Buffalo Trail Artemia, Inc. is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and harvests and processes brine shrimp cyst for use by fish breeders and aquarists. We package our cyst in convenient to use Hatch Packets each of which includes 1-gram of cyst in a carefully blended mix of chemicals. The chemical mix in each Hatch Packet has been formulated to maximize your cyst hatch rate. Cyst hatch rate and selected biometric information is provided below.

Cyst Hatch & Biometric Information:

Hatch Rate: 80-85%
Hatch Time @ 70-75F (21-24C): 24-28 hours
Cyst Diameter (hydrated cyst): 247-258 microns
Cyst Count: 245,000 – 290,000 cysts/gram
Nauplii Count: 196,000 – 232,000 nauplii/gram of cyst @ 80% hatch
Nauplii Length: 490-510 microns

Good luck with your aquarium and thank-you for selecting Buffalo Trail Artemia brine shrimp cyst Hatch Packets!