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his doing fine/she/whatever thinking of naming him either Fry, Spongbob, Patrick, or Homer any idea's ive got a few people liking patrick and anyhoo some more questions dude ? okay well a looong time ago i asked the question of selectively breeding triops right? and you said it wasnt pluasable...

just some questions that may help others and maybe myself help easier. are they all apart from losing the shell, healthy? are there eyes clouded at all are they still showing normal activity or exhibiting stressed behaviour? how long have they been losing these pieces of shell? do you...

im no fish expert but id image being moved like that when they have no control or understanding of the situation would be stressful and animals like fish are easily "worried" i wouldnt stress over it im sure they'll come out in a few days after getting used to the new suroundings

very cool i will try that on my next batch and tell you how it goes...*thumbs up* Theres one definetly hatched, im really really really hoping i'll get 2 or more but i remember the first time i hatched triops the original...my zoidberg...he laid thousands of eggs before his death but only he...

Possible success? Okay sean listen to this lol did what i said above last night, slept with the damn light on, got up light was on, left to work, came home mum had turned the light off..:( i was a bit gutted because of all this effort and stuff started to seem a little much for something like...

lol dude i was surprisingly upset when my first one died, and my second batch when they all died i was annoyed but not so much upset you'll get over it its not like there sociable things lol

wow man quick reply didnt expect to hear from you until tomorrow now lol well, i'll empty the water, i have a hunch the water may be too old to use for this particular generation. so my jobs for tonight. 1 empty water and just leave the wet sand 2 add some still water from the bottle 3 add...

Hi mate came home checked and theres no sign of life, ive got a big bottle of still water that ive had since thursday un-opened, there wouldnt be any chlorine in there by now would here? im thinking empty the water right down to the sand then add the still water heat it add eggs and hope there...

There possibly was...i sprayed some deo-derant (sp?) that could have possibly ended up in the water...if i go home tonight and they havent hatched im going to consider emptying the tank out and will hunt out some de-ionised or possible some dechlorinated tap water, is there any benefit to using...

Yes i'll try my best to help what do you need to know first off you can get them off ebay cheap if there not available near you second go to www.mytriops.com- site is absoloutly packed with information on them, also talk to three-fingers he is an excellent help on the subject believe me ive...

Oh yeah i forgot would rain water be more effective? it may have been sat for a while tho

Hey sean, still no activity at all...:S they usually hatch about 24/hours after i add the eggs (for me anyway), im struggling to find de-ionised water anywhere at the minute:S was just wondering if you can use still water just "still" not distilled or anything, it doesnt offer a dry residue on...

Okay so basically i just followed thru with using the water that was already in the tank from when the last ones died, put a heater in and a lamp over it, added some more eggs, the water had like some weird blobs on the surface...like if i use a stick to mix the water on the surface im breaking...

Hi buddy i fell asleep last night and my girlfriend was around so....you know....was wondering wether i'd get away with hatching them in just "still water" otherwise im just gonan do the above tonight oh and also would simple mud from the garden sufice? a thank you..seriously you rock at helping...

so what were saying is im good to add some eggs to the old water right now lol If so i'll stick the light on and add some eggs

Okay man so i havent drained the water but i added some extra eggs they didnt hatch tho imassuming its because i turned the light off and the temp dropped below what it should have, if i put the eggs in now...in the already used water...and leave the light on can i expect hatchlings because on...

Not to sound like an ass or anything but dont take the fish back for there sake i know there only fish but dont put them somewhere where they will be ill treated and sold to anyone.

hi got some quick questions if you wouldnt mind answering them that would be great. -so what your saying is after theve hatched add bottled water rather than just pure de-ionised?..how long after they hatch ? -i see tanks that are full of water, but i have doubts they'd survive if they started...

Ive added some extra eggs to the now probably useless water...just to see if they bother hatching

Well i dont know whats went wrong..they hatched last sunday/monday and ive been at my girlfriends since saturday when they were fine heres whats changed since. -I added alot more water...de-ionised what they hatched in but had it heated to 22 celcius beforehand -put a heater in the water rather...

