So how easy are the eggs to see? I assume that they are TINY? Also, we DO have a couple of ponds. Would the water work well for starting the babies in? You...
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amarugia_girl
Aug 1, 2002 2:22 pm
So how easy are the eggs to see? I assume that they are TINY? Also, we DO have a couple of ponds. Would the water work well for starting the babies in? You...
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vipalprem
Aug 1, 2002 4:33 pm
Denise, Evolutionary forces have given triops a variety of strategies to maintain their unique niche in this beautiful cosmos. Perhaps their cuteness is...
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traknarf2000
Aug 1, 2002 5:41 pm
Thanks for your reply vivalprem. I am in Spokane, WA. Where are you writing from? Looks like raising Triops is a worldwide hobby! I am currently trying...
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vipalprem
Aug 1, 2002 10:58 pm
Hiya WAF in Spokane, I'm in Bothell, a few minutes outside of Seattle. Your method sounds interesting and sound. Keep us apprised on your progress. By the...
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amarugia_girl
Aug 1, 2002 11:02 pm
Vipal, I am still in the "thinking"; stage though getting closer to trying it. *smile* Honestly, after our housefire, we moved into this crummy little trailer...
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charles taylor
spider33823
Aug 2, 2002 3:20 am
... Well... ...the eggs ear easy to see with good eye site and they look like "TINY" orenge spheres. sorry but i don' kknow about small ponds because they sre...
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traknarf2000
Aug 2, 2002 5:14 am
I have a Chinese Dissecting Microscope 20x and 40x binocular I bought for $340 mail order from some supply house several years ago. It is, surprisingly, a...
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vipalprem
Aug 2, 2002 8:30 pm
Hi Denise, Thanks for sharing about your living situation and so forth. T's are cool because they don't take up a lot of space--you can start 'em in a small...
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amarugia_girl
Aug 5, 2002 1:02 pm
That makes sense about trying only 1/2 the eggs the first time. So, do Triops need a cover on the tank/container? Do they're antics end them up out of water...
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vipalprem
Aug 6, 2002 12:54 am
Aside from reducing the rate of evaporation, a cover is probably not necessary. I've never seen them make a dash for the surface with sufficient speed that...
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traknarf2000
Aug 12, 2002 1:39 am
WOW! What an experience! This morning I had five 30 day old Triops and now I have four! One just DISAPPEARED !! I cannot find hide nor hair of it. Not the...
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greg_978
Aug 12, 2002 12:47 pm
... Welcome to the world of triops :) I had 4 at work on a Friday, came into work Monday and there was ONE left... quite a bit larger too! Just part of a...
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ceegeetooner
Aug 13, 2002 3:53 pm
Okay folks, here goes. Some time ago, I bought some Triops, followed the instructions, used half the eggs, blah, blah, blah. Seven Triops hatched. About four...
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vipalprem
Aug 13, 2002 10:58 pm
Hi there ceegeetooner... Interesting questions. Sounds like you're using the Triops USA egg packet, as opposed to the Triops, Inc. 'triops eggs only' packet. ...
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Moontanman@...
moon28401
Aug 14, 2002 1:05 pm
In a message dated 8/14/02 8:27:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, triopsforever@yahoogroups.com writes: << Now, though, there's no Triops of any description to be...
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Moontanman@...
moon28401
Aug 14, 2002 1:08 pm
In a message dated 8/14/02 8:27:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, triopsforever@yahoogroups.com writes: << And I get that little plant growing in there just about...
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ceegeetooner
Aug 14, 2002 3:50 pm
I guess all the eggs were in the first batch. So it seems anyway. And you're right, the eggs are the Triops USA kind. I like all the other little critters too,...
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vipalprem
Aug 14, 2002 10:17 pm
Just when I thought I was getting the hang of keeping the fairies alive, they both croaked sometime between yesterday and this morning. I think it was due to...
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traknarf2000
Aug 14, 2002 11:24 pm
WHAT are "Fairy Shrimp", where do you get them, and what are they doing in a Triops forum? Do they live together - or do the Triops eat them for breakfast? Did...
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greg_978
Aug 15, 2002 2:33 pm
... They occur in nature with the triops, so you often get them growing also. They look like huge sea monkeys (brine shrimp) and get 1-2" long, sometimes with...
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vipalprem
Aug 15, 2002 3:04 pm
First things first WAF, Thanks for the microscope info--to be perfectly Frank (as much as I can while still remaining Vipal), I haven't looked into them as I...
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Moontanman@...
moon28401
Aug 15, 2002 3:35 pm
In a message dated 8/15/02 5:20:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, triopsforever@yahoogroups.com writes: << WHAT are "Fairy Shrimp", where do you get them, and what...
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dashner_2000
Aug 15, 2002 5:14 pm
Hello Vipal: I have posted three new pictures in Paul's triops to show you how the sweet potatoe culture is doing. There are hundreds of the critters in there...
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traknarf2000
Aug 16, 2002 2:24 am
REPLY WITHIN YOUR REPLY...... Bill ... am ... this ... the ... I UNDERSTAND fully! My days of "Disposable Income" are long gone. The microscope I have was...
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ceegeetooner
Aug 16, 2002 4:01 pm
Bizarre. There was me going on about having no Triops from the second half of the egg packet, and just a tank full of fairy shrim, clam shrimp, seed shrimp and...
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weird_ollie01
Aug 20, 2002 12:52 pm
Long Live Triops Forever! Well it might be kind of cheeky for me to say that, I only joined 15 minutes ago. I tried using the search engine to find an answer...
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traknarf2000
Aug 20, 2002 8:51 pm
I have had very good luck with my Triops. Here is what I have done: I obtained my Triops eggs from a Novelty Store in Seattle, WA. They were "Triops - From the...
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traknarf2000
Aug 20, 2002 10:08 pm
You have got to be a Liberal Democrat ! Ban, License, Campaign.... WAF......
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goatmaster187
Aug 21, 2002 4:42 am
I was about two weeks into raising some triops and they died. They were putting on some good size too. One day the water got cloudy and they all died the next....
