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How to feed baby triops? Please help?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

I’m helping my little brothers raise pet triops that they got in a kit, and some of the triops have just hatched, so I was wondering when to start feeding them.

The kit came with a packet of food pellets and the instructions from the kit say to wait two days and feed them crushed pellets, but my little brothers are freaking out because they think that the baby triops will starve if they wait two days to feed them.

I tried looking it up online, but some websites say NOT to feed them for at least three days, but others say to feed them regularly.

So, what do you think? Any answers are appreciated :)
also, the packet of triops eggs that came in the kit was also filled with ‘detritus’, although I don’t know if the baby triops are actually eating that stuff.

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My triops are less than a few hours old and they have no detritus to feed off so what can I feed them? 10 pts?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

Iv heard of feeding them yeast water solution but how would I go about doing this? Also no brine shrimp since my closest and only pet store is closed since the owner is away Thanks alot. 10 points for the best answer

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Triops as a pet????????

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

Hi, I was browsing through the internet and came across the unique little crustacean called a Triops, and noticed you can buy kits online and hatch triops, thus having them as pets! they seem very unique and interesting! but i have a few questions about them:
1. are they easy to care for? i am not home alot of the time since i am a highschool student.
2. how long are their lifespans when kept in good conditions?
3. do they self-breed, or do i have to breed them? how can i breed them? do they eat their young? haha
4. Can i put them in a larger tank (mostly for looks)? or do they need to be in small areas? what size preferably?
5. what do they eat? what can i feed them?
6. do they need certain temperatures to hatch/live in? how can i manage this temp? I have a desk lamp that would work but how do i keep the temp regulated?
7. Do they EAT eachother? I have heard rumors about similar sized triops eating eachother, is this true?

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can my triops eat fish food?

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

the pet shop said they can have fish food is that trough or false or can they have fish flakes please help me !!!xxx

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A question about pet triops?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

Hi,
I have pet triops that I got on the 15th and the packet says i have to replace the water on the 8th day and i’m worried that if i dump the vase out, they will go with it. I still have tiny triops in there and I don’t want to flush the down the toilet. Are they like brine shrimp? Doe I REALLY have to dump it?????? Thanks! Maggie

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