It’s interesting huh! There’s so much going on in the microscopic world that we just can’t see. I was really surprised to see how much life there was feeding on her
I agree that the passed away brine shrimp was very fascinating to see- small organisms are still incredibly detailed, but there's just so much we can never normally see- I completely understand why it might feel like a different world, and it's given me a new appreciation for these little critters!
"I can't believe it's not Sea-Monkeys!" Yeah I'm ripping off the margarine not butter thing for this 😂. A person without previous knowledge buying this would have probably not put as much work as you did and dump the salt in the small container and all the eggs and then wonder why it didn't work. Or at least dumped all the eggs in the container. And even if it has ended up being Triops they wouldn't have hatched in salt water. Thanks for reviewing this weird thing for us to watch 😂!
Wow. That really was a mixed bag of crap, John. That ending shot really summed things up nicely. I’m just glad the survivors got to transport to an Ocean-Zoo to be part of a larger community. The volume of knockoff Sea-Monkey kits never ceases to amaze me.
Yup, a pretty terrible kit but it was still fun to test out nonetheless 😅 I have a few other knockoff Sea-Monkey products that I'll be making videos about next year :)
@@anaissanc6693: I’m old school. My favorite is the Micro-Vue Ocean/Zoo from my childhood. It had a blue aero-vent ring, a clear bino-vue cover and a blue feeding cap. The “Ripleys Believe It Or Not Sea-Circus” kit from 1964 is another favorite. And of the more recent tanks, probably ExploraToys Space Shuttle just because it’s so elaborate. What about you?
Lmao--"lovely American triops". That's hilarious. They almost look like they have little wings. Maybe we can call them "butterLIES", since they're already incorrectly named.
In your videos, you're often not using a full scoop of food. Would you possibly offer smaller 3D-printed spoons in your shop that reflect your suggested feeding amounts?
I love the thumbnail for this video - the expression of disbelief on that poor sea-monkey's face made me laugh out loud. Thanks for uploading another excellent look at the weird merchandising world of sea-monkeys (& their shameless imitators)!
You're video was just recommended to me and i am already in love! I love channels that are informative, and I can tell you are very passionate too which great. 😊 Looking forward to watching your older and newer vidoes. 😊
Funny really the name being ripped off makes me think of the possible reason they changed from “instant life” to “sea monkeys”. Wham-O had marketed “Instant Fish” which were killifish (oviparous cyprinodontiform). These beat Sea Monkeys to the market and could have been the end before they began, but “Instant Fish” just didn’t work - almost none of them hatched and they were so unpopular that I’ve heard stores wanted nothing to do with another “instant” gimmick, due to the refunds they’d had to issue and that this was why Sea Monkeys were largely advertised in comics. I’ve been binging your videos, it’s brought back some memories, I got an Aqua Zoo in yellow with an airer, and a magnifying glass - like almost everyone I killed my Sea Monkey’s by over feeding them, it’s a shame I never got anymore, I always loved aquariums of all kinds. I’ve decided to give the old hobby another go, what the hell you can’t reach the age of 30 and not accept the sea monkey challenge! 😂 Can I make a possible request for a future video? I love the inclusion of the microscope and I wondered if we could get a glimpse of the inside of packs 1, 2 and 3 from some kit in a video, if it’s not too much of an imposition? Blows my mind that there’s eggs in “1”, I feel cheated 😂Still no idea what “Growth Plasma” in 4 is, but since it’s about as easy to get as Sea Diamonds I won’t bother myself about it.
Oh I have to say too, I really love the respect you treat these beauties with, (I nearly fainted when I saw the keyring and the watch!) but it’s heartening to see someone with such an obvious and profound love of all life forms.
I have one of those old What-O Instant fish kits! I’ll review it on the channel some day :) Glad to hear you’re trying out Sea-Monkeys again - I think most people who watch my videos are adults getting back into the hobby 😅 and I’m working on a video at the moment where I test out all the different Sea-Monkey packets (will do microscope footage too) 👍
I bought a kit of eBay. It was £3 and HUNDREDS of the creatures hatched! Within a week they all died. 😢 in other news I have tried two sea monkey kits the first non hatched the second four hatched. I bought them from Amazon so maybe they are old. But I’m disappointed especially as I’ve bought a mini heater air pump and plant growth light. 😢
Do you remember the name of your £3 kit? Hmm sounds like you've had a surprisingly low hatch rate with your Sea-Monkeys - I always get at least 20 to hatch with mine. Are the 4 that did hatch still alive?
