Hydro Pets! | Unboxing & Review

An unboxing and review of the HydroPets kit.

In this video I give a history of the Hydro Pets brine shrimp kits and compare it to other products such as Sea Monkeys. I also give some tips for culturing artemia and raising them to adulthood.

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[ashefauxe]

I'm starting to think we need a TANK TIER LIST

[Crabbycrustycrustacean]

Honestly i think this is a pretty good set. Everything from the built in light to the resealable food pouch to the tank's circular design is really nice. Its unfortunate that the first attempt was a bust. I'd love to pick up a hydropets tank of my own.

[pandasbabydreams]

Another great review! You were right on the money about the survival rate with a hydro pets. As I mentioned to you on IG about the tank's base removal, I am restarting my tank but with the Sea Monkey brand packets. I also noticed after a couple of weeks salt crystals and grime would build up along the top. The interior where the water line is would also cake up with gunk. One tip I do have for this tank is after rinsing it out a couple of times to put a tablespoon or two of dry rice in the tank, then fill it up just a third or so other way filled with warm water, put on the lid, and cover the holes and shake it up. It gives enough grit to clean off the walls since the opening is so tiny. Then rinse thoroughly. Thank you so much for this review! Your work is awesome as always!

[hattie]

It's a shame the packet contents didn't work out, but I really do like the increased volume and built in light for this tank! I also find the smooth color changes for the light to be much preferable to the one in the ocean adventure tank; it seems a bit annoying to have a light continually flashing on and off as it changes colors. The lack of a need for batteries is a big plus, too!

[jacoblawson]

Always a delight to watch your content. Never thought I’d be so interested in Sea Monkies & other instant pet products! Can’t wait to see more! ❤

[courtneyl]

I love the features of the tank and honestly, I'd really consider buying this for myself if they decide to relaunch fixing the flaws that you found!

[KoltVEVO]

This seems like a more convenient tank for work/personal desks since it has the LED light inside and it also can fit a air line in, so you don’t need to have a lot of space for it. I feel like you could make some adjustments to it to fit a heater in there like maybe cut a small hole in the top area to fit it in, or in the back and just patch the hole back up before adding in water. I’m not too sure but I think it’s possible, at least until they do it themselves. Since they’re relatively new, it’s likely they’ll adjust to better suit the growing conditions

[elliot_rat]

hey, at least they're advertising the actual pictures of the species, not trying to pretend they're some magic mystical creatures, and actually saying they're artemia

[samanthafoote]

I have had no problems with mine! My kids and I love watching our hydro pets grow. We just stare at it for forever sometimes just watching them swim and flip and play. I would highly recommend it and my sisters loved it so much they got their own and just like me they had no issues and was just as successful as mine!

[TodMachin]

Another spot on review, John. I love the tank shape, the base, the lighting element from the bottom, the lighting control and it being USB powered. I would like it to be a little smaller and wider with a larger opening at the top. It’s easy for that small lid to slip into the tank. (Personal experience.) The bubbler is worthless. I bought mine early on to test out the competition. My hatch rate was zero but the company seems to have gotten that fixed. But it went from too few to too many. I would LOVE to see Sea-Monkeys release a similar tank with these adjustments made — a deluxe kit with the best of all worlds. In fact, I pitched something very similar that went nowhere. (Surprise, surprise!) Great review!

[diy-projects]

This is quite an interesting product. They made some interesting design choices but unfortunately didn't get the ingredients and instructions right for growing the shrimps themselves. I'm excited to see if this company makes some design changes, because i feel they can challenge more companies out there to make more interesting tanks with USB LEDs like most of us desire.

[leothelemon]

I love the LEDs in that tank, it would be so cool if a sea monkey tank with LEDs was released.

[Bunnyburrowsys]

I have that feeling I'll be picking up one myself soon ^^' The packet was a bust, sure- but the shape, built in light, etc- is amazing. I'm most excited about the light though- because having the purple light would be great since I can grow agley better than I am now in my current one. I'll be picking up one of these and some sea monkeys soon, that's for sure!

[countessoflemongrab]

I wish someone would manufacture a tank with a tiny airstone built in too... doesn't have to include a pump, just a nice little obscured aerator that doesn't have to hang in the top of the tank!

[lobomatias]

Another awesome video! So happy this dropped today as I am starting to set up a new room and I want to know which tanks from my collection are worth setting up.
Thank you for this!
As always, AWESOME job and keep up the great job!❤

[ashleynicole]

"The tank is f!#*ing awesome " 😂😂 omg that coming out of you completely threw me off, but YES! it was great! And yes, that tank is f'n awesome!! Much ❤

[zombmomandrea]

I've been using this kit since Easter and my brine shrimp have all been doing well so far I have adults and babies and so far so good I was really surprised at the amount of eggs and babies as well but I haven't lost many and I had them hatching from day two after set up and about a week following. I'm really enjoying the light feature at night it really highlights them while they swim 😊

[sledger]

Imagine how the Hydro pets must feel to see a being that is basically a god to then feeding them and moving their tank

[aquagirl]

i love the look of the tank, shame there were too many eggs, might be over compensating for people doing it wrong and having eggs not hatch as the one reviewer you mentioned said. For experienced people it does look like a fun alternative, but a bit sad for someone just trying it out for the first time and don't quite know what they are doing

[palerider]

The light is cool, and plus I like how it has a cord and doesn't use batteries so there is less waste. And like you said the purple light can be used for a mini grow light.