Comments on: My Personal Experience with Triassic Triops http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/ Wed, 02 May 2012 13:57:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ducky http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-10893 ducky Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:01:48 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-10893 I had a similar problem, I fed mine egg yolk after i removed the teabag due to not trusting it, I fed egg yolk since I was also feeding it to my fry instead of infusoria. Loved it for the first two days. But I think I might have overfed and that started water quality issues. Or the egg yolk was bad because most of my fry died that same day. Or, if that wasn't it, the teabag that came with the kit at first definitely gave infusoria, i could see tiny things swimming around, but then a big fuzzy growth happened. Wasn't sure if it was some type of infusoria or bacteria but I had to keep rescuing the triops because it kept swimming deeper and deeper into the tangles until it couldn't move. Seemed to be eating it so not sure what it was. I ended up removing the tea bag as I kept having to rescue him and it was making me anxious. But that same stuff was stuck to his tail when I found he'd died at 7 days old. About to start another batch, definitely going to watch how much i feed this time. Good luck with your next batch! I had a similar problem, I fed mine egg yolk after i removed the teabag due to not trusting it, I fed egg yolk since I was also feeding it to my fry instead of infusoria. Loved it for the first two days. But I think I might have overfed and that started water quality issues. Or the egg yolk was bad because most of my fry died that same day. Or, if that wasn’t it, the teabag that came with the kit at first definitely gave infusoria, i could see tiny things swimming around, but then a big fuzzy growth happened. Wasn’t sure if it was some type of infusoria or bacteria but I had to keep rescuing the triops because it kept swimming deeper and deeper into the tangles until it couldn’t move. Seemed to be eating it so not sure what it was. I ended up removing the tea bag as I kept having to rescue him and it was making me anxious. But that same stuff was stuck to his tail when I found he’d died at 7 days old. About to start another batch, definitely going to watch how much i feed this time. Good luck with your next batch!

]]> By: merlin http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-10723 merlin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:22:08 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-10723 best website, covers what they eat and everything else. Long live the triops! http://mytriops.com/ best website, covers what they eat and everything else.
Long live the triops!

http://mytriops.com/

]]> By: ideonexus http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-10359 ideonexus Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:08:41 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-10359 According to the Triassic Triops website, the nutrient pack is dried plants found in ponds. I don't want to say to go out and get some pond plants and dry them out to put in your tank; however, the TT website doesn't appear to sell replacement nutrient packs: http://www.triops.com/index.php?link=products They do sell other packages. You could buy a pack of triops, which should come with a nutrient pack, and then reuse the nutrient pack for two sets of triops (I have not tried this myself). You might want to contact the company directly for advice, they've got a 1-800 number: http://www.triops.com/index.php?link=contact Hope this helps! According to the Triassic Triops website, the nutrient pack is dried plants found in ponds. I don’t want to say to go out and get some pond plants and dry them out to put in your tank; however, the TT website doesn’t appear to sell replacement nutrient packs:

http://www.triops.com/index.php?link=products

They do sell other packages. You could buy a pack of triops, which should come with a nutrient pack, and then reuse the nutrient pack for two sets of triops (I have not tried this myself). You might want to contact the company directly for advice, they’ve got a 1-800 number:

http://www.triops.com/index.php?link=contact

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Olivia http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-10357 Olivia Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:11:39 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-10357 I have triops, but i lost mt nutrients pack. Whatcan i use instead? I have triops, but i lost mt nutrients pack. Whatcan i use instead?

]]> By: oranchak.com » Blog Archive » How long before they eat each other? http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 oranchak.com » Blog Archive » How long before they eat each other? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:10:43 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-1513 [...] of them in there. I was only expecting to see a few little hatchlings. But after reading about Ryan’s experience with triops cannibalism, I imagine the triops count will dwindle over the next few [...] [...] of them in there. I was only expecting to see a few little hatchlings. But after reading about Ryan’s experience with triops cannibalism, I imagine the triops count will dwindle over the next few [...]

]]> By: ideonexus http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 ideonexus Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:27:46 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-1490 Video! Yes. I have the capabilities. I just haven't tried it yet. : ) Video! Yes. I have the capabilities. I just haven’t tried it yet. : )

]]> By: BMF http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 BMF Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:51:30 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-1488 Very cool. You should do more of this. With video. -BMF Very cool. You should do more of this. With video.

-BMF

]]> By: ClintJCL http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 ClintJCL Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:58:13 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-1487 Mercury in tuna? ;) Mercury in tuna? ;)

]]> By: doranchak http://ideonexus.com/2008/04/03/tiassic-triops-first-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 doranchak Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:40:21 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1036#comment-1486 I am sorry to hear of Spaz's death. Sounds like he lived a happy (albeit short) and enriched life filled with swimming and cannibalism. It makes me think of a haiku to help honor his life: Poor Spaz ate tuna. What is the triops' future? Dead in a test tube. The instructions make it sound like the triops are very sensitive to water chemistry and temperature. They apparently can not live under conditions that are typical to most people's freshwater fish tanks. My own attempts failed; nothing hatched. I bought the kit from some random seller on Amazon.com, so maybe that was part of the problem. I've submitted the warranty claim to the manufacturer and should receive replacement eggs soon. Good luck with your second run! I am sorry to hear of Spaz’s death. Sounds like he lived a happy (albeit short) and enriched life filled with swimming and cannibalism.

It makes me think of a haiku to help honor his life:

Poor Spaz ate tuna.
What is the triops’ future?
Dead in a test tube.

The instructions make it sound like the triops are very sensitive to water chemistry and temperature. They apparently can not live under conditions that are typical to most people’s freshwater fish tanks.

My own attempts failed; nothing hatched. I bought the kit from some random seller on Amazon.com, so maybe that was part of the problem. I’ve submitted the warranty claim to the manufacturer and should receive replacement eggs soon.

Good luck with your second run!

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