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Amazon, as well as some other sites that sell them, claim that they are Triops longicaudatus. Those are the ones that are typically used in kits, so I'd assume they are the "easiest" to raise.
I'd think that they all generally need the same care, maybe some of the rarer ones need a bit more, but they should all have the same basic requirements.
I’ll be honest there’s no guarantee they’ll survive the trip but I’ve done this several times and successfully transported Triops with me on trips. I recommend a critter carrier with a lid like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002APZOO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_RHQ550W4T6CCZ3YC7VCB Additionally I’ll add cling wrap to the top to avoid spilling. Another alternative is a large Tupperware container. I also load up of spring water either before I leave or when I arrive at my location.
Your pet store is pricey. I would try Amazon. I can't attest as to whether this brand is specifically ideal for Triops, it'll probably work fine, but just using it as an example, it's $4.08 for 184g and you don't have to worry about the risks of buying from bulk eBay sellers.
Do you think this one is overkill for a 10 gal?
Source is Toyops Triops kit. Sand was included. One of the things that was different from the other kits was that it had me throw in small chunck of lime stone (provided), but otherwise pretty standard from what instructions I could find online. I don't know of anywhere local I could get some eggs (USA - Oklahoma) from a private breeder. I have some inbound from Amazon from Greenwaterfarms. No idea if they are any good or not. I got some sera micron to feed them. I am by no means experienced in keeping these guys. Just thought it would be something fun to do, but after several attempts now, starting to rethink my idea.
Set of 2 Clear Acrylic Fish Tank... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094YRRTPL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I got these that might be high enough for my 8 gal tank but still would like higher in case I want to add taller driftwood. I can't drill holes in my ceiling and will probably move my tank like 5 times before I find a spot I like it at
Good to know thank you! I didn’t have a specific product in mind I’d just seen aquarium soils in the ball form like this one and wondered about them. The reason I ask is that I’m planning to build a tank, I’d like to use soil as the substrate since they can sift through it and glean a decent amount of nutrients through that and seem happiest in soil. But at the same time I was going to use gravel since they can’t dig in that, so if I have a gravel tank with a small box of sand, they only lay eggs in the sand box which is way easier to just remove and dry out between generations instead of tearing down the whole tank. So I was hoping these soil balls would be the best of both worlds but maybe I’ll look into the Eco Complete stuff instead
Just use a sponge filter and a cheap USB air pump from Amazon. Like one of these guys https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CSP4HTZ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_1S0WWTCQ52RCX3A4Y0QK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
They are very quiet. You can also put an air stone inside the sponge filter to make it even quieter.
It's what I use as secondary filtration in all my fishtank and it is very quiet and cheap.
They sell aquarium heaters for small Betta fish tanks similar to this and it’s ideal for gallon size tanks. https://www.chewy.com/zoo-med-bettatherm-mini-size-betta/dp/257633?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Zoo%20Med&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIktbdjqiD9AIVtQytBh0zqQxlEAQYASABEgIEpvD_BwE
I’m not a owner of Triops but there are many cheap heating mats online you can buy. I bought a temp control one for my insects and arachnids. You can control the water very well and even see what temp it is. Complete control on temp. Hopefully someone would reply to mine to better put you in right direction.
Not an ad, just thought I'd post what Amazon says in case anyone was interested!
That won't be enough water for them once they get bigger. The biggest one will probably eat all the others pretty quickly.
If you do want to try it indoors, I've found this air pump is very quiet. I sleep about 6 ft away from it and can't tell it's on: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0854CWH5M/
You can pair that with one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H7MBRYB/
I've been disappointed by the size to price ration for critter keeper tanks, even the knockoffs. Big disposable salad containers might be cheaper. I got some from work, left over from events catered by Panera. Usually they're made out of PET or PETE. You might be able to find something similar in packs for cheap. They're flimsier, but they should give you plenty of surface area, and I imagine it would be easy to get at the substrate to collect eggs.
Amazon has a few TDS meters in the $9~ $15 range that also measure temperature. That would cover your thermometer needs while also being handy for analyzing the mineral content in the water.
