They are vernal pool inhabitants in nature. It really lies in their nature aswell: Triops hatch in pools filled with rainwater, during spring there are sometimes rain storms that cause large puddles to occur. The eggs sense the fresh rainwater and start to hatch as the pool water starts to warm up during a warmer spring day. Several weeks / months later the colony has already naturally died or the pool slowly starts to dry out killing the last inhabitants of the tiny bit of water left. While they were in these puddles they released tons of eggs, just after two weeks of age. They will do so, on a daily basis and continue to do so till the very end sometimes. For this reason, they dont live in lakes or rivers, its a whole different type of " water inhabitant" if you look at it hahahah. I hope that sheds some light on the case 🙏
@@sombrashibe Online it says the lifespan is 90 days. I suspect you can probably get a stable population though if you move the young ones to a separate tank
@@TriassicParkTriopsdid you get these from the store?like the ones with dried eggs in a little box? If so how do you keep them long term. I hatched them a couple of times but they die after some days
I used to hunt for water fowl in rice fields and I end up finding a bunch of crawfish so I started dunking buckets in the water and pulling out crawfish and these weird looking things, what I thought were trilobites .!! I thought I rediscovered an extinct species. 17 years later... here I am learning what they actually were
@@TriassicParkTriops it all started when I binge watched dinosaur videos and aquarium tanks thus resulting you! I’m glad to come across your channel haha awesome tank
I don't complain tho, I love (almost) all kind of aquatic life! Maybe because they look like they are flying around, and some of them have a hypnotic way to swim that gives you relief.
We had some triops a few years ago. It was our first time and our tank wasn't perfect but one triops lived for a long time, we named him Jerry. He was excellent and his very favourite thing was to be fed pellets with a pipette - my husband used to literally give the pellet to Jerry, and Jerry would get SO excited and then grab onto the pellet and gently sink, upside-down, to the floor. We loved Jerry.
@@TriassicParkTriops I was thinking of getting some of those Grow A Frog aquatic frogs, and was wondering if Triops here would make a good tankmate or not?
Good Lord they're huge?!? I thought these little guys only got to be like an inch in total length but these friends are HEFTY. This really renewed my desire to have triops 😭 They're so cute!
@@digoshow1 You don't have to be a kid to appreciate these lovely little critters! I'm 75 years young, and I spent most of the afternoon in deep fascination, giggling like the fool that I am at their crazy antics. They just don't stop whizzing around, and boring they are not! The species hasn't changed in over 300 million years, proving that old saying: "If it ain't broke don't fix it!" so there's no point in further evolution! And I have recently learned that the eggs can lay dormant for over 70 years! Anyway, what a great video! 🤡🇬🇧
@@digoshow1 Yep! And today I ordered another three lots of Triops eggs for my grandkids. I've already sent them a video of the ones I have (they are only about 7 mm long at the moment) and they can't wait to see their own hatch, grow and whiz around like tiny funny and athletic creatures having fun! I have also ordered a few more Maribo algae/moss balls to provide oxygen and give the Triops something to cuddle up to and hide in. These little ecosystems appeal to small boys of all ages, including me. Great stuff!
I havent tried to keep them with shrimp, Tbh I think shrimpbabies might end up on the Triops Menu. I do have some Otocinclus fishies with my Triops and they can cohabitate with eachother very well!
I lived out in El Paso for a few years and in the "rainy season" out there, these guys could be found in the water that puddled up along with some fish and frog the would burrow deep down into the earth once the water dried up. How long do these guys live in an aquarium and do they need artifical dry seasons?
@@reeda5390 tens of millions is quite an understatement, they contest being one of the oldest groups around nearing 220 million yeas since they diverged from their ancestors. Ofc they dont quite match up to long time favourites such as the horseshoe crab at around 400 million years old but they are certainly rather old, easily beating out the dinosuars, however not quite coming before the Mesozoic era.
I've NEVER seen these guys before. How cute, I'm obsessed!!! I guess I'll have to add another thing to the list of aquatic beings I want to bring to my collection. Fish, stop making me broke!!! 😂😂😭
Well look at that, guess life is in the smallest joys. You're joyful because you figured out how to keep these little guys going.. And they're happy with the abundance of carrot.
After millions of years evolved to survive drying/dieing/hatching in the desert, Triops would have a high affinity for crevices. Cracks in rocks would be the best place to lay eggs or find organic debris.
How do you keep them? Any special treatment like temperature control or else? After seeing this video, i become interested because it's unique, like none other.
Good to hear! It also serves a double purpose to me aswell! Its easier to spot orange eggs in black gravel over white gravel. The black gravel Dries easier under sunlight outside !
