What Are Sea Monkeys?

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Sea monkeys are somewhat of an unusual and fascinating pet for young children. They are basically a type of brine shrimp, and they come in a dormant egg form in packets. They are easy to hatch, just add the right ingredients to treat the water, add the eggs, and in a day or two you will have live sea monkeys swimming around the tank.

Sea monkeys make for a great educational experience for young children. They are also very easy to look after, with little maintenance needed asides from feeding them occasionally. They come with various interesting facts, some of which are listed below:

1. They Got Their Name from Their Tails

Brine shrimp really don’t look much at all like monkeys and have nothing else in common with them, asides from one thing, their tails. Brine shrimps’ long, slender tails are what inspired them to get their name. It is a name that has stuck, and now most people know them by their simian moniker. When they were first introduced as an exotic pet, they were known quite plainly as “instant life.” As a marketing gimmick, the new name was highly successful, and sales soared. They are now found available for sale all over the world, and you will easily find some online if you can’t find them for sale in a store.

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