Just now discovering sea monkeys. When you grabbed one with the dropper i nearly choked. then he swam away happy to be in the better tank. Love your content Wish we could see more of the little guys
@@pico-cosmos yeah had them multiple times, i like them cause the packets are laminated , so they don't get soggy like some sea monkeys packets, the problem is that now it looks like they are being replaced with "ovonautas" another brand they have, i think somehow they Also got the copyright for "sea monkeys" since copyrights are different for every country, they look like artemia nfts lol, theres Even an insensitive one
I managed to keep some alive in the summer but I think the drop in temperature killed them off. So I bought the set up you recommended but no luck since. Maybe someone is trying to tell me something because the last kit I bought had 3 packet 3s and no 1 or 2 😮
YOUR BACK! how was your trip? my sea monkeys are still going strong, i did have 11 and now ive got 5 adults. they seem to be mating all the time and whenever i see babies, after a few days they all disappear. can you help?
Hey :) the issue you’re experiencing is quite common and there are several reasons why the babies aren’t living too long. I’d recommend feeding them live algae instead if you can, as it helps a lot with rearing babies. The other option is to set up a baby nursery tank - you can find details in my previous video with 10 Sea Monkey tips for beginners
Shrek Bears! Also was this the first time you cursed in a video? You don’t do it too often so it caught me. Also rooting for a future triops video still, those are the ones that I grew up with. I asked for them one Christmas. XD
Helpful review, thanks! That's funny about the Lobster image pictured as a Sea-Monkey. No food in the kit, and a tiny size tank. Sorry to hear about the mother. Sadly, life eats life. Nice work getting the others to full size!
What fascinating interest and channel you have. I never thought about sea monkeys since childhood but it's endearing to see someone take this up as a hobby.
I had bougt a mars sea monkey kit along with a nother kind i put the salt in then the eggs checked for like 2 weeks never got anything then i came back 3 months later i had some and now both tanks are alive
@@pico-cosmos the little crustaceans are funny darting about hehe. but in all seriousness take it as a complement that your narration is soothing and the sea monkey's are fun to watch
I guess you won't be reviewing the other bulk artemis hatching kits available on AliExpress - too traumatising! I am interested in keeping brine shrimp for their own sake but with a way to occassionally use them to feed my tropical fish too, so have ordered a few different kits and tanks to see how this might be done without unnecessary cruelty to brine shrimp!
WARNING Skip from 7:28 to 7:48 if you're not a psychopath. Anyhow for $4 it's kind of a good deal for the amount of brine shrimp you get. Just replace it with a larger and better tank and it's an affordable option.
This size is cruel. I keep them in a 1 gallon tank with micro pump, mean its not big but at least they have space to move around. I keep it at feeding them spirulina, they doing well with it. Dunno call them what they are, brine shrimp, artemia.
A really good question. If i start a artemia salina colony with normal water salinity and over 10s or even 100s of generations and multiple years i decreas the water salinity untill 0 will the artemia (not so) salina survive and adapt to be now a fresh-water breed?
HI,happy new year if you started 2024.Anywho,I have to decided to start and try sea monkeys!!! So I hope,with the help of your advice,I can make a colony !Bye have a good day/afternoon/night😁😁😁😁
Not only is it AWFUL...but, how much would they have cost them to include a bigger aquarium? Not to mention the food. My guess is what you said, that they did expect them to just die. Probably thinking that they are like some moths that once they become that they´ll die because they have no mouths since that part of their life is just to procreate and die days later.
@@pico-cosmos the funny thing is I'm dead stupid serious. Have you watched the Avatar 2 movie? The first one was awesome and cool and I even wanted my own avatar body and dragon to fly on bout the second movie is all about family issues and more war as if we need to watch more violence. So yeah, these ripoff sea monkeys were way more cool to watch grow than sitting for two and half hours of blue people nagging.
"Why is it a bear?" Why not, they're brine shrimp called sea monkeys, and in the manual depicted by a lobster (honestly closer to a brine shrimp than what the official art is). Why not just throw bears in.
