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Originally Posted by rayjay
There is NO problem with dwarf fry ingesting enriched artemia nauplii that are 4-5 days old, and the adults often are able to consume larger juveniles and sometimes even adults.
The main reason for the enrichment process is that while the nauplii have a decent protein level, they lack in some fatty acid parts, especially the DHA component that seahorses need but cannot manufacture for themselves, and artemia nauplii don't have any to speak of.
Enrichment is also a benefit in that the newborn nauplii in the Instar I stage have a tougher carpace that is not digested as well but when replaced by Instar II and later stages it is much more digestible.
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Thanks so much. I've done searches after searches to try to find the answer to that question. I thought the newborns could only eat freshly hatched brine shrimp. That makes the whole process a bit easier.