Discussion:Care for Triops
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67.84.17.150 said: |
On 01:42, 9 May 2007 |
| Once your done saying what to do write about th triops so people will what are they and what they do. | |
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| 66.76.3.196 said: | On 18:17, 5 June 2007 |
| how to care what do you need to do | |
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| 72.161.11.192 said: | On 17:05, 16 July 2007 |
| wht? O.o | |
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| 72.161.11.192 said: | On 17:08, 16 July 2007 |
| I used tap water and they still hatched. | |
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On 17:47, 26 August 2007
Ghost672 said:
you could probably use tap water with something like ammo lock in it to remove the chlorine
On 00:03, 11 October 2007
76.20.163.33 said:
yea
On 03:17, 8 November 2007
71.190.207.251 said:
CraftyGirl92 a triop is a shrimplike animal with 3 eyes that outlived the dinosuars
On 17:07, 16 January 2008
76.247.149.182 said:
you dont absalutely need a filter
On 04:12, 19 January 2008
74.229.105.227 said:
do they rilly hatch there own eggs?
On 21:06, 14 April 2008
Arvenohx said:
Should this be merged with "how to care for billabong bugs"? They both seem to be about the same thing
On 18:04, 28 April 2008
Bulrush said:
Yes, the Billabongs page is about Triops also. The care is the same as for triops.
On 21:05, 5 June 2009
MrVampire181 said:
You can use dechlorinated tap water. You Dont need bottled or disstilled water!!
On 13:58, 13 September 2009
86.45.85.79 said:
"can they reproduce without males?"
Yes, a female triops is capable of fertilising her own eggs, but they can reproduce sexually, otherwise the species will have no need for males, they just increase the chances of breeding.
On 04:15, 3 December 2009
StevoG said:
I want to put cheap gravel in my tank but everyone that I see collect their eggs they have sand. Can I put normal playground sand in the water or do I have to buy a special type of sand that is going to cost me 30 bucks?
On 19:20, February 3, 2010
Bulrush said:
"I want to put cheap gravel in my tank but everyone that I see collect their eggs they have sand. Can I put normal playground sand in the water or do I have to buy a special type of sand that is going to cost me 30 bucks?"
You can use playground sand but rinse it really good in a 5g bucket to get the silt and dust out. Put the sand in a bucket, turn on the garden hose (outside), let the water fill up the bucket and run over the sides. Use your hands to grab sand at the bottom of the bucket and pull the sand up, stirring it. Keep doing this until the sand runs clear and all the silt ran out of the bucket with the water.
Now you can use the sand.
On 06:45, 6 April 2010
59.100.106.133 said:
why arnt my triops hatching? i have boiled some tapwater does that make it disstiled water?
On 14:16, June 10, 2010
Bulrush said:
"Leaving tap water in an open container exposed to the air for 24 hours will allow most of the chlorine to evaporate."
This is not quite accurate. Yes, chlorine will evaporate out of tap water as it ages, and will be safe for fish after about 24 hours. But most US cities now use chloramines, which take days and days to evaporate. Which is why you should use a dechlorinator which removes chlorine AND chloramines.
Also, aged tap water almost never has the right osmotic potential the eggs need to hatch. You need to use pure water like distilled water, rain water, or snow melt. Do not use well water, bottled water, or mineral water. Even rain water from a dirty pond is better than tap water to get the eggs hatching.
The same goes for any freshwater invertebrate which hatches from eggs, like fairy shrimp (also artemia or "sea monkeys"), daphnia, ostracods, etc.
On 14:18, June 10, 2010
Bulrush said:
I'm just saying, if tap water works for you, great. If you are having trouble hatching them, use my suggestions above, like rain water.
On 14:20, 27 December 2010
66.162.112.42 said:
Why are my Triops not hatching? It's been 3 days!
On 10:30, 31 July 2011
90.201.19.218 said:
I forgot to close the hatch in the hatching chamber, so some eggs are it the big chamber. Will they die?
On 10:55, 31 July 2011
90.201.19.218 said:
what will happen if one hatches before the others and eats all the eggs? plz reply!
At 14:31, 11 April 2013
216.193.162.130 said:
can triops go in a fish tank with goldfish?
at my house i have well water will that be okay?