately I only have brown algae in the water but I'll get rid of them somehow.
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Haha I’m glad to hear they’re doing well! Yeah I also have some of that brown algae in one of my tanks, it’s not particularly nice to look at but the sea-monkeys seem to like it 🤷♂️
@aatqtj
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video your content is great
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
🙏
@ThKiwi
9 ай бұрын
Wait…is that an enormous water bear on the shelf behind you?! Can we see it up close? ❤❤
@pico-cosmos
9 ай бұрын
Lol yeah it’s 3D printed
@ThKiwi
9 ай бұрын
Cool! I just ordered an ocean volcano kit, heater and air stone, going to start the lid printing while I wait for them to arrive! ❤
@carvsh
6 ай бұрын
Superb video! Beautiful and informative. Thank you
@taquaplus6015
10 ай бұрын
you should do a hatching on clam shrimps
@justinwilson3922
10 ай бұрын
I was going to say why do people not put fairy tails or sea monkeys in like a 5G to 15G tank it would be cool to see how big they get
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Larger tanks don’t make the shrimp any bigger unfortunately :/
@vondahl972
10 ай бұрын
Can you do a video about how to set up a nursery tank? What kind of salt do you use and how much?
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
The easiest way is just to set up a second Sea-Monkey tank. If you’re interested in making a DIY brine shrimp tank I have a guide on my website :)
@ElizabethDermody
Күн бұрын
Feed them days after because the eggs have food in it already. If they go to the bottom they are hungry. If they go at the top they need air ❤❤❤❤ correct?
@olliexx
3 ай бұрын
How do you aerate the tank without buying all the stuff?
@robthomas2166
6 ай бұрын
This is helpful my teacher got sea monkeys thanks!🐒🐟
@ElizabethDermody
Күн бұрын
My tank come with a light that changes color or picking just one color. What color do they like the most?? Purple??
@zoebowler5664
10 ай бұрын
Please don’t say I’m the only person who bought their kids sea monkeys for a summer project and is now completely invested….. new tank, air pump and heater all set up in my bedroom 🤣🤣🤣 I have another question I only have full sunlight windows what is best to do? X
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Full sunlight would likely make the tank too hot. I’d recommend keeping them somewhere in the shade with a lamp pointed at the tank 👍
@zoebowler5664
9 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos I did this and have small air pump and have the heater set to 26 degrees. And they still all died. I set it all up again with a new set and they hatched but died day 5. Have you any tips on keeping them alive? I’ve some de ironised water as I can’t get any distilled will that help for my last attempt?
@Kelly-ut7bb
10 ай бұрын
This man knows everything about sea monkeys (expert)
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Haha I definitely don’t know everything about them 😅 there’s always more to learn
@anaissanc6693
8 ай бұрын
Hi,I’m sorry that I haven’t seen you channel for some time but I will try to keep up with your videos.I still have been thinking if sea monkeys would be a good animal for me to care for.maybe I will soon.have a good day/afternoon/night😁
@NIGEL-MORGZZ1100
5 ай бұрын
So I was wondering if you could do a video hatching these at different temperatures as an experiment to see witch promotes the best growth health and longevity 🤞🏼🤞🏼 like I mean 104 F• 80F• 90 F• 70F• all the way down to 20F • with the heater
@timsteal9919
9 ай бұрын
You should try the amazing live sea monkeys pirate gold
@omaromazz-dn8fs
8 ай бұрын
My first ever sea monkeys hatch and I've counted up to 10-15 I'm very excited to see there growth
@ElizabethDermody
Күн бұрын
I have a new tank but I have old food. It's not opened but it's like 2 years old. Is it ok to still feed the new ones that food?
@QuesadillaWizard
2 ай бұрын
This is a great video! I have a question though! If I don't have a window available (I have mischievous cats that like to push everything off the window sill) would it be okay to only have a grow light?
@dylank3471
2 ай бұрын
Please buy a pop cover for your mic… it’s just very annoying. But thank you so much for the amazing advice!
@pico-cosmos
2 ай бұрын
I do use a pop filter 😅
@saltytree729
7 ай бұрын
Is it crazy for a grown man like myself of 33 wanting to grow sea monkeys and nurture them as a hobby? Even over like….owning fish lol?
@laella
5 ай бұрын
I used to really want sea monkeys. I just remembered why I ended up not getting them. There wouldn’t be any way for them to get their indirect sunlight…and now I have a cat, and wouldn’t want him near them lol.
@MyraLevin
Ай бұрын
I have a pack of these coming I want to put them in my old fish tank it's not got anything in it but I was wondering can you use fish water conditioner please help
@fbpapad408
4 ай бұрын
Hey how can i get some of the gunk out if the tank my kid never took care of them so i knoe have them in my room with me they had babies and just asking for some help on where to buy the cool stuff for them lol
@minimoto1733
10 ай бұрын
When is the best point to add the heater and filter ? I’ve just put my eggs in today October 15th am I best to wiat till they hatch to add them or should I put them both in from the start ?
