Can you please make a video on how to set up a aquarium for triops because I want to add plants in it but if they give birth in the soil I will not be able to collect their eggs so how do you do it can you please make a video on it 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for uploading these videos and please keep them coming! I'm planning on rearing my own triops soon. So far I have a filtered and lit 1 gallon which I will upgrade to a 10 gallon in the future. So far I'm only going to raise the commercial triop L. But I'll diversify in the future! Edit, Hello from the US
Awesome! Definitely will continue with the video's! I wish you the best on your first batch! If you succeeded and would be interested in some cool other species that you can find on my instagram/UA-cam, feel free to contact me! I do ship to the USA. The eggs come pure and are offspring from the Triops featured in my video's! I dont have a website, so orders are by chat or mail: triassicparktriops@gmail.com 🙏 In case you ever need some help that isnt featured in one of my video's, feel free to contact me aswell! Greetings from the Netherlands ;)
I I've hatched and raised triops on and off for the last 10 or so years where I have had to buy new triops every time I wanted to hatch more. I feel like every egg produced by the triops in the kits were sterile. I would go thru all necessary steps to ensure a healthy hatching environment to no avail. It may be due to the kits I bought as they were commercial kits from stores like Walmart. They dont sell very much so I know they sit for very long periods of time. I know time doesnt really matter for the most part. But maybe something with the packaging or something effect the eggs. But then again, those initial eggs hatch just fine. It's the offspring that dont hatch. I ended up giving up due to these issues. But now that I've come across your videos I have been inspired to give it another go. This time with my children. We have "sea monkeys" right now that they have been taking great care of. So I think they will do great with triops.
I havent heard of infertile offsprings due to a bad quality kit before tbh. Its definitely possible tho! If you're looking for high quality fresh eggs: The eggs from the Triassic Park Triops Maintank colonies can be ordered by requesting a Price-list by mail at: triassicparktriops@gmail.com 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops oh, I can't believe I didn't see your response until just now. Thank you so much! I wasn't saying the offspring not hatching due to faulty kits. I was actually asking if that could be a possibility because I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. So I was just trying to think of all the possibilities. I still don't know for certain what I was doing wrong, but I have been able to successfully get eggs drom my adults that ive raised to hatch finally. Perhaps it was my temp not being warm enough. I have since been hatching them under a grow light that I also use to hatch my brine and fairy shrimp, that puts off a tiny bit of heat and they all hatch quite fast. Tho and major difference is i am also getring my original triops from a different source. So, idk.lol. I'm so glad I found your channel. I have learned so much from you. Tfs!
Hello man, big fan of your videos, when you talk about adding low-mineral spring water to your distilled water, what sort of ratio are you using? I'm guessing considerably more distilled than low mineral?
It kinda gives a big advantage on the hatching part. The difference: 24/7=hatching within 24h with a light scheme=48-72h sometimes. But because the 24/7 scheme cant be broken off for 9 days (otherwise the switch can kill them) you might get an algae bloom due to the high lighting. (The 24/7 method is really for increased hatching)
Hello! I am interested in starting my own triops colony from eggs, i know their lifespan is super short. How do i manage to grow colony when they live so short? Do they lay eggs a lot? Or will they guarantee to give offspring in their lifespan? Thank you!
Their lifespan is pretty short indeed but the fun is in harvesting your eggs and hatching/ doing it over and over again, mimicking natural cycles of drying the eggs,hatching them. Taking care of the Triops and harvesting the eggs 👊
Very interesting, do you change the water inside the containers? Is it really necessary to keep the light for 9 days? Did you try to keep it not always on?
Yes i frequently change some of the water in the hatcheries every 2-3 days depending on the colony size that's inside. A rather large colony, Lets say 25+ Triops in a 1L hatchery does pollute the container pretty fast. After a while its fine to start Transferring dirty water into the aquarium and taking fresh aquariumwater back into the hatchery ( You can also decide to throw away the dirty water and refill the aquarium, but I personally think that adding some "dirty hatchery water" to your aquarium might actually help while you're cycling your tank in the first two weeks :) I recently switched to 16 Hours light for hatching and after Lets say 6-10 days I switch it 12. In my next setup I want to try to even reduce it to 8 Hours. I found some information stating that this could add some extra days to their lifespan. Worth it to try out to say the least! 🙏
Hey Triassic Park Triops, I have a few questions about hatching as I want to start my own colony eventually. As you pointed out in the video you need to hatch them in rainwater or distilled water with added minerals before you can add them into an aquarium with treated tap water. My question is, once their adults and start laying eggs of their own will I have to harvest the eggs and put them into distilled water/rainwater like the ones I started off with or will they be fine to leave and hatch in the main aquarium seeing as the adults have established themselves
Hey Bubben, Really good question. The eggs need to go trough a dry-period. Triassic Park Triops has a Tutorial video on several methods to extract your eggs. After drying the eggs you can basically add the eggs to a new Hatchery and start all over again! You can also use this method to chain-hatch several generations in a row if you have some smaller (perhaps disappointing) numbers in each hatchery surviving 🙏
hi bud first you are amazing in your care and second i have a big question, my eggs actually hatch in the water tank,in a nursery,but after few time they died is because they dont have enough minerals? i didnt put any in it ,love from italy and thanks!
