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I asked my mom for a Pirahna she got me Triops instead???!!!?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

My uncle gave me a 15 gallon tank and I wanted to get a pirahna but my mom laughed at me and got me triops well she ordered them online they haven’t arrived yet and Ive been reading about them and they seem so cool!
But how can I get to have babiesssss??? She bought a science kit thing so idk how many eggs come in it but i read they cannibalize each other which sounds cool but does that mean they can have babies???? What can I do to get them to not eat each other and have babies, because they only live for like 8 weeks but I want them longer than that.
btw, is a 15 gallon tank big enough??? Im not sure if the kit my mom ordered comes with a tank but Im guessing not so is a 15 gallon okay??? How many can I put in a 15 gallon and I have a filter but no heater is that okay???
Thanks! I’ll chose a best answer after school Thanks to anybody who can tell me how to get them to not eat each other and to make babies. :D

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Setting Up Your Very First Triop Tank

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin| 7 Comments

How to set up a tank to grow pets from the age of the dinosaurs.

they died]: lived for 3 1/2 weeks
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What is a triop and can I keep them in a community fish tank?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin| 5 Comments

I was off college and was at the bookstore with a date, and I discovered these “science” project kits. They were made for kids, but being a lover of plants and animals, I found the Triops kit the most interesting. It reminded me of the “seamonkies” kits you usually see in Walmart or the “grow your own butterflies” kits on commercials.

Such kits seem so tiny for the animals to thrive and live long lives and are considered cruel (to me, anyway).

I’m a fishkeeper and own two community tanks. Would I be able to buy triops and keep them in my 29g tropical freshwater aquarium?
My 29g is understocked with 5 platies and a betta.
I wish to add bamboo shrimp afterwards.

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My fish won’t eat tropical flakes?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

I have some neon tetras and guppies in my tank. Originally i only had betta food, wardley shrimp pellets, and custom triop food(i also have triops in the tank). The fish didn’t respond to any except for the triop food (which are pellets made of 40%protein and 10%fat). I decided to switch the food to tropical flakes to increase diet variety, but they don’t even touch the flakes. I even tried crushing the flakes like i did with the triop pellets, but still received no response. It’s like their only looking for the triop food.

Have they become picky eaters? How can i make them transition between the two food types?

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Why are my Neon Tetra fish disappearing?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

Yesterday one of my neon tetra’s died. I noticed this at dinner time but was too lazy to remove it so i left it in the tank. The next day in the afternoon i came home from school and decided to remove the dead neon tetra, but i couldn’t find the corpse. There is no trace of it whatsoever.

I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 neon tetras(originally 4 but one died as i stated above), 2 assorted guppies, 2 lyretail guppies, and 1 chinese algae eater. I also have some baby triops (not even half an inch long yet). I actually saw one of the triops eating the neon tetra, but theres no way he could’ve finished the whole corpse.

I’m thinking that my chinese algae eater is the culprit? Can someone enlighten me?

Anyhow, here’s a video of the triop trying to eat the dead neon tetra:

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