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:?: Here is a question... How much is a 90% hatch rate on brine shrimp actually worth? I have been looking at brine shrimp cysts to offer through the apistogramma.com product page. I would like to get a few cases before the prices go up.
The price per can that you see out on the web is mostly grade B; 80% hatch rate. The premium grade stuff is very expensive.. more than twice the amount per pound of grade B, but there is only about an 8% difference in hatch rate. (I am using numbers off the Artemia International web site). Most of us are buying 80% hatch rate eggs for about $25 - $30 per 1 pound can.
Grade C is advertised as a 70% hatch rate, BUT when you compare average hatch number analysis there is only a 20% difference between grade C and the premium, and a 14% difference between grade C and B... but the price is cut nearly in half! 8O One might lose 14% in hatch rate, but gain 40% - 50% in price.
I use about 1 pound of 80% hatch rate eggs per year, and pay about $28 per can. If I switch to 70% hatch rate cysts, I would use about 1.2 cans, but only pay about $15 per can. I would be paying $18 for a year's worth of bbs instead of $28.
So here is a poll....
The price per can that you see out on the web is mostly grade B; 80% hatch rate. The premium grade stuff is very expensive.. more than twice the amount per pound of grade B, but there is only about an 8% difference in hatch rate. (I am using numbers off the Artemia International web site). Most of us are buying 80% hatch rate eggs for about $25 - $30 per 1 pound can.
Grade C is advertised as a 70% hatch rate, BUT when you compare average hatch number analysis there is only a 20% difference between grade C and the premium, and a 14% difference between grade C and B... but the price is cut nearly in half! 8O One might lose 14% in hatch rate, but gain 40% - 50% in price.
I use about 1 pound of 80% hatch rate eggs per year, and pay about $28 per can. If I switch to 70% hatch rate cysts, I would use about 1.2 cans, but only pay about $15 per can. I would be paying $18 for a year's worth of bbs instead of $28.
So here is a poll....