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Are Triops the same as Sea monkey’s (another question inside of triops)?
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Sea monkeys are the size of a pin head. Triops are significantly bigger. They kind of look like miniature horseshoe crabs.
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Triops are much larger than sea monkeys and they have a shell. Here’s a picture of a triop in that link below.
http://blog.makezine.com/684px-Triops_longicaudatus2.jpg
Here’s a picture of some sea monkeys in the link below.
http://www.arizonafairyshrimp.com/AZS001006.jpg
Sea monkeys last for about 1-2 years.
Triops last for about 2 months, maybe longer if your lucky.
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Sea monkeys are usually just brine shrimp, while triops are these funny looking, three eyed creatures that look like a blend between a horseshoe crab and a shrimp.
Here is a triops: http://www.akvaristika.org/forum/uploads/mikki/images/triops_12.jpg
Here is a sea monkey:
http://www.microimaging.ca/animal/17shrimp.jpg
As you can see, the sea monkeys are tiny, while the triops are decent sized.
In that link, triops world is a box with some triops eggs. Triops park includes a plastic bump that’s supposed to look like a volcano, and it also includes “jungle scenery,” AKA grass.
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The Triops Park is bigger
Triops grow to a much larger size than sea monkeys and most people will agree they are better.
Good luck, have fun
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