Hello to Stuart, Don and every triops loving hobbist on this site! I have been prevented from being on this site due to viruses, but I'm now back in action...
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David
triops_freak
Dec 3, 2007 10:31 am
Could a Triops get big enough to ram a boat on a lake?...
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flip+@...
flip_purr
Dec 3, 2007 1:23 pm
... Certainly! (whether the boat would notice is another story.) The bigger question is can a triops population survive in a lake where it there are higher...
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Sue Kocher
beautdogs
Dec 5, 2007 3:56 pm
Hi y'all, Sue here, from the US south, though I'm faking the accent because I am a transplant to this region almost 10 years ago. And of course I realize that...
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Kyle Cassidy
darkrulerhadez
Dec 9, 2007 2:19 pm
i would really like to get some more as mine didn't hatch.i have had them in the water for two whole days.i followed all the instructions and nothing...
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sawyer7271
Dec 11, 2007 4:00 pm
Wait another day or two. Some will most likely hatch. If I remember correctly, light is required for hatching, so put them in a bright location OUT of direct...
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David
triops_freak
Dec 15, 2007 9:06 pm
I hope everyone on the triops yahoo site has a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! And God REST YOU AND SEND YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sincerely Triops Freak....
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David
triops_freak
Dec 16, 2007 7:01 am
... sanity, ... threat to thier existance until I believe severe climate changes, and man wiped the dinosaurs almost completely out. Let's not get into a Holy...
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David
triops_freak
Dec 16, 2007 7:12 am
... remember ... they'll ... eggs ... direct you to sites that you can order them from. If you know or are aware of my e-mail drop me one to let me know....
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David
triops_freak
Dec 16, 2007 7:35 am
Are Triops able to process and consume phytoplankton? Sincerely, Triops Freak....
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Stuart Halliday
milton_h_stuart
Dec 16, 2007 7:06 pm
... Sure. When they're small they eat that all the time. -- Stuart Halliday http://mytriops.com/ 200 Million years in the making......
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Sean
threefingere...
Dec 17, 2007 12:08 am
... I doubt surviving the dinosaurs posed a big problem for them, T-rex didn't exactly go hunting triops. If you don't want to discuss what you believe, then...
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kyle cassidy
darkrulerhadez
Dec 17, 2007 12:09 am
i dont have your email address.Please send me your address about the triops fairy shrimp hatcher David <webhikers@...> wrote:...
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Gasper Strugar
dwibo
Dec 17, 2007 12:11 am
Which timezone are you in? Jesus... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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flip+@...
flip_purr
Dec 17, 2007 12:15 am
... Have you read the pullman golden compass series with the parallel universes? I believe it's in one of them. ;) -- flip...
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David
triops_freak
Dec 17, 2007 2:24 am
Your'e right Stuart, I thought about that after I wrote it. Technically, phytoplankton are also spirulina. Of course! Triops probably eat spirulina in rice...
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David
triops_freak
Dec 17, 2007 2:31 am
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David
triops_freak
Dec 17, 2007 2:49 am
What's the most unusual and rare Triops and how would I be able to discover more about it? Sincerely, Triops Freak....
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David
triops_freak
Dec 17, 2007 2:52 am
I'm in the Pacific Time Zone. Sincerely, Triops Freak....
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David
triops_freak
Dec 17, 2007 2:59 am
Would it be possible for scientists to keep a triops in a large aquarium be able to maintain it , and let it get as large as realistically possible? If it were...
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Stuart Halliday
milton_h_stuart
Dec 17, 2007 10:42 am
... There is a rare Triops species 30 miles down the road from where I live. Triops cancriformis in Scotland exists in only the one secret pond in a nature...
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Gasper Strugar
dwibo
Dec 17, 2007 3:07 pm
Try Triops numidicus. Well it is said that it is in fact Triops granariusbut none of them are quite common in the hobby. I have all three commercially...
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Gasper Strugar
dwibo
Dec 17, 2007 3:07 pm
I suppose i would not get any larger than in nature... I think that all depends on the sequence of DNA where the growth genes are, concentration of oxygen, and...
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Stuart Halliday
milton_h_stuart
Dec 17, 2007 3:12 pm
... Yes. ... The exact same size as if it was in a 5L tank. Container size has nothing to do with it. Maybe you need to read a biology book or two? ... -- ...
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Don Dasis
dadasis
Dec 17, 2007 3:43 pm
... T. canciformis isn't really rare, it is found in many diffrent places. I would vote fot T. mongolicus as being rare. BTW Stuart, whe are you going to score...
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flip+@...
flip_purr
Dec 17, 2007 4:33 pm
... except, there are animals who's growth has a relation to the environment. Goldfish tend to grow larger in ponds than they do in most small tanks. I suppose...
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loufoxwell@...
loufoxwell
Dec 17, 2007 6:17 pm
Most of the ponds inhabited by triops are in the 5000 to 10000 gallon range. Does not seem to affect their size one way or another. Food and water quality,...
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Sean
threefingere...
Dec 17, 2007 8:56 pm
... I'd say water quality has more of an impact on growth, triops always seem to grow bigger in bigger tanks for me, but that's probably because I don't bother...
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Sean
threefingere...
Dec 17, 2007 8:56 pm
... I like the sound of Lepidurus batesoni... though that's not a triops species, it is a notostracan. I guess you could track down persevered specimens in...
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David
triops_freak
Dec 18, 2007 3:27 am
OH! I forgot to tell everybody! I now have a 5 gallon aquarium to grow my Triops in along with a filter and a pump! Sincerely Triops Freak....