Hey ! Cool name btw! Did you know that Triops should have lived on Pagea aswell ? 😉 I kinda need more information so i would like to ask to contact my by Instagram chat: @Triassic_Park or Facebook: Triassic Park Triops We could take a look into your setup and figure out some things :) Grtz, Bjorn Triassic Park Triops
So when I put some dried up leaves from outside into my hatchery, it released a lot of tannins into the hatchery. I presume this means more acidic water, so I put a small limestone in the hatchery to compensate. Does this seem like it will work to increase pH?
A 60L Maintank and a 25L Nursery/selection/hatching tank. I can really advise a nice tank over a cookie jar. You'll love the experience of seeing them thrive!
So you would say that using destiled water makes it at least harder to hatch? Because you sed its necessary to use "rain water" , but I wen first had triops i used destiled water and still worked
Its not exactly "necessary", but if you want to get the same results like mine its "necessary" in this setup I mean. Still, Distilled or low mineral springwater does work aswell but can come with some disadvantages, hence the boiled rainwater: keeping it as close to nature as possible 🙏
@@mattclinch1976 I think as long as you dont go for any Yellow or polluted snow it might actually work out after boiling it just to be sure! We dont have much snow over here but it is a good mention from your side, once I can get my hands on some snow i'll try it out to find a good answer! 🙏
Hi. How do you set up the oak leaves? You mentioned something that they have been in a fish tank before? What about catappa leaves (Seemandelbaumblätter)?
Hi! How many in a colony should I have for a 5Gall tank? Don't want to overpopulate! Is it ok to use my outdoor pond water? Can I add a bit of green algae water for them to eat?
Heyo! I would say around 4-5 specimens would be a great choice. I personally dont use "used pond water" for my setups, I prefer rainwater to be honest :) The algae could be dried and used as algae flakes later perhaps ? You could always give it a try!
I havent tried these food sources before, I cant tell tbh. If they contain lots of salt, this might cause some problems perhaps. Afaik Triops are freshwater creatures 🙏
The video refers to putting leaves from old aquarium water in the hatchery to introduce bacteria. What should I do to add bacteria? I also use spring water, but I think I need more minerals. How do I introduce minerals to the tank?
Heyo, You can pick up old brown Autumn leaves soon right? I always go for Oak and Maple leaves, from a non-car and non-toxins location. Dip the washed and dried leaves in a cup or container of aquariumwater and let the algae/bacteria settle on it for several days. Dry these leaves (with cysts on them) and store them in a glass jar to use them later 🙏 To add Nice minerals to your tank I can recommend my personal favourite: Dennerle Crusta Minerals 🙏
@@Spyrothedyno I'm not a fan of natural pond collecting, might contain diseases or other unwanted guests 😟 But if its all you have, you could give it a try. Collect a container of the pondwater, let it sit for a while and add some leaves :) its worth a try! Otherwise, Spirulina feeding is the last resort
The amount of time, effort and love you out into these little dudes. It’s so mega sweet
Its my passion, with time it becomes effortless, with love it becomes priceless ;)
Can you please make a video on how to set up a aquarium for triops because I want to add plants in it but if they give birth in the soil I will not be able to collect their eggs so how do you do it can you please make a video on it 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for uploading these videos and please keep them coming! I'm planning on rearing my own triops soon. So far I have a filtered and lit 1 gallon which I will upgrade to a 10 gallon in the future. So far I'm only going to raise the commercial triop L. But I'll diversify in the future!
Edit, Hello from the US
Awesome! Definitely will continue with the video's! I wish you the best on your first batch! If you succeeded and would be interested in some cool other species that you can find on my instagram/UA-cam, feel free to contact me! I do ship to the USA. The eggs come pure and are offspring from the Triops featured in my video's! I dont have a website, so orders are by chat or mail: triassicparktriops@gmail.com 🙏 In case you ever need some help that isnt featured in one of my video's, feel free to contact me aswell!