Imagine opening your bin and you see the death stare of the bootleg sea monkey bear stare into your soul
😂 that thing is so creepy looking. I should've put it face down in the bin lol
Ocean Primates.
Lake Simians.
Aquatic apes
Marine Baboons
Saltwater apes
River orangutan
Alternate sea monkey names:
-Ocean Orangutans
-Deep Sea Simians
-Gulf Gorillas
-Port Primates
-Shrimp Chimps
-George
-Lagoon Lemurs
george 😂
the best name ever
george
@Bella_kit162no thats an actual brand
George the curious ocean ape!
Shrimp Chimps is the best
You’re usually so calm and positive that it was kind of funny hearing the way you talked about this 😂 I think it’s important, though.
Lol I couldn’t even pretend to like it 😆
That super close up of the dead brine shrimp was amazing!! All those microscopic little animals feeding on her was fascinating! :O
It’s interesting huh! There’s so much going on in the microscopic world that we just can’t see. I was really surprised to see how much life there was feeding on her
For me that was a whole jumpscare. My skin was crawling but it was definitely fascinating I won't lie.
I agree that the passed away brine shrimp was very fascinating to see- small organisms are still incredibly detailed, but there's just so much we can never normally see- I completely understand why it might feel like a different world, and it's given me a new appreciation for these little critters!
🗣Sicko
@@Der_Kleine_Mann😩😩😩😩😩🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
"I can't believe it's not Sea-Monkeys!" Yeah I'm ripping off the margarine not butter thing for this 😂. A person without previous knowledge buying this would have probably not put as much work as you did and dump the salt in the small container and all the eggs and then wonder why it didn't work. Or at least dumped all the eggs in the container. And even if it has ended up being Triops they wouldn't have hatched in salt water. Thanks for reviewing this weird thing for us to watch 😂!
I love the fact that on the cover, the lobster rudely blocks the octopus
“Mmm, how bout NO?”
Damn that seemed personal 💀
Wow. That really was a mixed bag of crap, John. That ending shot really summed things up nicely. I’m just glad the survivors got to transport to an Ocean-Zoo to be part of a larger community. The volume of knockoff Sea-Monkey kits never ceases to amaze me.
Yup, a pretty terrible kit but it was still fun to test out nonetheless 😅 I have a few other knockoff Sea-Monkey products that I'll be making videos about next year :)
I have an oddball one I’ll send you a snapshot of. I think it’s Japanese but I’ll have to double check.
@@pico-cosmos I’ll look forward to seeing them. X
Hi Tod!I want to ask you,What is your favorite sea monkey kit? Bye have a good day/afternoon/night😁
@@anaissanc6693: I’m old school. My favorite is the Micro-Vue Ocean/Zoo from my childhood. It had a blue aero-vent ring, a clear bino-vue cover and a blue feeding cap. The “Ripleys Believe It Or Not Sea-Circus” kit from 1964 is another favorite. And of the more recent tanks, probably ExploraToys Space Shuttle just because it’s so elaborate. What about you?
Call them flappy shrimp
ooo i like this name!
I guess they're Ocean Orangutans!
😂
Hah
Its honestly delightful to see you post again, its been like 5 months since your last video, so a new upload is just a treat ^v^
6:02 was definitely my favorite part! The big googly eyes staring straight at ya lol Cute brine shrimp :)
Lol I think you're the only person who noticed that shot
Lmao--"lovely American triops". That's hilarious. They almost look like they have little wings. Maybe we can call them "butterLIES", since they're already incorrectly named.
Excellent microscopy! I'm always really excited to see your videos and I love that you are producing lids that accommodate cords.
In your videos, you're often not using a full scoop of food. Would you possibly offer smaller 3D-printed spoons in your shop that reflect your suggested feeding amounts?
Oo that’s a good idea 👌
I love the thumbnail for this video - the expression of disbelief on that poor sea-monkey's face made me laugh out loud. Thanks for uploading another excellent look at the weird merchandising world of sea-monkeys (& their shameless imitators)!
You're video was just recommended to me and i am already in love! I love channels that are informative, and I can tell you are very passionate too which great. 😊 Looking forward to watching your older and newer vidoes. 😊
:) glad to hear you’re enjoying the content! Thanks for supporting the challenge
I laughed so hard when you said stupid bear head
NOT THE TRIOPS😂😂😂
🤣 I was so confused when I first saw those instructions!