Most of the heaters I've been looking at seem pretty crappy. I've been happy with this one for about $8: https://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-Heater-Aquariums-Under-Gallon/dp/B07DTH7F3F/ It's been keeping a 1L hatchery between 78-82 degrees while my apartment is in the low 60s. It might be underpowered for a 5G tank, but that might also depend on the temp in your home.
I've also been collecting plastic lids that cheesecakes come with. They also seem to be PETE and at the very least make nicer hatchery dishes than what comes with kits.
As long as the grains are light enough for them to dig in it's fine - for example my substrate is technically more like a small gravel than it is sand.
I'm curious though - if you're willing to buy from Amazon then why isn't sand still an option?
Hope you don't mind if I piggyback on here, as I was about to write a similar post!
I'm planning on running a 2.5 gallon self contained budget environment, no filter or heater. I don't have previous aquarium experience, but I've been reading posts here, and learning the nitrogen cycle. I just filled it today with a mixture of distilled and tap water, and am conditioning it now. Eggs prolly won't be here for at least a week, so I've got time!
I have a few specific questions:
My complex has a large drainage pond, and there are usually at least a few standing water pools. Could/should I use a few drops - few ml of this as my 'detritus'?
Along those lines, could I use an aquatic snail or two from there? Plants? Or do I run the risk of bringing in disease or something I'm not thinking of? I've bottled some of it before, and it was teeming with life! (Texas, US if that makes a difference!)
How long should I wait after conditioning to add detritus? Plants? I'd like to have as much of a functional ecosystem as I can before the triops are our of their nursery.
This one's kind of in left field, but could I use an LED grow light as the main lightsource for my tank? I use something similar to this for my indoor succulents and have a spare.
I do have an algae colony already from the previously mentioned waterbottling, that just went through a complete water change a couple of days ago. Can/should I use that to seed this aquarium? (Jar terrarium died, so I dumped it, and refilled the jar with distilled water for the algae, so shouldn't have anything else in it)
Any other info I need to get a healthy micro-ecosystem going both before and after the triops move in is appreciated!
Thanks!
I've tried two of these kits: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00439I1NW
It says, "Hatches Triops 5 times using a disposable hatching dish complete with thermometer, 80 Triops eggs, egg measuring spoon, nutrients, and food."
The bags the eggs come in say "eggs in sand". If that's the case, there don't seem to be that many in there. The jar doesn't seem to have anywhere near 80 eggs. Maybe 20 ~ 40 at most.
I got some eggs from Arizona Fairy Shrimp in the mail yesterday. Each pack says it contains 20 eggs, but I stopped counting at 50 and that was maybe half a pack. They really underpromised and overdelivered.
Thanks for the detailed response!
I got the triops eggs from amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000BXHP86/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1), but I have no idea where they sourced it from.
I definitely observe the mating/wrestling behavior from the potential 'male' triops, this occurs even more when the female/hermaphrodite is trying to dig in the gravel to lay eggs.
I'm already drying out some of her eggs, so I'll update you guys if I see more males in the next generation :)
I haven't gotten any to survive past a few days, so I don't have them in a real tank yet. The sand in the hatchery is from the Toyops kits. There's not really enough to scoop it out. Just to clean out the little container requires some multiple swooshes of water. So I've had a hard time salvaging it, at least in a way that might save any unhatched eggs. I guess it's a different situation if you've had an adult laying eggs in a deeper substrate.
If I can get some triopes to survive long enough, I've got a 1.5 gallon and 3 gallon tank with a sponge filter and some of this sandy gravel: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JVCSPM/
Thanks, I ordered the one from JBL: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07QSBMSRR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
My local fish store had a turkey baster in the fish/betta section. It's still my favorite cleaning item. I got pipettes for water tests etc, but they're less sturdy and smaller. They work ok at first in a little hatcher, but I prefer the baster. ( This style. It was less than $5 in the store. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AE2GA94/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_Qa6bGbZZH45CA )
Yeah, I got this kit exactly (not off Amazon tho)
https://www.triopsking.de/ is slow to the states, but lots of species and great prices.
