I recently hatched out some T. cancriformis, but they are quickly outgrowing their hatching container. I've tried to follow the care instructions I've seen online (and elsewhere) as closely as possible, and in the hatching container they've thrived.
However, the hatching container is just that, a small plastic tub for them to hatch out in. Once they outgrow that, you're supposed to put them into a larger tank where they can grow and mature.
I set up the permanent tank a few weeks ago using sand, water and filter media from an established tank. It was essentially fully cycled from the get go, and based on water param testing, I can only imagine, it's still fully cycled (no ammonia, nitrites, and very minimal nitrates).
Anyway, as advised, I placed one triop in the tank to see if it lived 24 hours, at which point I'd know for sure the permanent tank was safe for them. The first one died over night, second one died over night, third one and so on, they just keep dying.
Out of curiosity, I placed a killifish fry in the tank to see if it would live. It did, for several days, so I thought, water must finally be okay! I put a triop in there, and a few hours later, it's dead.
The water in the hatching container is exactly the same water as that in the permanent tank -- water parameters are identical, the tank and hatching container are side by side, and I use the same water source (water from one of my established tanks).
I feel like I'm missing something, any ideas?
However, the hatching container is just that, a small plastic tub for them to hatch out in. Once they outgrow that, you're supposed to put them into a larger tank where they can grow and mature.
I set up the permanent tank a few weeks ago using sand, water and filter media from an established tank. It was essentially fully cycled from the get go, and based on water param testing, I can only imagine, it's still fully cycled (no ammonia, nitrites, and very minimal nitrates).
Anyway, as advised, I placed one triop in the tank to see if it lived 24 hours, at which point I'd know for sure the permanent tank was safe for them. The first one died over night, second one died over night, third one and so on, they just keep dying.
Out of curiosity, I placed a killifish fry in the tank to see if it would live. It did, for several days, so I thought, water must finally be okay! I put a triop in there, and a few hours later, it's dead.
The water in the hatching container is exactly the same water as that in the permanent tank -- water parameters are identical, the tank and hatching container are side by side, and I use the same water source (water from one of my established tanks).
I feel like I'm missing something, any ideas?