Classic Ocean Primates my favourite
lolol love this name 😆
Funny really the name being ripped off makes me think of the possible reason they changed from “instant life” to “sea monkeys”. Wham-O had marketed “Instant Fish” which were killifish (oviparous cyprinodontiform). These beat Sea Monkeys to the market and could have been the end before they began, but “Instant Fish” just didn’t work - almost none of them hatched and they were so unpopular that I’ve heard stores wanted nothing to do with another “instant” gimmick, due to the refunds they’d had to issue and that this was why Sea Monkeys were largely advertised in comics.
I’ve been binging your videos, it’s brought back some memories, I got an Aqua Zoo in yellow with an airer, and a magnifying glass - like almost everyone I killed my Sea Monkey’s by over feeding them, it’s a shame I never got anymore, I always loved aquariums of all kinds. I’ve decided to give the old hobby another go, what the hell you can’t reach the age of 30 and not accept the sea monkey challenge! 😂
Can I make a possible request for a future video? I love the inclusion of the microscope and I wondered if we could get a glimpse of the inside of packs 1, 2 and 3 from some kit in a video, if it’s not too much of an imposition? Blows my mind that there’s eggs in “1”, I feel cheated 😂Still no idea what “Growth Plasma” in 4 is, but since it’s about as easy to get as Sea Diamonds I won’t bother myself about it.
Oh I have to say too, I really love the respect you treat these beauties with, (I nearly fainted when I saw the keyring and the watch!) but it’s heartening to see someone with such an obvious and profound love of all life forms.
I have one of those old What-O Instant fish kits! I’ll review it on the channel some day :) Glad to hear you’re trying out Sea-Monkeys again - I think most people who watch my videos are adults getting back into the hobby 😅 and I’m working on a video at the moment where I test out all the different Sea-Monkey packets (will do microscope footage too) 👍
That bootleg figure in the thumbnail gave me a giggle lol
Hehe, I have him in a blue kind :P
Did you get yours from AliExpress too?
@@pico-cosmos not sure where it came from,I got it a while back as a gift from one of my friends lol
I did yes :) They lived for awhile, but died alot quicker than regular sea monkeys.@@pico-cosmos
Woah! Glad you're back, I was confused when you stopped uploading.
You should try tardigrades (aka moss piglets or water bears)
I've always wanted to look at some of them under the microscope!
Water, aliens
I bought a kit of eBay. It was £3 and HUNDREDS of the creatures hatched! Within a week they all died. 😢 in other news I have tried two sea monkey kits the first non hatched the second four hatched. I bought them from Amazon so maybe they are old. But I’m disappointed especially as I’ve bought a mini heater air pump and plant growth light. 😢
Do you remember the name of your £3 kit? Hmm sounds like you've had a surprisingly low hatch rate with your Sea-Monkeys - I always get at least 20 to hatch with mine. Are the 4 that did hatch still alive?
Just now discovering sea monkeys. When you grabbed one with the dropper i nearly choked. then he swam away happy to be in the better tank.
Love your content Wish we could see more of the little guys
Still not as Bad as "ovonautas" from México lol they had a pretty neat brand with gluupys don't know what happened😅
I still need to try out Gluupys! I’ll probably make a video about them eventually. Have you tried raising them before?
@@pico-cosmos yeah had them multiple times, i like them cause the packets are laminated , so they don't get soggy like some sea monkeys packets, the problem is that now it looks like they are being replaced with "ovonautas" another brand they have, i think somehow they Also got the copyright for "sea monkeys" since copyrights are different for every country, they look like artemia nfts lol, theres Even an insensitive one
I managed to keep some alive in the summer but I think the drop in temperature killed them off. So I bought the set up you recommended but no luck since. Maybe someone is trying to tell me something because the last kit I bought had 3 packet 3s and no 1 or 2 😮
You're hilarious and your dedication to these animals is admirable. I don't even own or plan on owning sea monkeys but I subscribed anyhow.
YOUR BACK! how was your trip? my sea monkeys are still going strong, i did have 11 and now ive got 5 adults. they seem to be mating all the time and whenever i see babies, after a few days they all disappear. can you help?