@@_nixh_sami631 It isnt the most natural, except near lava-sites ( black volcanic rock for example). But it is totally gorgeous in any type of aquarium
@@TriassicParkTriops yea, I hope to make mine look as pretty as yours! I plan to add some dragon stones and live plant, I hope they have no problem with more stiff leaves. Also, I have a question! What if you're not home for few days and have noone to feed them? I saw something like "weekend food" but I wonder if they eat it right away or will it stay for 2, 3 days and they eat when they need
@@ashkii9452 huh, thats really weird, im sorry to hear that :/. id like to help if ur interested but id have to know the details of your set up and the species youve tried to hatch. if you dont wanna worry about it thats cool too of course lol
@@reeda5390 aw thank you so much! That's vary kind of you! But I have given up and given my set up to my brother who has a turtle, thank you so much though!
I've been a hobbyist for a few years now, but had no idea these could be kept, or grew to such a stunning size. Well done dude, they all look so healthy and happy. Also the kidult in me wants to know if you name them all Kabuto?
Heyo Ricky! This is a result of Triassic Park Triops chain-hatching, 3 hatcheries with 60 eggs each ( Mystery Kit Type I from Triassic Park Triops) 🙏 I sell high quality pure eggs, hand-counted etc. If you're interested feel free to mail me at triassicparktriops@gmail.com
When I was keeping Triops, my big one, of course, ate all of them. She was the only one there in the aquarium then, and I’m not going to lie, she lived for like 9 months before laying eggs and dying. I thought they only lived for 3 months though.
A proper setup will usually still "grant" a 3-4 months lifespan most of the time. They are temporary pool inhabitants in nature, and kinda simply made to last for a temporary pool rather than a long lasting pond or lake for example.
Great video. How do you get so many triops at one time? I seem to have a pretty high infant mortality rate, not sure if its just natural and I am not using enough eggs or if it is cannibalism. I put about 20 eggs in a small hatching dish.
I usually raise colonies of 75ish Triops, I use multiple hatching units of 0,5L and a dedicated hatching tank (25L) before they enter the 60L. Naupliar loss is something i always witness, i guess this is Just survival of the fittest.
Its possible to use Tap-water but it must be de-chlorinated and treated to be okay. For hatching I can recommend boiled rainwater or indeed natural springwater!
This is the shallow version of the deep water videos you see where giant copapods eat a fish wired to a pole on the bottom of the ocean. Very entertaining. Thanks
Hey Anna! Have a look trough my UA-cam video's or have a look on my Instagram: @triassic_park If you have specific questions, feel free to send them in 🙏
Heyhey, Yes we have to dry the eggs prior to Hatching. This is due to the lifestyle of Triops in the wild. Its Aquatic, but season based as they live in temporary rainpools. So basically yes, the full group dies out every year. But when the hole they lived in, fills up with rainwater again, they will hatch and continue the process again. This is how they survived for over 200 million years 🙏
Fascinating and awesome video! How do you grow so many large triops all in one tank? When I usually grow them I end up with one big one because they eat all the others sadly.
A really rich daily feeding routine can sort out alot of cannibalistic problems. Providing them with enough space is another way to prevent higher levels of cannibalism
Triops have quite a wide pH range! 6.5 - 10.0 is suitable! Be aware, the 6.5 might affect their shield development* I keep Them in a high tech, heavy planted aquarium with CO2 and ferts, they are allright 👌 Some actually become really really big!
In case you cant find them, feel free to send me a mail on triassicparktriops@gmail.com for more info about egg sales 🙏 I offer high quality hand selected eggs 😉
Two weeks ago I'd never heard of triops. Now I'd like to have a breeding pair.🤔 Wait a sec! How do they reproduce and how prolific are they? How long do they live, and what happens when they die?
How long does it take for them to grow the size of the first juvenile tank? Mine are so teeny and the survival rate over the last month is minimal. I started with 300 eggs and maybe 200 hatched and now a month later I only have around 40.
Inside the Clementoni kit are: Longicaudatus Regular. In the video: This is a colony that "produced" the Triassic Park Triops Mystery Egg mix kit that I'm selling. It can contain: -Longicaudatus Blacktail -Longicaudatus Albino -Australiensis Queensland Silver -Australiensis Aurum Prototypes ( this is a selective bred color variety, bred by Triassic Park Triops) 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops thank you. Do you ship to the UK? If my kit doesn't hatch, I'd like to request a batch of your Triops 🙂 Love that you're from Holland by the way 😁 I'm half Dutch 🙂
@@samanthafowler1626 awesome! Yes I do ship to the UK :) If you're interested: Request the December Sale list by sending an email at triassicparktriops@gmail.com Awesome that you're half dutch aswell, how do you like my Dunglish accent? 🤣🤣
@@TriassicParkTriops i actually do, I understand your accent very well 👌 my family are from Rotterdam, but I have Scottish blood too. I've got a Dutch accent apparently. Yes, definitely. What is your payment plan? Via PayPal or through a banking system on a website? I havent set my PayPal account up properly yet. But I will save your email. Bit worried the kit I bought from amazon may not have Triops in them as I've heard 😕
@@samanthafowler1626 I exclusively sell by Social Media chats and E-mail, the Idea of selling them as a product on a website isnt something I feel comfortable with, Yes it would save me tons of time but I rather have a chat with the new owner first. Im not exactly selling puppies, but I'd like to stay exclusive to truly interested people, by skipping the "selling toys" part. It might look like a clumsy way to order something, but it does always create a window to ask questions and learn a bit more before a customer decides to keep Triops 🙏 After an order has been placed: A PayPal link is sent to your e-mail. This was the easiest way for me to support lots of countries with an universal payment portal 🙏
Hi, thank you for offering to help me. I don't know what I did wrong, they always died after 1 month and maybe 3 cm tall. No one has become as big as yours in the video. Do you have any tips what I can do that they become as big as your triops. Say what you do it could help me. How long does your triops live? I'm happy about every tip. Thank you for the help.