Get a super tiny tank (~1 gallon), a water heater, SPRING water (not distilled they need minerals to healthily molt), and some SPRINULA (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WAPA2NS/ cheapest)
Eggs in. A TINY TINY TINY TINY amount of Spirulina per day or two, as they get bigger more, then you can switch in a few weeks to pellets, and move them into a bigger tank with a sponge filter if you want. Spring water only, though! I've found sudden transitions to different water can kill them, so make sure it's just spring.
Hey,mate
I wanted to know if this would be an acceptable as a kit to buy
Little Live Aqua Dragons - Deep Sea Habitat - LED Light Up Tank Hatch and Grow Aquatic Pets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VNBRSNK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_GacYFb6SQT9VG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I don't know if anyone is giving them away for free but I got my kit on amazon for $8 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00439I1NW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I hatched mine in a critter keeper filled with 1 Liter of spring water. I am moving them into a 7-gallon tub in a few days. I think the rule people stick to on here is 1-2 triops per gallon water.
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$10 us good buy and fast delivery! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000DN8010/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
yes that's what I thought too.. It's a kit from germany, this one https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00280VZX6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_BXqCFbQ4FVPP1
I bought some rounded 0.3 to 0.6 mm sand that should arrive tuesday, should I remove the current sand till then so the triops doesn't injure itself?
Here's the kit I last bought in the us. (non-affiliated)
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000DN8010/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IiWvFbAD0N071
Cool cuz it comes with the growing tray.
Toyops is coo cuz they have the gauruntee, and will send you a replacement package 'if yours die' cough.
Hobby lobby sells a more basic kit for 10$ but they always have a 40% off single item coupon on their website that you can just pull up on you're phone and have them scan at the register.
There is a triop growing kit on amazon: Triassic Triops https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000DN8010/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8bxxEbHT0690D
(You can look at my account to see my progress with the kit) And I just started 2 days ago and the triops are growing great. It includes all you need, and the instructions are very clear. But I would suggest a bigger tank (the instructions tell you what to do if you get a bigger tank) when they are adults. It includes baby and adult food but you can also feed them carrots and cooked cauliflower with nothing on it. Or buy brine shrimp, hatch them, and feed it to the adults. Natural spring water worked for me, but if not, try dechlorinated tap water, or distilled water.
Here is a link to a triop care sheet: MyTriops - Triops Care Sheet https://mytriops.com/en/articles/triops_care.php
Thank you so much, this information is very clear, and I now understand why there is a preference over the other, the triop kit I ordered has no brand name from what I can see. It's the first result for me on amazon here in canada.( https://www.amazon.ca/Grow-Your-Own-Triops-Dinosaur/dp/B000BXHP86/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=triops&qid=1568781237&s=gateway&sr=8-2 )
I used a mix, 70% distilled and 30% spring water, 7 hatched 3 days ago and are doing well from what I can tell.
I'll start doing the water changes with the water treatment chemicals I use on my aquariums from this point.
Again, thank you for such a clear answer and reasoning for it!
You only got fairy shrimp? Hmm... It's pretty common to get other things with these kits. If you have adult fairy shrimp, any Triops would've probably survived too. I'm not sure how these guys raise out their Triops to get eggs.
What I'd do is take out the fairy shrimp (use a brine shrimp net) and put them in another tank of water. Dry out the sand and stuff in the kit with the tank, and wait for a few weeks. Add water again to start over. Not all Triops eggs hatch on the first hydration.
I'm sorry that you didn't have luck. If you don't have luck after rehydrating them a second time, I'd complain to the company. They might send you more stuff for free!
If you want eggs without any eggs of other species, this basic kit only has eggs of Triops.
I'm sorry you didn't have luck. If you want to keep the fairy shrimp you did get alive, you will need to grind up food pellets and put it into the water. They're filter feeders primarily. They'll get up to like 2" long.