Alzado

anybody try keeping triops in their tropical freshwater tank? the look kind of cool

MeGustaUnaPez926

From what I've read you techincally could, but they are best in their own tank. People don't seem to have a lot of trouble with them eating other fish, but I think they would be happier on their own.
You could try it though.

Butterfly

I wasn't sure what Triops were so I They are so neat! Might your fish eat them while their small? Will the exoskeleton cause your fish a digestive problem should they eat them?

Here's the link I found so interesting
http://www.triops.com/index.php?link=education
Carol

coffeebean

never heard of them...now i want some!!!

Butterfly

Me too

Dojo

I had some years ago, they are hardy little predators. Ate all the other things that hatched out with them like brine shrimp and daphnia. Then the bigger triops ate the smaller triops. And so on lol. They didn't care much for the food that came with the eggs but I bet they'd do well in a tank if fed brine shrimp/bloodworms. I'm not sure about temperature though, kits don't come with heaters so most are kept room temperature but maybe they do well in tropical too. Their exoskeleton isn't too hard, but not sure if they would cause damage to fish who eat them.. I imagine if kept with small fish who wouldn't try swallow them whole they'd be ok. They are entertaining little guys, and the fully grown adults are quite big so I think if they were allowed grow out in a container and then transferred as adults they would do well.

MeGustaUnaPez926

Ditto!

PufferofDoom

I remember keeping triops long ago. They're little ancient crustaceans. It'd probably be better to house them by yourself, but depending on how big they are, you might be able to keep them in a tank with certain fish. you should try feeding them little bits of carrots, they go crazy for it!

Crimsonbull57

I know this thread is kinda old but i was looking at triops on youtube a while back and it seems that you could keep these guys with non-aggressive fish like guppys or platys but they will eat live plants so wouldn't be suitable for planted tanks, they should have a sand or a smooth eazy to burrow in substrate. These guys are really fun to watch!

Lucy

Ohhhhh freaky little things!

Mystic54

They are really cool! I bought and grew mine. They come in packages similar to sea monkeys aka brine shrimp. Unfortuntely they only live a short while. Mine lived about 2 months and got to about 1.5 inches big.