Greetings from the Netherlands ;)
@@TriassicParkTriops Thanks, I'll definitely be sure to contact you with questions and possibly orders!
amazing! thanks for this video
I I've hatched and raised triops on and off for the last 10 or so years where I have had to buy new triops every time I wanted to hatch more. I feel like every egg produced by the triops in the kits were sterile. I would go thru all necessary steps to ensure a healthy hatching environment to no avail. It may be due to the kits I bought as they were commercial kits from stores like Walmart. They dont sell very much so I know they sit for very long periods of time. I know time doesnt really matter for the most part. But maybe something with the packaging or something effect the eggs. But then again, those initial eggs hatch just fine. It's the offspring that dont hatch. I ended up giving up due to these issues. But now that I've come across your videos I have been inspired to give it another go. This time with my children. We have "sea monkeys" right now that they have been taking great care of. So I think they will do great with triops.
I havent heard of infertile offsprings due to a bad quality kit before tbh. Its definitely possible tho! If you're looking for high quality fresh eggs: The eggs from the Triassic Park Triops Maintank colonies can be ordered by requesting a Price-list by mail at: triassicparktriops@gmail.com 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops can you sell eggs in India also ?
@@TriassicParkTriops because we don't find triops in India I did so much research and then I found only 2 hatchery kits
@@TriassicParkTriops oh, I can't believe I didn't see your response until just now. Thank you so much! I wasn't saying the offspring not hatching due to faulty kits. I was actually asking if that could be a possibility because I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. So I was just trying to think of all the possibilities. I still don't know for certain what I was doing wrong, but I have been able to successfully get eggs drom my adults that ive raised to hatch finally. Perhaps it was my temp not being warm enough. I have since been hatching them under a grow light that I also use to hatch my brine and fairy shrimp, that puts off a tiny bit of heat and they all hatch quite fast. Tho and major difference is i am also getring my original triops from a different source. So, idk.lol. I'm so glad I found your channel. I have learned so much from you. Tfs!
Hello man, big fan of your videos, when you talk about adding low-mineral spring water to your distilled water, what sort of ratio are you using? I'm guessing considerably more distilled than low mineral?
Good question! 40% low mineral + 60% distilled 🙏
Can I use green water to to feed napaulii and young triops? After they hatch, should I start introducing spring or aquarium water?
Great video as always! May I ask why you leave the light on 24/7 rather than just start off with a day/night cycle?
It kinda gives a big advantage on the hatching part. The difference: 24/7=hatching within 24h with a light scheme=48-72h sometimes. But because the 24/7 scheme cant be broken off for 9 days (otherwise the switch can kill them) you might get an algae bloom due to the high lighting. (The 24/7 method is really for increased hatching)
@@TriassicParkTriops thanks for the response. I'll consider this for my next hatching.
Hello! I am interested in starting my own triops colony from eggs, i know their lifespan is super short. How do i manage to grow colony when they live so short? Do they lay eggs a lot? Or will they guarantee to give offspring in their lifespan? Thank you!
Their lifespan is pretty short indeed but the fun is in harvesting your eggs and hatching/ doing it over and over again, mimicking natural cycles of drying the eggs,hatching them. Taking care of the Triops and harvesting the eggs 👊
I am raising my own triops and have been following your videos every step of the way, but I was wondering what plants those are in the left hatchery?
Elodea Oxygenplants!
Very interesting, do you change the water inside the containers? Is it really necessary to keep the light for 9 days? Did you try to keep it not always on?
Yes i frequently change some of the water in the hatcheries every 2-3 days depending on the colony size that's inside. A rather large colony, Lets say 25+ Triops in a 1L hatchery does pollute the container pretty fast.
After a while its fine to start Transferring dirty water into the aquarium and taking fresh aquariumwater back into the hatchery ( You can also decide to throw away the dirty water and refill the aquarium, but I personally think that adding some "dirty hatchery water" to your aquarium might actually help while you're cycling your tank in the first two weeks :)
I recently switched to 16 Hours light for hatching and after Lets say 6-10 days I switch it 12. In my next setup I want to try to even reduce it to 8 Hours. I found some information stating that this could add some extra days to their lifespan. Worth it to try out to say the least! 🙏
we use well water on my property. im trying it to see if it works. there are no chemicals in it as its just pure spring water.
Make sure there arent any minerals leeching into that water, otherwise it might still remain unsuitable
Hey Triassic Park Triops, I have a few questions about hatching as I want to start my own colony eventually. As you pointed out in the video you need to hatch them in rainwater or distilled water with added minerals before you can add them into an aquarium with treated tap water. My question is, once their adults and start laying eggs of their own will I have to harvest the eggs and put them into distilled water/rainwater like the ones I started off with or will they be fine to leave and hatch in the main aquarium seeing as the adults have established themselves
Hey Bubben, Really good question. The eggs need to go trough a dry-period. Triassic Park Triops has a Tutorial video on several methods to extract your eggs. After drying the eggs you can basically add the eggs to a new Hatchery and start all over again! You can also use this method to chain-hatch several generations in a row if you have some smaller (perhaps disappointing) numbers in each hatchery surviving 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops Thanks for the help man, Hoping I can get Australiensis as I'm from Australia and would be cool to get a native species
hi bud first you are amazing in your care and second i have a big question, my eggs actually hatch in the water tank,in a nursery,but after few time they died is because they dont have enough minerals? i didnt put any in it ,love from italy and thanks!
