Does anybody know of any plants suitable for Triops? I know of annacharis,or eulodia, java moss, java fern,but does anybody know of any more that I'm not aware...
Has anybody found any creative bowls or aquariums to keep Triops in? I've seen some pretty creative, yet expensine ideas on the internet. Has anybody...
... What do you call suitable? Surely any aquatic plants are suitable? You just need to put stones around the base of stem plants. ... -- Stuart Halliday ...
... Yes. Glass oven baking trays are cute. As are glass office trays. Seen this type of tank? http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Wabi-kusa -- Stuart Halliday ...
I just thought I'd let people know that pure fairy shrimp eggs are available on ebay.co.uk right now for a decent price...I paid £8.55 for '20,000' cysts. ...
Hello, I saw a similar offer. It was 10,000 eggs for $2.90. Last time I hatched triops 4 or 5 fairy shrimp made it and I really like having them in my tank...
You can't really keep them together, the triops will eventually eat the fairy shrimp, so if you want to keep them you need seperate tanks. On the plus side...
Just a comment. I thought it was great when my first triops were growing. I steered away from the classical "hospital pee pan" they gave me and bought a 1/2...
... The 'rule' for a small hatching tank is that if you have a lot of water in it then you need to make a *lot* of Infusoria as the Triops need to be able to...
Congrats on your triumph. I am sure that with time you will experiement more with tank size and other factors. I think most of us here have had wonderful...
I need to make some deretis for some new triops. There is a creek in walking distance of my house. I thought about using that water to make deretis. Is there...
... Detritus is vegetable matter that infusoria live upon. You *can* use creek water to make infusoria, and collect detritus, but you might not want to, as you...
... Keeping the 3 killers at zero? Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - <25ppm Safestart/Bio-Spira/Stability bottle with a few drops of Prime does it for...
David, You said you get them to live 3 weeks, that is usually the hardest part, do you then transfer them into a larger tank with a filter? I have a couple 5...
Hi guys/gals, Morning to all triops fanatics. I have read alot about triops and would like to rear some. However, I am facing diffculties in getting triops ...
Doing a rough calculating, I'd say you can get yourself 50 eggs for 10 dollars on the internet. You can find some cheap "kits" not including tanks, which is...
Im having some troubles hatching my triops. The eggs' just floating around, and as for as I know, that means that they're finding out if alot of light is...
... Or use a Compact Fluorescent bulb? They're very cheap these days. :-) -- Stuart Halliday http://mytriops.com/ 200 Million years in the making......
My kit included some nutrient packs. After a few days in water, slime began showing up. I tried to remove the nutrient pack, resulting it breaking. I threw...
... Can't say for sure. I've only seen the tea-bag water conditioners and the plant rubbish in a small plastic container mixed in with the eggs. Did you get...
Hey everybody! sorry I havn't been posting lately I've been really busy lately. In keeping Triops how do you keep the three killers down which are ammmonia,...
Hi again, What is Bio - Spira, a stability bottle, and prime? Until I had started growing triops I had never done it before . thanks for your previous...
... the nitrogen cycle is inevitable in any system where there is an input of protein/food. There are a few ways to deal with it: Dillution: Fair amounts of...
flip+: I use deep sand beds in coral reef tanks and large (fresh water) predator tanks with great success. Average depth is 7 inches. You said that the...
... If there is no water exchange, new nutrients cannot reach the bacteria. When the N2 is created and begins to float, this can create a vacuum that will pull...
N2 molecules are so tiny I cannot imagine them becoming trapped. Composition is, however, a valuable consideration. Here's to your tuchas. ... From:...
... and the ... to last ... I'm using the DLX kit. I don't know what's in it, but I think some very tiny creatures cames from it. Might like the detritus...
... The 1st two are bacteria nitifying bottles. The bacteria eats the ammonia and nitrites. The last is a chemical that renders the toxins in the water...
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