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
You can put them both in now :)
@Slooof
10 ай бұрын
I have attached one of those taps to my usb air pump and they don’t seem to last long, I’m onto pump three now. I’ve done a bit of looking around and I’ve seen people put a T piece in line between the pump and air stone and then have the tap coming off the T piece to serve as a bleed valve.
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Yeah I’ve heard people mention that bleed valves are helpful. Tbh I’ve been using one for over a year and it’s still running well 🤷♂️
@jascow
10 ай бұрын
Do you have a good salt to water ratio? Google keeps changing and it doesnt taste as salty as my seamonkey tanks
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Exact salinity isn’t particularly important for brine shrimp - anywhere from 15-50 ppt should work fine. I usually aim around 25ppt with my DIY tanks 👍
@jic1
10 ай бұрын
I found that one tablespoon of coarse sea salt (chosen because that's what I had in my kitchen) to every 500ml of water worked just fine when I set up my second tank. The shrimp I transferred from my original were perfectly happy.
@user-gv6gz9uh1p
5 ай бұрын
Hi! Question for you, with the aerator, does it come with the mechanism that allows you to control air flow or does that need to be bought separately? Thanks for making this video to help me to teach my son to care for his aquadragons🙂
@pico-cosmos
5 ай бұрын
The ones I sell on my website come with an air control valve 👍
@mrnoob2617
3 күн бұрын
Can I use mountain dew instead?
@TheSCP_Foundation
10 ай бұрын
Heyo! I'm the guy that asked you if I could make a discord. I estimated 2 weeks, but apparently, I only took 2 days to make it ready. I hit you up with another e-mail with the invite.
@sargothi
5 ай бұрын
Why not get a snail or 2 to passively keep the tank clean?
@pico-cosmos
5 ай бұрын
Finding saltwater snails that can tolerate the heat is difficult :/
@SebastiansLeftGlove0731
3 ай бұрын
I have a very important question! Can sea monkeys be put into bigger tanks? Not with other fish, of course. I have a tank with a fountain that I really want to use for sea monkeys, and I want to make sure it's ok to do before trying
@SharonRB
4 ай бұрын
So, kinda unusual, but our home has no natural light in it. Would our electric lights be good enough for them? All our windows are blocked off for heating reasons, too cold to put them outside as we are in Alaska. Thanks.
@memesa21
6 ай бұрын
They sell light lids for sea monkeys on the website
@griseldaestrada2648
6 ай бұрын
That is amazing 🤩
@eldraw2
3 ай бұрын
How long do they take? I don’t think mine are working? Thinking I might need to start again
@LauraNM314
2 ай бұрын
I got a grow light for my sea monkeys and it wasn't heating the tank above 75 degrees F and it was keeping it constant but they keep dying, 3rd packet to try now and I went away for a weekend and instead of using the grow light I put them in the window and when I got back I switched back to the grow light and they all died again. I don't understand why
@kingyboy2624
7 ай бұрын
what happens if you have the air pressure too high, I dont have a way to adjust the pressure and the pump is the only way I can aerate my monkeys.
@coolpinkypink
10 ай бұрын
Hi John, can you please tell me how you'd go about cleaning the tanks of their poop? Thanks!
@Mrcustomwerkz
10 ай бұрын
hi may i know how to setup the water for nursery? water parameters?
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
I just used a second Sea-Monkey kit. If you’re interested in making a DIY tank, I have a brine shrimp culturing guide on my website
@Amber8877
10 ай бұрын
I really like your video's!! ❤😊 one question: Can you overfeed with phytoplankton? I've been growing my own phytoplankton and feeding it to some adults I purchased. + I added a small container in the aquarium with the adults as a nursery. I put some eggs in and they hatched almost two weeks ago, so cool. They seem not to progress though, they stay very small. I keep on trying, with your tips I will succeed!🎉
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Yes I think you can overfeed with phytoplankton. My recommendation is to feed them enough algae that they can clear in one day 👍 Try adding a heater to increase growth speed
@Jvrblxx
8 ай бұрын
Hello! Im bought a heater (mini) is the 16 celcius english celcius?
@pico-cosmos
8 ай бұрын
Yeah you want to set the temperature to 26°C
@aradmo1106
5 ай бұрын
Where can i get the small valves only?
@rustyholt6619
4 ай бұрын
im going to try the red alge and not mes with a nursery
@compassrose1466
6 ай бұрын
Is there a specific distilled/spring water you prefer Tre most over others? I’m genuinely curious since there are so many different brands and just water bottled water in general
@pico-cosmos
6 ай бұрын
I don’t think it makes a difference
@Emarat-yq3pl
8 ай бұрын
Can u send one of the heating mat lol
@asddsaasdfg2846
5 ай бұрын
Bro is building the heaven for sea monkeys💀💀
@Davideotube
6 ай бұрын
Is it actually neccesary to add new salt after some time?
