ARTEMIA CYSTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan salt lakes are many and varied in their Artemia population characteristics.

Mild diapausing cysts (MDC).

• Cysts that require minimum cold storage to break diapause
• Hatch rate normally very good, 80% plus
• Separation, shell from newly hatched nauplii, excellent
• Biometric characteristics (will open in a new window)
  
  Deep diapausing cysts(DDC).
  
• Cysts that require maximum cold storage plus an accelerator to obtain full hatching potential
• Hatch without accelerant 40% to 60%
• Hatch with accelerant, over 85%
• Separation of accelerated product, excellent
• Biometric characteristics (will open in a new window)
  
  Cyst hatching tips.
  
• Start with a CLEAN hatching container
• Supply adequate air to keep cysts in suspension without bubbling out
• Strong illumination
• Temperature 27°-30°C
• pH>7.0, preferably >8.0
• Salinity 15-30g/l
• 2-3g cysts per liter
• If cysts are under cold storage, allow to come to ambient for 48 hrs prior to incubation
  
  Cyst storage tips
  
• Where possible store under 4°C for long term storage (over 60 days)
• Store in sealed containers (original packaging when possible)
• Short term storage in air conditioned room
• Allow to come to ambient temperature 48 hrs prior to incubation
• Packaging
• Premium Cysts (>80% hatch rate)
• Gold Mylar Alu-foil vacuum packed-15kg (exact weight to be determined?)
• Vacuum Tin of 500g, 454g or 425g-Clients choice, 12 tins per case
• Alu-foil vacuum packaged in 500g and 1kg
• Economy cysts (>60% hatch rate)
• Silver Mylar Alu-foil vacuum packed-15kg (exact weight to be determined?)
• Vacuum tins of 500g, 454g or 425g-(Client’s choice), 12 tins per case
• Alu-foil vacuum packaged in 500g and 1kg
  
  
  DECAPSULATED ARTEMIA
  
• Based on low or non-hatching cysts
• Chorion (shell) is one-third of cyst weight
• Full one-third more food per given weight of decap cysts
• High caloric content
• Small particle size
• Essentially bacteria free
• Good stand-by food should cyst hatch fail

ARTEMIA FLAKES
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• Refractance Window™ dried Artemia Flakes
• Higher nutritional retention than freeze-dry, spray-dry or drum-dry
• Better color retention
• Higher attractibility
• 98+% pure Artemia
• Small binder and no fillers
• Can be easily micronized to feed any larval stage