Thank you for your reply, on the cycling, if you dont have a filter is it okay to just change the water regularily

Thanks for the reply mate, when you say they can recognize there owners are you being literal? fish can tell the difference between people?FISH? Well would it be safe to start with a bowl as there not very big at the minute, and when i have more room upgrade him to a bigger tank

After some reading i wanted to get one because i fell in love with one in a shop, but ive read that they are social and like to have companions, well because of room i can only put him/her in a bowl alone, now according to the petshop owner they are fine on there own and pointed out a plastic...

Okay thats cool, thanks for your imput, ive dried the sand out for about a week now can i fill it with water again tomorrow and hatch my next generation?

Yes i know, thats what makes it so easy you simply put the lone triop in a tank on its own and collect the eggs. I wouldnt expect them to change because theve never had to, but there are slight variations in size, and longetivity, if there raised in the same tank under the same conditions one...

Im thinking about selective breeding with triops, Im thinking about taking the eggs from the bigger triops only and then in turn continously doing this until im left with alot bigger "bodybuilder" triops, or triops with a better average longetivity, just wondering what peoples thoughts on this are

Lol well if you do need hit me up and ill post some. yeah ive notived that my triops got eggs, but it isnt fully grown looks fully developed but still quite small? anyhoo he seems to just dig and dig but never drop the eggs

2 Reasons One so i can keep some asid for future use/if i move or anything Two so i can send a pack to you for all your help on the topic

Im just wondering how im going to do it, i want to seperate the eggs from the sand so i can trade them but i cant really think of a way to do it besides a sive but i dont think it would work too well, any suggestions? thanks :) :good:

Dude, one is still alive, i found one still swimming and today his like a miniature full grown version of an adult his doing well i even named him..Zoidburg lol (Futurama) Thanks for all your help bud if you ever need extra eggs just PM me without hesitation.

Hi bud, got up to day and the remaining two are dead, im actually pritty damn gutted as i have to start the whole process over again, im sunre as to wether im going to just drain them out and add water again or am going to tip away the water and add more eggs, i might do it in the smaller tank...

Oh yeah and also alot of water dissapeared today when the water got cloudy? i havent changed any water yet im going to do it tomorrow, have no idea what is going on and its worrying me because i cant go another 3 days with the light on in my bedroom because my sleep is getting affected and thats...

If i did live in essex i would be happy to help you taking them all, but sadly i dont and it all seems to be taken care of so just to wish you well (even thought i dont know you) Goodluck (y)

Thanks for all your help buddy, I know im probably getting on you nerves by now, but theres alot of questions i just cant seem to find the answers to on the net One of my 3 hatchlings died last night, his covered in this cotton fungus and the water looks quit alot cloudier than it did...

Hey bud im really glad your online now, my triops were started off yesterday and they still havent hatched? all the conditions are right do you have any idea what is going on? EDIT: i have a hatcling today and other pin head sized creatures, i really hope i havent just got one, but should i feed...

Also if you want if i get alot of eggs in the tank id be happy to help you out if youve ran out of eggs i'll just send it bagged up in an envelope

Damn so how long should i leave them in this water for? 2 litre's of demineralised water they havent hatched yet but when should i start changing the water? 25% a day right? why is this so hard when everywhere says its so easy lol so should i go and get some spring water when do i transfer them...

Hey bud, i really really really appreciated your reply, the sand ive got is not very fine its apprently the kind of sand you "put in a birdcage, the same kind you will get on the beach"- I would also like to buy some of your eggs (yes search yes found your trading eggs) for whatever price you...

Have you tried dabbing your finger on the top of the water? fish tend to come up to have a look at what it is, ive done this a few times and had fish sucking on my finger as i gently dab the water. Hope i helped

Hey guys and gals i just got my triops toghther and am ready to start hatching them tomorrow. I have demineralised water, food light and eggs. (yes i searched :) ) There has been some debate over the amount if light that is needed for triops to hatch, some suggest (the panflet i got with my...