Posted: 3/8/2014 6:44:18 PM EDT
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Hi all,
When I was a kid a had brine shrimp and really enjoyed them. I was kind of bored and looking on ebay to get some and saw some triops. Have any of you had these? How were they? Any tips on hatching them and keeping them healthy? 
https://www.google.com/search?q=triops&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=O-MbU52RAcOBogT69oH4Cg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=775#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=gSBGhs8wVmNf9M%253A%3B6ubK2PKEArzRBM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fe%252Fe6%252FTriops_longicaudatus2.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FTriops_longicaudatus%3B1560%3B1368 |
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| They're neat. Way better than sea monkeys. Amazing that something so big can grown out of a packet in the toy aisle. Look like mini horseshoe crabs. Grow to an inch or more (not counting the antenna things on the rear end). They pretty much just spend their time sifting through scum on the bottom, so a large but shallow tank is good. Water will get stinky if you don't change it. |
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They're neat. Way better than sea monkeys. Amazing that something so big can grown out of a packet in the toy aisle. Look like mini horseshoe crabs. Grow to an inch or more (not counting the antenna things on the rear end). They pretty much just spend their time sifting through scum on the bottom, so a large but shallow tank is good. Water will get stinky if you don't change it. +1 They can be tricky to grow though. And sometimes they die for no reason. The larger ones may cannibalize smaller ones. I would look into Daphnia. They are much smaller. But if you get Daphnia magna, they are about 4mm long when they are full-grown. I have Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex (much smaller). In fact, I ended up with Daphnia pulex because their eggs were mixed in with some Triops eggs I bought. |
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours.
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Quoted:
Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Lets hear more about these Daphnia, seems interesting. I already ordered the triops so that is going to happen, but am always interested in more! |
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Quoted: Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Quoted: Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Triops aren't frustrating. They are fucking cool. They aren't meant to last more than a few weeks when they hatch. I had some. They hatch. The strong ones eat the weak. They lay eggs in the sludge. They die. If you let that sludge dry out, and you are lucky, you can keep that cycle going. I did three cycles. Probably could have done more if hadn't been a bad triop parent...   |
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Lets hear more about these Daphnia, seems interesting. I already ordered the triops so that is going to happen, but am always interested in more! Quoted:
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Lets hear more about these Daphnia, seems interesting. I already ordered the triops so that is going to happen, but am always interested in more! They're awesome. 1) They are small freshwater crustaceans. No need to deal with salt like you have to with sea monkeys (brine shrimp). 2) They grow quickly. 3) You can feed them spirulina which is a fine green powder made from Cyanobacteria. It is used as a food supplement and you can buy it in health food stores. Just shake it with water and pour it in. Alternatively, you can also feed them baking yeast. Just shake with some water and then pour in. I like the spirulina better because it keeps the tank cleaner from fouling. The yeast can cloud a little more. Either one is fine though. 4) They swim around the container you have them in and filter food from the water. 5) A 5 gallon aquarium with an incandescent light on top is perfect to view them. I like incandescent because it warms the water up and they reproduce faster and are more active. They don't need heat though and can survive down to near freeIng temperatures. I keep sand on the bottom of the tanks. 6) They reproduce through parthenogenesis. However, when stressed by overpopulation or poor water quality or the water level gets too low, they start to lay male eggs. These hatch and mate with the females, and the eggs produced from this mating process produces drought-resistant eggs. I had two 5 gallon aquariums dry for the last 2 1/2 years and recently filled one with water and the eggs hatched within 36 hours. If you're really interested, I have some sand with dried eggs mixed in and I could mail you some. |
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Triops aren't frustrating. They are fucking cool. They aren't meant to last more than a few weeks when they hatch. I had some. They hatch. The strong ones eat the weak. They lay eggs in the sludge. They die. If you let that sludge dry out, and you are lucky, you can keep that cycle going. I did three cycles. Probably could have done more if hadn't been a bad triop parent...
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Triops aren't frustrating. They are fucking cool. They aren't meant to last more than a few weeks when they hatch. I had some. They hatch. The strong ones eat the weak. They lay eggs in the sludge. They die. If you let that sludge dry out, and you are lucky, you can keep that cycle going. I did three cycles. Probably could have done more if hadn't been a bad triop parent...
http://lrk.host.sk/Triops%20cancriformis.jpg That's what I'm saying: they need TLC to make sure you can keep them going. Daphnia are much easier because they are more forgiving. They also reproduce continuously so you always have them in the tank. |
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. Quoted:
Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. One of my capstone projects was growing out daphnia. Mine were in diapause for over 60 years and I had a pretty good hatch rate. Neat little buggers. My project was part of something being done for DHHS regarding using them as chem/pollutant indicators. |
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No fucking G*ddamned way!  |
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Planaria. Cut one in half - you have two. Cut it into fourths - you have four. Bisect the head - it will have two heads. Talk about a hands-on micro pet....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian#Regeneration Cut it up into 279 pieces and they all can regenerate completely!!! |
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Quoted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian#Regeneration Cut it up into 279 pieces and they all can regenerate completely!!! Quoted: Quoted: Planaria. Cut one in half - you have two. Cut it into fourths - you have four. Bisect the head - it will have two heads. Talk about a hands-on micro pet.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian#Regeneration Cut it up into 279 pieces and they all can regenerate completely!!! I'm a Christian, a believer in God. He put this here for us to use. Please let someone take the fucking hint.... |
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One of my capstone projects was growing out daphnia. Mine were in diapause for over 60 years and I had a pretty good hatch rate. Neat little buggers. My project was part of something being done for DHHS regarding using them as chem/pollutant indicators. Quoted:
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. One of my capstone projects was growing out daphnia. Mine were in diapause for over 60 years and I had a pretty good hatch rate. Neat little buggers. My project was part of something being done for DHHS regarding using them as chem/pollutant indicators. I read that initially as 60 days. 60 years? OK, my 2 1/2 years isn't impressive at all then.
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I read that initially as 60 days. 60 years? OK, my 2 1/2 years isn't impressive at all then.
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Yea, the triops can be frustrating. I would definitely go the Daphnia route. In fact, I'll post a thread from the current batch I'm growing. The eggs were dry for 2 1/2 years and they hatched within 36 hours. One of my capstone projects was growing out daphnia. Mine were in diapause for over 60 years and I had a pretty good hatch rate. Neat little buggers. My project was part of something being done for DHHS regarding using them as chem/pollutant indicators. I read that initially as 60 days. 60 years? OK, my 2 1/2 years isn't impressive at all then.
I'm pretty sure it has been done well over 100 years. They are amazing little critters. |