Hey ! Cool name btw!
Did you know that Triops should have lived on Pagea aswell ? 😉
I kinda need more information so i would like to ask to contact my by Instagram chat: @Triassic_Park or
Facebook: Triassic Park Triops
We could take a look into your setup and figure out some things :)
Grtz,
Bjorn
Triassic Park Triops
So when I put some dried up leaves from outside into my hatchery, it released a lot of tannins into the hatchery. I presume this means more acidic water, so I put a small limestone in the hatchery to compensate. Does this seem like it will work to increase pH?
oh. but is it fine to have a light cycle since hatching time?? Because mine are just a few days old and havent died.
What size are your tanks? I'm ready to upgrade from cookie jars!
A 60L Maintank and a 25L Nursery/selection/hatching tank. I can really advise a nice tank over a cookie jar. You'll love the experience of seeing them thrive!
Do you close the aquarium lid?, and would switching to a blue light over night work, or does it have to be a bright light, thanks
i tried with blue light at night and doesn´t work
Hi hun .. how much would it cost just 4 a little start up bach of eggs id like to bye four my little sister x
So you would say that using destiled water makes it at least harder to hatch? Because you sed its necessary to use "rain water" , but I wen first had triops i used destiled water and still worked
Its not exactly "necessary", but if you want to get the same results like mine its "necessary" in this setup I mean. Still, Distilled or low mineral springwater does work aswell but can come with some disadvantages, hence the boiled rainwater: keeping it as close to nature as possible 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops Do you think boiled snow would work just as well? Not much rain in Canada during February...lol
@@mattclinch1976 I think as long as you dont go for any Yellow or polluted snow it might actually work out after boiling it just to be sure! We dont have much snow over here but it is a good mention from your side, once I can get my hands on some snow i'll try it out to find a good answer! 🙏
Hi. How do you set up the oak leaves? You mentioned something that they have been in a fish tank before? What about catappa leaves (Seemandelbaumblätter)?
Hey, check out the " How to make Detritus for Triops" video on our channel, explains the whole process 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops i will. thank you 😄
What temperature should you keep the water
Will RODI water work for hatching?
Also what is tap water with a conditioner
How would I add minerals to the distilled water?
Hi! How many in a colony should I have for a 5Gall tank? Don't want to overpopulate! Is it ok to use my outdoor pond water? Can I add a bit of green algae water for them to eat?
Heyo!
I would say around 4-5 specimens would be a great choice.
I personally dont use "used pond water" for my setups, I prefer rainwater to be honest :)
The algae could be dried and used as algae flakes later perhaps ?
You could always give it a try!
So like when feeding them what did you say about what to give them when they are babies
Spirulina Algae powder, Detritus and/or algae on the Elodea oxygenplant seemed to have worked the best for me!
How much heated does the water need to be
So what temperature range so you specifically need?
I know the Triops kits say you want to keep the temperature at 80 degrees Fahrenheit
Can you feed them seaweed or kelp powder?
I havent tried these food sources before, I cant tell tbh. If they contain lots of salt, this might cause some problems perhaps. Afaik Triops are freshwater creatures 🙏
The video refers to putting leaves from old aquarium water in the hatchery to introduce bacteria. What should I do to add bacteria? I also use spring water, but I think I need more minerals. How do I introduce minerals to the tank?
Heyo, You can pick up old brown Autumn leaves soon right? I always go for Oak and Maple leaves, from a non-car and non-toxins location.
Dip the washed and dried leaves in a cup or container of aquariumwater and let the algae/bacteria settle on it for several days. Dry these leaves (with cysts on them) and store them in a glass jar to use them later 🙏
To add Nice minerals to your tank I can recommend my personal favourite: Dennerle Crusta Minerals 🙏
Triassic Park I don’t really have an aquarium to do this with... my campus has a small lake, so you think this will work?
@@Spyrothedyno I'm not a fan of natural pond collecting, might contain diseases or other unwanted guests 😟 But if its all you have, you could give it a try. Collect a container of the pondwater, let it sit for a while and add some leaves :) its worth a try! Otherwise, Spirulina feeding is the last resort
Triassic Park what if I buy an aquarium plant from a pet store
@@Spyrothedyno in that case I can recommend the Oxygenplant Elodea 🙏
You should do a time lapse
I have my first eggs and some rainwater!
Hi where can eggs be bought?
You can easily send me a mail at triassicparktriops@gmail.com to request the Triassic Park Triops December Sale Pricelist 🙏
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