i just saw something on a program about triops which became extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs but has come back to life due to it evolving from an evolution of the triops which made me think if the triops came back via evolution would this be possible for dinosaurs evolving from chickens
i previously had a triops that layed eggs, so i collected them. i would like to know if i did the correct thing in the next step (this is my question). firstly i dried the triops eggs + sand, then i frozen the sand and eggs in a air tight container for 2 days, then i added the triops to fresh water. i know they still have time to hatch but i was getting worried as all the triops i have had in the past have hatched less than 24 hours later. i can see the triops eggs on the top of the water. they are a light pink colour and a bit larger than the sand
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Hi, I just bought a brand new 10 gallon glass fish tank from Petco and i am planning on raising Triops Longicaudatus in it.
The tank itself is pretty dusty, inside and out. I think it is because it was just in the store for a long amount of time.
How can I clean out this tank so i can begin assembling the tank?
Can I just rinse the tank out with tapwater and wipe it dry with some paper towels? or is that a bad idea?
i originally bought a triassic triops kit and got everything set up..put the bottled nestle pure life water in the little hatchery it came with, put the ‘conditioner’ in. then the eggs once the water was warm enough. put a heat lamp i had over it to keep the water warm, it stayed at 75 degrees the whole time. i kept the light on 24 hrs to keep the water that temperature. the next day i saw some triops. the day after that i saw several more. so they hatched..but after a few days they all died. i ordered more eggs but theyre not the same spieces that came in the kit, these will be triops newberryi, and they dont come with condtioner, theyre just eggs. so what are some tips i can get that will help them hatch and thrive. i heard using distilled water sometimes works better? also putting a slice of carrot in the tank make them better somehow? haha. but what can i do as far as the water conditioner since i wont have any this time, or is it not a dire requirement. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you 
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ok i have tried to hatch and raise aquasaurs (triops) i successfully hatched and raised 6 only for them to die, it says on all the sale websites of these all you need is a lamp over the tanks to keep the water raised between 70 to 80 degrees, which means leaving on all the time i suppose, i had a glass tank with a water heater in that you can get for tropical fish, as the lamp was not keeping the water a steady temaperature it would raise when heating was on in the house and drop over night. i used bottled water as suggested, on asking some aquatic centres they say they only live about a couple of weeks, others say up to 90 days. i have read these are easy to keep, it was hard work and quite expensive for heaters and water ect. i now have guppies in my fish tank by the way when i gave up but i would like to try again
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