Step by step journal on Triops rearing

[Aquatic Avenue]

Haha normally people get how many? my friend got about 7 but 2 died

[AlexHcp]

normally should be 4 or 5? well initially when i started i only got 6 - 2 died and i raised 4 to adulthood. do u know, that even if the eggs dun hatch on first try - u can scoop them up, after that dry them completely and they will have a chance to hatch again the next time? some of the eggs takes more than first rain to hatch, as it is an evolution to ensure their survival incase this rain/ flood of the area will not last long for the whole generation. Another way to ensure higher rate would be to freeze them in freezer after drying them - to imitate that the eggs went through a change of seasons, and it will definitely promote more hatchlings - tested and proven. So my advice, take out all the eggs that should be floating and haven hatch, dry them and keep them cause they might hatch the next time when u add in more distilled water.

There is another way to induce hatching is to keep adding distilled water for the top up - this is also to stimulate the rains that are occuring in nature everyday. But propbably you wont want that to happen as the bigger triops will eat the smaller larvae. - triops need quite alot of space, if they sense a weaker of their type, they will not hesitate to consume it.

An advice to raise very healthy and bigger triops - would be that the growth rate of triops are proportionate to the amount of oxygen and the space available (food of course makes a difference too, but the triops will probably stuff themselves to death if you over feed). More space for movement = bigger and more successful, same for the amount of oxygen in the tank.

[Aquatic Avenue]

haha guess i am lucky then. will try the freezing method after i transfer the big ones to the new tank.

Any idea where to get distilled water?

guess they are about the same as keeping shrimps then. thanks for all the info

[AlexHcp]

Yes, more or less similar as shrimps... But they are more aggressive. U can get distilled water at any super market - don't buy pure drinking water ... If it's distilled water they will labelled as "distilled" water. You still got lots of unhatched eggs? Cause from what I know, the UAN pack mostly got around 10 eggs plus. I would suggest you don't do the freezing first. Scoop out dry them completely and use distilled water, it will still work most of the time. Some eggs do require more dosage (other than one time) of the distilled water influence to hatch. I would say try using the freezing method if all fails and none hatch, or if you have eggs from the matched triops and you would like to hatch more from those.

Just a note, the larvae feed on detritus or infurosia( think it's spelled this way) ... You know how to make those? I can teach you the easiest method or you can try researching online. If without those, the larvae will die of hunger.. You also try to grind the food to even smaller pieces, practically like powder.

[Aquatic Avenue]

Haha my water i directly transfer from my CRS tank one should be full of gradivas and bioplus from mosura. Baby food should not be a problem.

No idea how many eggs are there did not go and count but to play safe i think i will try my luck with the sand and see if any more hatches

[AlexHcp]

Haha.. Ok, sure. Good luck! Let me know if there are more hatchlings!

[Aquatic Avenue]

Some new update pictures , they really grow fast. Tomorrow if the cherry shrimp i used to test water is still alive will transfer them to a big gold fish bowl. Decided to drop the idea half land half water tank due to space restriction.

[Aquatic Avenue]

Hi some new updates. Tried the method bro Alex recommended and i got 3 more baby fries

Anyway here are some pictures of the triops inside their new home, taken today along with a video since they got big enough for me to take a video of.







And the video:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=...type=1&theater

[AlexHcp]

Ehh bro, what's that container you use? I am glad that my advice helps. Remember when they are 14 days old, they will be sexually matured... Time to harvest some eggs!

[Aquatic Avenue]

The life of that container is as followed:
Some kind of biscuit container--> small goldfish bowl-->betta breeding bowl--> and now triops home.

Now only about 1week and 5days old, few more days to go i guess.

[AlexHcp]

Bro, never notice that it was just a simple container. By the way, it will be almost time to separate tour triops, at least 2 to 3 gallons per triops, cause they will start to cannibalize soon...

[Aquatic Avenue]

Haha some times just tie a random ribbon or stick some stickers and you can transform a small glass bottle into an expensive looking item.

Wow triops need so much space? feed them until they full and place a lot of moss etc for them to eat and that should solve the problem also right? that container only hold about 6-7liters of water.

[AlexHcp]

Well, full and lots of moss... This question I dofficult to answer you. It is because they will simply cannibalize if they found a weaker one among them ( I suppose they dont need a reason to kill each other ) ...there are people who do well in a smaller space for triops, but most prefer bigger space.

[Aquatic Avenue]

Haha ok guess i will try my luck then. Few more days till they can start breeding i guess. They are both male and female right? meaning i do not need to figure out which is male and which is female.

[AlexHcp]

In a sense, yes. They are sort of asexual (i think this should be the right word) and most if not all will lay eggs. They do give out lots of eggs if all yours matured ehh..

[chumzhujun]

May I know what's the point of keeping this?

[AlexHcp]

This is like an aquarium pet, a crustacean, something like shrimps and crabs, with an hard exoskeleton. Its part of the hobby and probably dosent need any real reason to keep a pet.... right? If you were to ask me what i like about it, i would say i like the way they swim and scurry in the tank - much like the shrimps but they do not do jerky movements. When fully grown and healthy, this species has got very nice red underbelly, which is a plus to the visual.

Ultimately, from what i see from other countries, people breed them, to sell them online. There are different species avaliable which has different characteristic.

Still - Its just a hobby, with no particular reason as to why.....

[Aquatic Avenue]

Haha ok then i hope this species is asexual or at least have males and females in my tank.

Yes just like what bro alex said, its just a pet, no real reason for keeping it.

I am still new to it so actually i am also testing product while trying a new pet.

[AlexHcp]

It's asexual... Confirm. I think that's what it call, but they can reproduce by themselves definitely.

[Aquatic Avenue]

Haha ok thanks. will stare at them round the clock till they have eggs.