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Live Baby Brine Shrimp

Live Baby Brine Shrimp

Live baby brine shrimp (usually called BBS – Baby Brine Shrimp or Artemia nauplii) are one of the most popular live foods in the aquarium hobby, especially for fry and small fish.

live brine shrimp need to be kept cold, and of course shipping livestock requires heatpacks, so no shipping on this sorry. 

What They Are

  • Newly hatched Artemia salina (brine shrimp)
  • Size at hatch: ~0.4–0.5 mm
  • Extremely high in protein and movement, which triggers strong feeding responses

Why Aquarists Use Live Baby Brine Shrimp

 Ideal for fry (bettas, cichlids, livebearers, killifish, marine larvae)
 Safe and easy to digest
 Excellent for growth, coloration, and survival rates

Nutritional Value 

  • ~55–60% protein
  • High lipid content for the first 12 hours
  • Best fed within 24 hours of hatching

After ~24 hours, nutrition drops unless enriched.

Feeding Tips

  • Feed small amounts, multiple times daily
  • Use a pipette, turkey baster, or syringe
  • Remove uneaten shrimp to avoid fouling
  • Live BBS: Best used same day
  • Can refrigerate for 24 hours max

 

 

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Live baby brine shrimp (usually called BBS – Baby Brine Shrimp or Artemia nauplii) are one of the most popular live foods in the aquarium hobby, especially for fry and small fish.

live brine shrimp need to be kept cold, and of course shipping livestock requires heatpacks, so no shipping on this sorry. 

What They Are

  • Newly hatched Artemia salina (brine shrimp)
  • Size at hatch: ~0.4–0.5 mm
  • Extremely high in protein and movement, which triggers strong feeding responses

Why Aquarists Use Live Baby Brine Shrimp

 Ideal for fry (bettas, cichlids, livebearers, killifish, marine larvae)
 Safe and easy to digest
 Excellent for growth, coloration, and survival rates

Nutritional Value 

  • ~55–60% protein
  • High lipid content for the first 12 hours
  • Best fed within 24 hours of hatching

After ~24 hours, nutrition drops unless enriched.

Feeding Tips

  • Feed small amounts, multiple times daily
  • Use a pipette, turkey baster, or syringe
  • Remove uneaten shrimp to avoid fouling
  • Live BBS: Best used same day
  • Can refrigerate for 24 hours max