Hey :) the issue you’re experiencing is quite common and there are several reasons why the babies aren’t living too long. I’d recommend feeding them live algae instead if you can, as it helps a lot with rearing babies. The other option is to set up a baby nursery tank - you can find details in my previous video with 10 Sea Monkey tips for beginners
@@pico-cosmos i was thinking of setting up a nursery but didnt know how much salt to use per 100ml and what salt to use?
I use instant ocean salt at around 25 ppt@@TheOneStopPokeShop
@@pico-cosmos how much would i need to put in 200ml?
50 grams of salt @@TheOneStopPokeShop
Shrek Bears!
Also was this the first time you cursed in a video? You don’t do it too often so it caught me.
Also rooting for a future triops video still, those are the ones that I grew up with. I asked for them one Christmas. XD
Haha I have cursed before, I usually bleep f-bombs though 😅 I will get around to doing Triops eventually :D
@@pico-cosmos No rush, they’ve been around for millions and millions of years. They can wait a little longer. XD
Helpful review, thanks! That's funny about the Lobster image pictured as a Sea-Monkey. No food in the kit, and a tiny size tank. Sorry to hear about the mother. Sadly, life eats life. Nice work getting the others to full size!
Finally you posted. I was excited when I see your new video❤
I had a lot of fun watching this 😅
This is a great review! My daughter and I loved it and we learned a lot from your page so far!
Yeah sure
What fascinating interest and channel you have. I never thought about sea monkeys since childhood but it's endearing to see someone take this up as a hobby.
feather dusters could be a fun name for them, since their legs make them look like feathers.
I like watching you find such unique sea monkey knock offs. I wonder what some of the more strange designs look like.
You're a kiwi? Hell yeah that's awesome!
"purify the day" That's funny!
Stupid bear head got me😂
This kit is giving the same energy as those sealed keychains with the live animals in them
fr like who thinks its a good idea?!
Yeah this size is cruel. I keep them in a 1 gallon tank. Same as these endless life sealed bowls with tiger shrimps. Inhumane.
Hi agian, when you also were roasting/insulting the item,It made me laugh so hard😂
A really good name is Whish monkeys
its nice to come back to Picocosmos. Can't wait to catch up to all your awesome see monkey videos
I bought this exact kit for $6 Canadian dollars and its probably going to arrive soon so uhh how should I measure the amount of eggs to put in?
I'd recommend not adding in more than 15 eggs. Just do it very carefully lol
@pico-cosmos alright thanks!
Well, clearly they're not triops-- they're Lovely American Triops
Confirmation that the People's Republic of China has finally figured out American culture 😂😂
If you could design a sea monkey tank how would you design it?
Probably something quite boring looking. Like a flat version of the Ocean Zoo tank with a volume of 800ml
@@pico-cosmos always thought it would be like a square tank with built in LED, a textured bottom, and a hole on top for the air
When I saw you squish the actual tank and saw those sad dead eyes of the bear i already knew it was all over
I just realized this can be taken a way diffrent way but: Salt Squirmers.
😂
i want to know where you got that fish soy sauce bottle! been wanting one for ages!
I found it on a Japanese auction website! It was second hand but still in great condition.
I had bougt a mars sea monkey kit along with a nother kind i put the salt in then the eggs checked for like 2 weeks never got anything then i came back 3 months later i had some and now both tanks are alive
i mean it's a good cheap way of getting eggs. than you can put them in any container you want :3
i'm high.. so i'm being overly generous and positive
😂 a lot of people tell me they watch these videos when they're high
@@pico-cosmos the little crustaceans are funny darting about hehe.
but in all seriousness take it as a complement that your narration is soothing and the sea monkey's are fun to watch
The bear head looks vaguely like one of the characters from the chinese cartoon "boonie bears" ...idk if that's what they were going for.
Oo it definitely might be! They do look similar
I guess you won't be reviewing the other bulk artemis hatching kits available on AliExpress - too traumatising! I am interested in keeping brine shrimp for their own sake but with a way to occassionally use them to feed my tropical fish too, so have ordered a few different kits and tanks to see how this might be done without unnecessary cruelty to brine shrimp!
they look like little angels under a microscope
WARNING Skip from 7:28 to 7:48 if you're not a psychopath.
