Welcome to /r/triops!

I have a huge fascination with anything that has a shell and swims in water. Recently I read up on the triops lifecycle and wanted to buy a kit for a jar I was going to put some neocardinia in. But I also have 4 other tanks two of which are communities. I was wondering about triops as community animals and how they interact with other fish and shrimp before I bought a kit as ive read some conflicting information on the subject. Thanks in advance!

I bought my tank ready to start my triop journey. It’s 24L but I don’t plan to let them have all that space until they’re big enough.

The problem is- when I bought the tank (brand new) they had some card board stuck to it and I didn’t see it had been stuck down by tape, peeled it off and it’s left residue. I’ve tried water and a scrubby style thing to see if I can get it off but it’s not budging.

I’ve read triops can be quite sensitive (as all fish can be) at certain life stages to chemicals/ nasties in their water. Just wondering if I’m over thinking it or if anyone has any fish safe ideas of how to get rid of the residue?

My Triop died today and I want to find out the reason and how to stop it in the future. My Triop kept swimming upward on its back and floating downward without moving its gill feet. My hatchery consists of Fairy shrimp (6-8) and Tadpole shrimp (2), my water parameters are: PH 7.5, KH 80mg/L, GH 80ppm. The hatchery has a air stone 24/7 which is always supplying the shrimp with air. I did notice that the Triop had a bit of grey stuff on its gill feet, maybe it was a shedding issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Did you start as a child? A teenager? An adult? What made you think " HEY, Those questionable looking creatures would make perfect pets for me!" ?

I am the leader of an aquatics club at school, and a random kid came up to me and asked if the club could get triops because they thought they were cute. I was wondering if people think that would be a good idea? Would the babies be able to survive the weekends? Maybe the adults surviving a one week break? Any tips would be great too if they are able to be at a school :)

Has anyone made their own Triop sub species yet from selective breeding. I’m very curious because I wanna try to make my own sub species of these little buggers

Sorry if this has been asked a million times. I've always wanted to Triops since I was a kid, and bought a kit off Amazon impulsively.

I've done some skimming, and I know spring water is good for them, so I got two gallons of spring water, but when those two gallons are gone, could Seachem Prime be okay as an alternative or will using spring water be a must the entirety of having them?

Family took me out for #Pho for my Birthday today and #TWOS. #yeg #yegfood

Brought me home a #DIY #StarTrek #WrathOfKahnStarterKit This should be good. #SeaMonkeyFightClub #AllThingsArePossibleWithEnoughTriops #TriopsKickSeaMonkeyAss

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I was planning to get rid of my aquarium since last triop died yesterday, but today i noticed hundreds of little triops swimming in aquarium. I didnt dry the eggs so i was surprised. Is this common? I thought its almost impossible

i used arrowhead bottled spring water, soaked then dried an oak leaf in aquarium water, added a mineral rock from the kit as per instructions. after 24 hours a bunch hatched, but then the next two days i noticed most were dead or stuck and dying at the bottom. it’s day three of having the the light on 24/7, water temp a constant 75 degrees. there are a few new hatchlings but i’m not sure if i should feed them since they are still just bouncing? should i be removing the dead ones? should i attempt a water change? dry the remaining eggs and try again? or just and see what happens and feed whoever’s still alive in a day or two? probably going to turn the light off tonite because it’s causing algae in my aquarium.

TLDR: No hatchlings for 2 months from triops kit. Where can I purchase the most viable eggs?

I got a Smithsonian triops kit for my 9yo nephew, followed the instructions to a T and nothing hatched after 2 months. He's so broken hearted. I have no idea how to grow these critters and could really use some help on the following:

1. Where can I get the most viable eggs?

2. Do I need a lamp? I live in Connecticut, USA and it's winter here. But I keep them in a bedroom that's stays around 68°F.

He loves critters. Hoping I can get some hatched for him in time for Christmas. Thanks for your help making his holiday special ❤

So, I posted about not throwing out a try too soon.

I also had another tank with my old eggs in that I thought didn't work. Just figured I flood that tank again after drying it out when I also put water in the other tank.

Same as the other one. Suddenly they started hatching after 2 weeks. I had bought a new light for hatching purposes. Cheapest I could find. Seems to be the perfect light. Whenever I make the smallest water change or refill the condensation new ones hatch. Just like 2-3. I'm now at 15.

I can't keep that going. It's starting to get really dirty in there but I don't want to kill new hatchlings. I already use tap water so its harder. Anything else that won't kill the ones that already hatched without getting new ones?

I have to refill as there is not much water in there in general. Should I maybe just fill it up completely and then leave it alone?

My end tank only has 20 litres and can't hold that amount.

It's funny that I had the exact issue of them not hatching before that new light vs now they won't stop 😂

Wanted to empty a tank where nothing hatched. Stood there for 14+ days. Almost drained it, when I suddenly noticed a 3mm triops inside 😅

Definitely a late hatchling for sure.

Guess I'll wait longer now before discarding a "failed" attempt. Usually I empty it after 7 days.

Will triops survive/thrive if I just spread triop eggs on a small pond made by:

• digging a hole, placing pond tarp on the hole, and then placing sand above the pond tarp.

To make a pond that only fills up on rainy seasons but doesn’t quickly dry up? Or will they not be able to breed or would lack food? I live in the philippines where rainy season starts in may to october

Would triops be a good fit for my walstad jar? The jar is over a year old & very well established with bladder snails and ramshorn snails.

I feel the jar may be too small and fairy shrimp might be a better fit. I also have a 2.5 gallon walstad tank that is not thriving near as much as the jar (yet) & I think that might be a better home for triops. I don't have an air stone in either set up, would they need more air than my plants produce?