@katherinecampton3963
6 ай бұрын
My mom would never let me have them as a kid so when I got my first paycheck as an adult I bought them 😂. I kept them alive for two years until the heater went out in my house and unfortunately they froze.
@Idek_XD
2 ай бұрын
Did u have a mini heater thing????
@katherinecampton3963
2 ай бұрын
@@Idek_XD no I didn’t but I had them sitting on my entertainment cabinet and I had a window that gave them direct sunlight for most of the day and my room stayed really warm all year long. I have severe anemia so I kept my vent shut in the summer and the windows open. Probably helped them a lot.
@Idek_XD
2 ай бұрын
@@katherinecampton3963 ok Tyy
@LN_Six_Pennywise_Fnaf
8 ай бұрын
Are grow lights safe for sea monkeys?? I don't know if the plant light's radiation will harm them.. I know that these lights will help with the growth of algae..
@EdwinTSY
10 ай бұрын
thank you for the tips! I've got a question.. why are some of my sea monkey's leg black in color?
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
Sounds like they might have black spot disease 😬 you could try increasing the salinity and adding some more calcium into the tank 👌
@pet0r
10 ай бұрын
Great video! These lids look great, is there any chance of sharing the files? I would be happy to pay for them
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
I’ve added a link to the STL files on the web page :) let me know how you print comes out!
@pet0r
10 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos thanks so much!
@jodieswenson
7 ай бұрын
When should I first start using a grow lamp? Can I use it right after they hatch?
@pico-cosmos
7 ай бұрын
Yup! I use mine straight away :)
@jodieswenson
7 ай бұрын
Excellent! Thank you for shooting all the awesome videos.! They're both funny and extremely educational. Nice work!
@Summerstone_Stables
8 ай бұрын
Watching this as an aqua dragon (Artemia Salina) owner 😅
@pico-cosmos
8 ай бұрын
Haha they’re similar products :) I’m working on an AD video at the moment 👌
@phoebesanders2487
10 ай бұрын
You might have already answered this somewhere, but what water treatment do you use for setting up a nursery tank or second tank? Do you have to buy more sea monkey water purifier packets, or is there a cheaper way to make the water safe?
@jic1
10 ай бұрын
I found one tablespoon of coarse sea salt to every 500ml of water works just fine. As he said in the video, use bottled water.
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
The easiest way is to just buy a second Sea-Monkey tank yeah. You can do a DIY tank, but it’s more complicated and takes some practice
@jic1
10 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos As somebody who once attempted a completely from scratch tank (i.e. generic brine shrimp eggs, no official Sea-Monkey products at all) and failed miserably after several attempts, you're right (although I've got the rest of the eggs in the freezer, so I might give it another go someday now that I know more). However, I found simply transferring Sea-Monkeys from my 'official' colony to my DIY tank to be incredibly easy. Maybe I was just lucky, I don't know. I think an important factor for success was that I took a couple of pipettefuls of the sludge from my established tank and put them in the new one, so I had a head start on establishing algae and other useful microorganisms.
@pico-cosmos
10 ай бұрын
@jic1 that definitely would’ve helped 👌 the algae and ciliates help soo much
@WolfmanLarryTalbot
10 ай бұрын
Good tips Jon. I do most of those and still lost my entire colony. The lids look cool, but I was wondering if added air holes on the sides would help with air flow???
@arceus0122
7 ай бұрын
I was gifted a sea monkey kit for Christmas after asking for a few years as a joke, but I want to do my best to take care of them! Is it best to take care of them in the tank in the kit? Or could I step it up and repurpose a small beta fish tank? Around 3 or 4 gallons, I think. Im open to suggestions and ideas!
@pico-cosmos
7 ай бұрын
Use the tank that came with your kit 👌 larger tanks are much more difficult and take a lot of experience
@shaythellama5200
7 ай бұрын
So my son got sea monkeys for Xmas. Some hatched but immediately die. I thought I did everything right. Its not overly cold in NZ ATM. I've brought a new set of the packets and gonna try again as haven't seen any in 5 days. I've ordered a heat pad and hoping thats what it is.
@pico-cosmos
7 ай бұрын
Make sure that the first feeding is reeeeally small. The babies need barely any food
@shaythellama5200
7 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos thanks I will
@shaythellama5200
7 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos attempt two is starting well. Water temp is higher and I've seen 3 babies from just the purified water packet. Will be adding eggs packet in a day. Waiting on a grow light and proper seedling mat. Thank you for your videos they have help so much
@shaythellama5200
7 ай бұрын
@@pico-cosmos well that cold night made the heat pad not do it's thing and they all but one died. Little disheartening.
@pico-cosmos
7 ай бұрын
@shaythellama5200 sorry to hear :/ I’ve found that the mini usb aquarium heaters are more effective than heat pads
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