:help: i am going to get one of those grow you,re own prehistoric monsters kits and i was wondering if the triops and tadpole shrimp in the kit can survive without that weird "water conditioner", if not will the weird chemicals in the "water conditioner" mess up my tank [i was hoping to put the adults in with 15 neon tetras, 12 glow-light tetras 2 golden dojo[weather]loaches 7 ghost shrimp 3 bamboo shrimp 4 red claw crabs 1 fiddler crab 2 male swordtails 4 female swordtails 2 fancy guppies 1 beta 3 feeder goldfish 2 plecos 2 oto catfish and 6 golden lion snails] or be harmless.if its no on both counts does anyone know a source of triops that haven't been genetically tweaked to be dependent on a chemical cocktail specific to whatever company sold you the kit?
triops in a comuneity tank?
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I would think that no hatchlings would survive a community tank, and if you raised them to adulthood before adding them then your shrimp would be in danger.
also, do you have a source on the "...genetically tweaked to be dependent on a chemical cocktail specific to whatever company sold you the kit?" I've never heard of that before, so I'm just curious.
To my knowledge the teabag water conditioner that most come just acts as a pH buffer and provides organic debris for the filter feeding larval stage.
also, do you have a source on the "...genetically tweaked to be dependent on a chemical cocktail specific to whatever company sold you the kit?" I've never heard of that before, so I'm just curious.
To my knowledge the teabag water conditioner that most come just acts as a pH buffer and provides organic debris for the filter feeding larval stage.
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i did a little research on my own and found out that they do,nt need any weird chemicals, they lay a lot of eggs and to hatch them just dry the substrate the eggs were laid in rehydrate it and watch the second generation grow.normally triops have a lifespan of about 30 days.but if you want them to live longer do water changes in you,re triop tank and replace the removed water with freshwater aquarium water. do this and you,re triops will live for several months.if you want the little guys to live even longer put an airstone in to release co2 and let in oxygen.live plants are recommended.if you want to breed them you need substrate preferably sand.triops will only eat small fish or each other if severely underfed, so if you see cannibalism in the ranks feed them more often or give them more food at regular times.they get three inches as adults if they live a little longer then normal. 1 inch is the recommended minimum for being placed in a community tank, any smaller and they,l be fishfood.to avoid harassment by other fish make sure there are plenty of hiding places. adults eat freeze dried bloodworm,s, algae wafers, leftover fishfood, algae and will nibble on live plants if hungry.definitely not picky eaters and very interesting ,not to mention low maintenance, pets.to feed babies use the food in the kit. if you do,nt have the special food put in some java moss and the newly hatched triops will eat the minute creatures living in the plant stems much like neon tetra fry.you have to use treated distilled water to hatch them because of the survival mechanism that keeps the eggs from hatching in a established pond where there are fish and bigger inverts that will consider them food so add the plants and life-prolonging fish water after they hatch.also they need sunlight to trigger hatching, so put them in a windowsill:lol::welcome::headbang2
S.they are,nt genetically tweaked like i thought they were.they live in temporary ponds and puddles start reproducing at two weeks old then die when the puddles dry up during the dry season the wind blows the dried eggs across long distances then, when the wet season comes the eggs rehydrate and the process starts again.the dehydrated eggs can remain viable for decades,witch is one of the reasons why they,re species is over 200 million years old and currently inhabits all continents except Antarctica.
PPS.i know that,s not how you spell "community' ,typo.:lol:
i did a little research on my own and found out that they do,nt need any weird chemicals, they lay a lot of eggs and to hatch them just dry the substrate the eggs were laid in rehydrate it and watch the second generation grow.normally triops have a lifespan of about 30 days.but if you want them to live longer do water changes in you,re triop tank and replace the removed water with freshwater aquarium water. do this and you,re triops will live for several months.if you want the little guys to live even longer put an airstone in to release co2 and let in oxygen.live plants are recommended.if you want to breed them you need substrate preferably sand.triops will only eat small fish or each other if severely underfed, so if you see cannibalism in the ranks feed them more often or give them more food at regular times.they get three inches as adults if they live a little longer then normal. 1 inch is the recommended minimum for being placed in a community tank, any smaller and they,l be fishfood.to avoid harassment by other fish make sure there are plenty of hiding places. adults eat freeze dried bloodworm,s, algae wafers, leftover fishfood, algae and will nibble on live plants if hungry.definitely not picky eaters and very interesting ,not to mention low maintenance, pets.to feed babies use the food in the kit. if you do,nt have the special food put in some java moss and the newly hatched triops will eat the minute creatures living in the plant stems much like neon tetra fry.you have to use treated distilled water to hatch them because of the survival mechanism that keeps the eggs from hatching in a established pond where there are fish and bigger inverts that will consider them food so add the plants and life-prolonging fish water after they hatch.also they need sunlight to trigger hatching, so put them in a windowsill
:lol::welcome::headbang2S.they are,nt genetically tweaked like i thought they were.they live in temporary ponds and puddles start reproducing at two weeks old then die when the puddles dry up during the dry season the wind blows the dried eggs across long distances then, when the wet season comes the eggs rehydrate and the process starts again.the dehydrated eggs can remain viable for decades,witch is one of the reasons why they,re species is over 200 million years old and currently inhabits all continents except Antarctica. PPS.i know that,s not how you spell "community' ,typo.:lol:
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sorry about that,.two Google searches,four AC threads , and a link to WWW.mytriops.com in one of the mentioned AC threads ago i did,nt know they were natural creatures and not like sea monkeys, genetically engineered instant pets that were dependent on a specific chemical manufactured by the company that sold them so you had to keep buying it.and no, i do,nt think they will be a threat to my little ghostys if i keep them fed. if not i can always buy another breeder box for the ghost shrimp and the,res plenty of hiding places.:thm::thm::thm::dance::headbang2:
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:dance2::dance2::help2::help2::help2::crazy::headbang2::welcome::devil:im doing a science project im wonderin, does triops grow bigger eating bloodworms and crustaceans or fish flakes and pellets or veggies.:headshake2::swearlease tell me soon thank yyou:help::help::help:
:dance2::dance2::help2::help2::help2::crazy::headbang2::welcome::devil:im doing a science project im wonderin, does triops grow bigger eating bloodworms and crustaceans or fish flakes and pellets or veggies.:headshake2::swear
lease tell me soon thank yyou:help::help::help: