Triops
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Triops
Today I was standing in line at Hobby Lobby and I noticed this little package of triop eggs. I'm assuming they are similar to sea monkeys (aka brine shrimp). So I thought I'd try a little experiment and hatch them and see how they do in my tank. I hear they can get up to 3 inches in a very short time. I thought they would be similar to copepods and something my mandarin might like to eat. Has anyone else ever tried something like this before?
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Do not feed them to your mandarin! Triops sp. can carry diseases that can be passed to fish. The species sold in stores is Triops cancriformis, and is what is called a Notostracan--an ancient order of arthropod--also known as tadpole shrimp. They are not like copepods much at all, so I wouldn't even attempt it.
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I have seen these before, they usually put a stick or other thing in the sealed bottle with them. They are normally pretty expensive though. I know a guy that has had one for 8 years. There is just the one pod left, he killed the others
http://www.abundantearth.com/store/ecosphere.html
.Of course this may not be what you were talking about.
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http://www.abundantearth.com/store/ecosphere.html
.Of course this may not be what you were talking about.
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No. What I'm talking about only live a month or so and only cost $4.snoopdog wrote:Of course this may not be what you were talking about
http://www.tadpoleshrimp.info/index.html
http://www.discoverthis.com/triops.html
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