Anyhow for $4 it's kind of a good deal for the amount of brine shrimp you get. Just replace it with a larger and better tank and it's an affordable option.
This size is cruel. I keep them in a 1 gallon tank with micro pump, mean its not big but at least they have space to move around. I keep it at feeding them spirulina, they doing well with it.
Dunno call them what they are, brine shrimp, artemia.
Hey, Its me agian, congats on your channel and i remeber when you had 14k
“Mmm how bout no😊” HAH
Lolll one of your funniest videos yet!
4:48 bro roasted the bear head
"Dear friend, please give us 5-stars and good comments and pictures feedback."
"mm"
"how about *no* "
Not that I am jumping int o the hobby anytime soon, but is it so cheap is it a good value for a ton of eggs... or are the eggs that low quality too?
The eggs are fine but you can purchase much larger quantities of eggs from pet shops for cheap
Surprised any hatched!
Also, John can you do a review of the Sea-Monkey mini world please, thank you
The happy ending was you throwing it into the bin!
Omw they're so pretty! ❤
Hi,I have I question.Can you use a heat mat for your sea monkeys?Bye,have a good day/afternoon/night😁
You can yeah, but I think this small heater is the best option
@@pico-cosmosOk thx for responding
Ocean Orangutans as a new name maybe?
What a legend liking
all the comments
A really good question. If i start a artemia salina colony with normal water salinity and over 10s or even 100s of generations and multiple years i decreas the water salinity untill 0 will the artemia (not so) salina survive and adapt to be now a fresh-water breed?
HI,happy new year if you started 2024.Anywho,I have to decided to start and try sea monkeys!!! So I hope,with the help of your advice,I can make a colony !Bye have a good day/afternoon/night😁😁😁😁
me n the boiz going to purchase some aqua apes
Not only is it AWFUL...but, how much would they have cost them to include a bigger aquarium? Not to mention the food. My guess is what you said, that they did expect them to just die. Probably thinking that they are like some moths that once they become that they´ll die because they have no mouths since that part of their life is just to procreate and die days later.
Hi I love your channel please continue what you're doing
Thanks for the support : )
It wood be good as a refill kit for sea monkey tanks and aqua dragon tanks
This was 1000x better than watching Avatar 2.
🤣
@@pico-cosmos the funny thing is I'm dead stupid serious. Have you watched the Avatar 2 movie? The first one was awesome and cool and I even wanted my own avatar body and dragon to fly on bout the second movie is all about family issues and more war as if we need to watch more violence. So yeah, these ripoff sea monkeys were way more cool to watch grow than sitting for two and half hours of blue people nagging.
How much salt should I put in a 2.5 gallon tank? I haven’t found any channels that keep them as pets and I couldn’t find much information online.
@picocosmos please help me I can't see my sea monkeys but the food is disappearing are they dead or not please help
Wow i really love my “BEACH BEARS”
Have you tried raising Triops?
How was the price if one thinks about it as just the eggs with a silly little "mini tank" as a bonus?
You really know your sea monkey stuff!
Okay the set itself may be garbage, but it sounds like a cheap way to get more eggs
Yep! Though tbh you can get eggs super cheap at a lot of pet stores
Would it be possible to selectively breed sea monkeys
Of course
@@pico-cosmoscould you try doing it
Would be a lot of time and effort tbh 😅
@@pico-cosmosplease yes that would be cool
@@pico-cosmosi also vote for it now it’s more than one person that wants its now you’re obligated to do it. Lol.
That dead sea monkey was a fukn jumpscare!!!
I think the bear head is cute 😅
"Hmmm... how bout no?" 😆
"Mhhhh how about no" - aqua daddy
Yum shrimp fried rice
Did you end up using the rest of those eggs in a bigger tank?
"Why is it a bear?"
Why not, they're brine shrimp called sea monkeys, and in the manual depicted by a lobster (honestly closer to a brine shrimp than what the official art is). Why not just throw bears in.
Hows about Sea Angels?
7:45 this is horrifying
I ordered my first seamonkeys today (from your frontpage)
yellow teddy bear shrek lolol!
Why do we have the same glasses?
Because we’re basic NPCs 😎
2:30 i mean it's fine unless your shrimp hulk out.