Welcome to /r/triops!

Hi,

I have just failed in my eighth attempt to grow triops.

What did I do wrong?

Three days ago (March 29) I put the eggs with sand in a 1L (0.26 gal) container. I set the thermostat to 28 C (newberrei). The water I used was distilled + 30% aerated spring water (Saguaro from Lidl).

Now it's been exactly 3x24h since the eggs were put in (about 48h since the first triops hatched) and there is only one left, which does not look healthy. Previously there were about 5 that looked very "healthy".

Now that there is only one left, I measured the level of ammonium compounds and the tester seems to indicate 0 or very minimal amounts, because the tester hardly changed color at all.

So far I have not fed them! So there is no possibility that I overfed them!

I had the container covered from the very beginning so that no dust would get into the water.

PLEASE HELP :(

I have been trying to breed triops for 1.5 months. I have never been able to keep them alive for more than 4 days.

This is an auto-post for the monthly Question Thread.

Here you can ask your questions, so others can read the answers and learn. :)

Check the Wiki and the FAQ before posting.

There is an up-to-date wiki on where to buy eggs.

For past threads, Click Here.

View Poll

Upped the oxygen and fed it some brine shrimp and parboiled spinach. Hoping hatch some new pals soon since I've seemed to have been able to stabilize this little dude

Hi guys! My brother is homeschooled and has done a science experiment of an “under water city triopolis.” However, they are getting to be decent size and I just feel bad that they are in such a small tank (not even an actual tank???). The instructions say that they will only live up to 30 days. Is it worth it to get a real tank and transfer them into it?

My question is about detritus on leaves...I have an abundance of all sorts of leaves that I'd normally use for my ghost shrimp...such as oaks and banana leaves...and even some cashew and fig leaves...but my question is....can I let them sit in a breeder box in my 30 gal established tank to collect all the good stuff and then move them to my hatchery...skipping the drying out method?

I was wondering...I have a tank that has been established for 6 years now with minimal water changes besides top off...all the test are up to par...can I use the water from my established cycled tank to hatch the eggs? Also, would enjoy some tips for future egg collecting ECT.

4 of my 5 T. Longicaudatus have died and I think it was because they were unable to molt. Their deaths were all preceeded by a day of flipping over and wriggling about as if trying to molt, but nothing coming off.

How can I prevent this going forward? Do I need harder water or is this a diet issue ?

In my tank multiple hatched, but now only one is left and growing. I’m a first time troops parent so any tips are appreciated. I had the Triassic triops from toyops. I didn’t see the small container of eggs so I added the “eggs with sand” first and then the pure eggs shortly after.

(All for laughs, obviously)

View Poll

So my eggs didn’t hatch and I’m currently trying to dry them out so I can try again. What’s the best method for going about this? I’m currently trying to spoon out the floating eggs but it doesn’t seem to be too effective.

I started raising triops at the beginning of the year, thinking that at most they'd live 3 months and I could just dry out the tank and start over when I had to move in April. Fast forward to today. My adult has died and all the sudden there was a huge wet hatch and there's probably 10-20 young triops that I just spotted. I move in a little over a week halfway across the country and will need to transport them almost 1700 miles. The drive will probably take a minimum of 5 days, but I had planned to stop a couple times to see family. What should I do?