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Feeding live Brine Shrimp?

I’m currently cycling an Eclipse 5 gallon corner fish tank (freshwater) housing a single juvenile Zebra Danio and an African Dwarf Frog. My equipment includes a bio-wheel filter, hood lamp, air stone, large gravel substrate and a 25-watt Top Fin heater that is currently set at low and produces a consistent water temp. of 77.5 degrees. (sorry if this was all useless info!)

Basically, I’m looking to diversify/enhance said Danio’s & ADF’s current diet of flake food and frozen blood worms. Preferably, I’d like to find a local pet store (Seattle area) that sells ready-to-feed live brine shrimp. Setting up a mini-hatchery in my tiny ass apartment seems like a hassle (let me know of any possible mis-conceptions I may have about this!), although if no better options present themselves, I’ll make it work.

Can anyone share their experience feeding live Brine Shrimp? How often/how much should I feed? How do I make sure the ADF gets his fair share of live Brine Shrimp?

Regards!
I’m sticking with a single Zebra Danio just until the tank has finished cycling.

Can I use a 5 gallon critter keeper for freshwater shrimp?

It’s one of those plastic critter keeper tanks for reptiles. Would it work? The water temp. will be 70-75F and there will be a filter mounted on the side. Would that work?
It looks like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D6TPX8/ref=asc_df_B001D6TPX8867236?smid=A1L4LS2KNDBWYV&tag=nextag-pet-mp-delta-20&linkCode=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B001D6TPX8

Except the one I have is 5 gallons
Wait the point of my question was to ask if the plastic tank would work.

Raising Freshwater snails and Ghost Shrimp?

Ok I’m planing on attempting to raise crayfish. I’m wanting to first get my live food reproducing and multiplying. I have a 10 gal tank set up to put the ghost shrimp, guppies and snails in. Problem is I don’t know what freshwater snails are the easiest to take care of and to mass produce easy. I plan to put my water temp between 75f-80f so that the shrimp will be very active. Anyone that can give me advice about the snails and or Ghost shrimp please let me know.