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3716
Hi! I got the same thing going! Only I got one big female Triop! My female Triop is going to lay eggs soon! :) Hope you get eggs!...
supergodzilla1
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Aug 1, 2004
11:51 am
3717
Yep- that should work! Good luck and keep us up to date! Barb :-) ... From: Lord Matthias To: triopsforever@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 5:10...
Barbara S. Johnson
ilovefontz
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Aug 1, 2004
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Moon, Where do you get the green water? Barb ... From: Moontanman@... To: triopsforever@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: Re:...
Barbara S. Johnson
ilovefontz
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Aug 1, 2004
1:49 pm
3719
I've got a female with eggs! What I want to know is what is the best way to breed Triops? Since I don't want to mess it up! This is my first batch with eggs! ...
supergodzilla1
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Aug 1, 2004
2:14 pm
3720
A healthy diet can help your females with their eggs. Add small slices of carrot, fish and shrimp to the water. When she lays her eggs, scoop up some gravel,...
sashleymooney@...
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Aug 1, 2004
2:21 pm
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You don't breed them. They just lay eggs. Barb ;-) ... From: supergodzilla1 To: triopsforever@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 10:14 AM Subject:...
Barbara S. Johnson
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Aug 1, 2004
2:39 pm
3722
... slices of ... up some ... tank and add ... are dead, ... mineral water ... Thank you for the tips! I'll try to follow them! :)...
supergodzilla1
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Aug 1, 2004
3:51 pm
3723
I think you may be mistaken about adding mineral water. An increased presence of dissolved minerals in the water will increase the osmotic pressure on the...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 1, 2004
4:07 pm
3724
Someone said that they thought their substrate also caused a difference in colouration. They had a tank with light gravel and a tank with dark gravel and the...
triopking
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Aug 1, 2004
4:41 pm
3725
im new to triops and ive just started a kit about 1 and a half to 2 days ago and i cant see any of the critters and the manual sed that they hatch in 24hours i...
realslimad
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Aug 1, 2004
9:38 pm
3726
... up Don't. You'll have better results hatching them in a smaller container and transferring them to the larger tank when they're big enough to eat fish...
emucompboy
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Aug 1, 2004
9:47 pm
3727
That is normal; once my triops took two weeks to hatch for some reason, and they became fully grown healthy adults. ... 2 ... that...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 2, 2004
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3728
Thanks for the advice. I will just collect a few pounds of sand from my yard and clean it and layer over the gravel. Also, I can just hatch the triops in a...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 2, 2004
12:09 am
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supergodzilla1 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Hi! I got the same thing going! Only I got one big female Triop! My female Triop is going to lay eggs soon! :)...
Benjamin Kolka
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Aug 2, 2004
3:26 am
3730
Hi, my Triops hatched about 10 days ago and I was wondering how old the Triops will be when the "females" lay eggs. Thanks...
justme19702002
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Aug 2, 2004
6:40 am
3731
... to ... affect ... ok thanks for telling me that or i would of given up on my triops....
realslimad
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Aug 2, 2004
9:56 am
3732
All of the triops will develop their brood sacs at around 2-3 weeks old and begin depositing eggs. ... old...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 2, 2004
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Yes, it is a better idea to use the small containers first. If you tried to hatch them in the large tank you would get less hatchings because the water is...
triopking
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Aug 2, 2004
12:20 pm
3734
Do you have to have sand for the Triops to lay their eggs in?...
supergodzilla1
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Aug 2, 2004
2:44 pm
3735
Yes, they need some sort of substrate to dig into and deposit their eggs. Also, sand will act to absorb the sediment and waste that would otherwise accumulate...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 2, 2004
3:36 pm
3736
No, you can use specified gravel, like that would be safe for a fish tank. My triops layed over 200 eggs in a thin gravel specially for triops. You could hunt...
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Aug 2, 2004
4:18 pm
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I find that sand is probably best. It is easy to dry out and can be spooned into a fresh tank when you want to start over. The triops also can dig in it and...
triopking
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Aug 2, 2004
5:41 pm
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I agree, use thin gravel, like what i use which is small sheels and thin gravel which comes with the triopolis kit. [Non-text portions of this message have...
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wicked_witch...
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Aug 2, 2004
5:49 pm
3739
I have noticed that my triops, even in an aquarium with all sand, will go exclusively to a rock or ornament to dig. It seems that they need something to strain...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 2, 2004
7:04 pm
3740
atlast ive have some triops well atleast i think they are. ive got about 5 very small specks to small to identify , 2 bigger dots that look like fairyshrimp...
realslimad
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Aug 2, 2004
7:40 pm
3741
In a message dated 8/2/04 3:04:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I am fortunate (I guess) in that my tap water, if left in the sun, turns green in a few days....
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Aug 2, 2004
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In a message dated 8/2/04 3:04:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... If this is true why do I get hundreds of triops in my 300 gallon pools? Moon...
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moon28401
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Aug 2, 2004
8:51 pm
3743
Although you can get a large number of triops in bigger containers of water, the actual hatching ratio of hatched eggs vs unhatched is adversely affected by...
Lord Matthias
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Aug 2, 2004
9:07 pm
3744
An Idea would be to have a hatch tank or a plattform at the top of the tank where the pressure is lower. This way you dont have to transfer them (some have...
Marcus Shaw
deschoh
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Aug 2, 2004
9:14 pm
3745
wot food is safe for my triops to eat ?? i heard they will eat some fishfood,other triops,and algae.but wot else is safe 4 them 2 eat .will they eat flies and...
realslimad
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Aug 2, 2004
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