artemia cysts storage

From: "Marcelo U. Garcia Guerrero" <marcelo@ola.icmyl.unam.mx>
To: <crust-l@vims.edu>
Sent: June 16, 2004

Question:

Does anybody know which is the best way to store Artemia cysts once the can is open?  I have heard about put them in the refrigerator or in a dry place, but I am not sure about the best way.

Marcelo U. Garcia-Guerrero
Laboratorio de Invertebrados Bentonicos / Benthic invertebrate lab.
Unidad Academica Mazatlan, ICMyL UNAM
Apartado Postal 811
Mazatlan, Sinaloa 82000  MEXICO
Tel  52 (669) 9 85-28-45 to 48 ext 209
Fax.   52 (669) 9 82-61-33

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COMMENTS 1:

I just keep them dry in a closed container on the shelf.

D. Christopher Rogers
Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist
EcoAnalysts, Inc.
Phone/Fax: (530) 406-1178
166 Buckeye St.
Woodland, CA 95695 USA
crogers@ecoanalysts.com
www.ecoanalysts.com

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COMMENTS 2:

Place the opened can of Artemia cysts in a air tight container and keep refrigerated.  If you cannot use up the entire can of cysts within 90-120 days, I would recommend that you freeze part of the can for later use.  Just be sure to let the frozen cysts come to ambient prior to attempting to incubate them.

Howard W. Newman
Desert Lake Technologies, LLC
e-mail: BShrimp@aol.com
http://www.desertlake.com

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