So, do you want to take care of a new bunch of triops you just got? It may seem like triops have a lot of needs to survive, but overall, it's pretty easy. In fact, breeding them is easier than breeding a goldfish!
Steps
Step 1. Fill the aquarium with approximately 1 liter of distilled water or bottled spring water (bottled spring water is preferred)
Make sure the water temperature fluctuates between 23 and 29 degrees Celsius or between 75 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit and that there is a light before adding the eggs. Put a sheet of black paper behind the aquarium. If you bought a kit and it came with the debris (eggs), follow the instructions and add them to the aquarium.
Step 2. Stir the package of triops eggs and wait 18 hours
After the time has elapsed, look carefully at the aquarium. You should be able to see small white dots swimming in the contrast of the black background. Some of these are your triops! The other creatures (Anostraca, Cyclops, Cladoceri, etc.) will likely be eaten by the triops, so don't worry.
Step 3. Wait another 3 days after most of the eggs have hatched
After this waiting period, you can raise the water temperature to 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) and give it a day / night hourly split. Give him the kit food you were given or use tropical fish balls, not goldfish. Squeeze them between two spoons, and add half of them to the aquarium.
Step 4. Continue feeding them once a day for the first 5 days of life, after which they will eat 2-3 times a day
Leave the food until they no longer eat, and then take the excess food they haven't eaten.
Advice
- Put some sand or small gravel after 11 days so they can burrow and spawn in the substrate, but this is not necessary as they lay 10-30 eggs per day!
- Using a light helps growth.
- If you don't have distilled water to use, don't panic! Leaving tap water in an open container exposed to the air for 24 hours will allow most of the chlorine to evaporate. This is what aquarium careers call “aged tap water”. However, tap water is not a good option over distilled or bottled drinking water because it contains more minerals (see the “Warnings” section below).
- Feed your triops with small bits of frozen carrot, shrimp, grub, or fish that will make them grow faster and bigger.
Warnings
- Another big problem with tap water in some locations is the soluble minerals it contains. These salts can be a mixture of calcium, magnesium and sodium with less amounts of other minerals. These have been shown to reduce hatching in triops. When choosing water, it is advisable to use water that is as pure as possible and free of bacteria. There are many relatively pure drinking waters available. Just read the labels of the bottles to find out what they contain and to avoid those that contain chlorine, chloramines or ozone.
- Triops can fertilize. They have no real sex. So you might see some pink eggs somewhere in the aquarium!
- Try using distilled or spring water. * Do not use tap water to which committees often add chemicals such as fluorine and chlorine. While this is good for men, it's not good for triops!
