What Do Triops Eat?

[dem0nz]

I have recently aquired some Triops eggs and before i hatch them i figured i should fing out what they eat,
i think its unlikely that they only live on the wierd powder food i got with the eggs and i doupt there is enough food for a week in the pack any way.
I have shrimp food pellets,algea waffers and flake food.
Sp any ideas what they eat?

 

[nosoup4you]

For the first week or so, they will feed mostly on each other until you end up with one large super Triops. lol They are actually fairly good at tearing apart larger pieces of flake food/pellet. I usually let the water in their tank get kind of mucky as they like to feed on algae and the various little water critters that will follow. If you are intent on keeping more than one, I would separate them out a bit until they get larger. Once the first batch dies, empty the tank out as low as you can get it without disturbing the substrate too much and let it completely dry out (1-2 weeks). Fill it back up and with any luck you will have had a female lay more eggs for a new batch. I have grown four batches of triops from one little packet. Amazingly enough, I always wind up with a lone female to perpetuate the cycle.

 

[paget492]

hey for the first couple of weeks i gave mine the shrimp food thenafter that i agve them nomal goldfish flakes and every other week i would give them very small grated up carrott which they love so thats what i would do as i got to 4th generations by doing that


paget492

oh and good luch