My do list is growing faster than I can get this stuff done though.

I would be interested in whether anybody on this list has tried decapsuled b.s. eggs with their guppies and fry. Brineshrimpdirest sells them for a whole lot cheaper than regular b.s. eggs.

The decapsulated eggs are from batches which have a poor hatch rate. They are not to hatch, but their shells have been removed by soaking them in bleach. Before feeding they must be hydrated in water, preferably R.O.

The ones not immediately fed can be stored in a super saturated salt solution (for a week or so) in the refrigerator until feeding. (I wonder what that does to the guppies' blood pressure?)

Some aquarists, who have been feeding live baby b.s. have begun adding the decapsulated ones and training their fish to eat them.

G.A., there are tons of sites offering advice on hatching b.b.s. Let me offer a few (maybe too many) below.

For people really interested in research on brine shrimp see:

http://allserv.rug.ac.be/aquaculture/general/general2.htm

For hatching b.s see:

http://www.thekrib.com/Food/

http://fins.actwin.com/search.cgi

http://www.attention-to-details.com/newslog/34h-instructions-for-decapsulating-and.asp

http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/hatching%20brine%20shrimp.html