@@lorenheinzle8999 basically I could advise to check out the hatching method video +Transferring video. This is a good start, from there a optimal tank is key.
May I please ask if you left the carrots in until fully devoured or took them out? I have a 20 litre and made the mistake of leaving a slice of cumcumebr in there and the water turned all cloudy.
Hi Triassic Park Triops, my triop is swimming crazy. It is very rare for him to turn the right way up at all. He swims upside down and lays on his back on the sand at the bottom with his legs going crazy. 99% of his little life seems to be upside down! This has gone on for weeks. He has shed multiple times and is feeding/growing fine. Have you got any ideas as to what's causing it or is he just a weirdo? 😄 PS. Your set-up and triops are impressive and beautiful! I'm jealous in all the nicest ways 😊
Hello Jessica! If you have Instagram: feel free to send me personal message at @triassic_park with a small video of the behaviour, in case you dont have Instagram, feel free to send the video by mail to triassicparktriops@gmail.com Its hard for me to tell by text sometimes, the molting and regular feeding sounds great! Although you seem to witness problematic behaviour, wich definitely interests me to observe. If this is possible for you to do i'll try to give a detailed rap. Of what might be going on if the behaviour is similar to whats noted in my journal 🙏
I would love to set up a tank like this. Are you able to give me some advice on tank, water, temps, lighting, and most importantly, where I can get the triops eggs from. Your help would be appreciated
Ikr, did you know aswell that Triops share the same status of "Living fossils" ? There is fossil evidence of Triops dating back 200 million years, without changing very much 🙏
In New Mexico Cuba I found these little guys in big puddles of water swimming around in the middle of the mesa of no where kinda crazy how you find them.
This video kind of brings me late 2000's vibes, not only because of the format of the video but because I tried to have triops back then. Nice video :)
Do your tiops breed and if they do do you just keep the water? Im trying to figure out why they HAVE to have a dry period just to hatch.
They are vernal pool inhabitants in nature. It really lies in their nature aswell:
Triops hatch in pools filled with rainwater, during spring there are sometimes rain storms that cause large puddles to occur. The eggs sense the fresh rainwater and start to hatch as the pool water starts to warm up during a warmer spring day.
Several weeks / months later the colony has already naturally died or the pool slowly starts to dry out killing the last inhabitants of the tiny bit of water left.
While they were in these puddles they released tons of eggs, just after two weeks of age. They will do so, on a daily basis and continue to do so till the very end sometimes.
For this reason, they dont live in lakes or rivers, its a whole different type of " water inhabitant" if you look at it hahahah.
I hope that sheds some light on the case 🙏
The ones that were “digging” had clear egg pouches and were burying eggs. He probably does gather them occasionally.
"We got an albino here"
My man hatched a shiny, what luck lol
Lol
oh my lord thats cool
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Make sure not to forget they don’t evolve so they will remain a cool shiny forever!
You never know what is in those Pokémon eggs. I had to wind up with a dumb magicarp.
I worked with fish for 20 years and I never heard of these guys before. Now I want some, they are cool.
Feel free to contact me on triassicparktriops@gmail.com if you would like to order some eggs off these guys in the video!
Generally how long to they take to hatch
@@jakofall79 About 24-48 hours, but mine usually hatch withinh 24 hours
@@TriassicParkTriops how long do they live for though?
@@sombrashibe Online it says the lifespan is 90 days. I suspect you can probably get a stable population though if you move the young ones to a separate tank
I knew triops existed, but didn't realize they got so large!
Me neither
@Momo there eyes and leg things scare me so much
@Momo but,.. But they're adorable... Bit weird but cute! Behavior wize
@Brett Segmento they are creepy 🤢
I had Triops as a kid, the eggs came in a bag that kept moisture from them. the biggest one I have managed was like four quarters large
Million years ago: titan triops
2020: triops eating baby carrots
I grew these as a kid but to see a permanent setup is so cool! Now I'm eyeballing a 30g tank in the garage. "Hunny it's for the kids" 🤣🤣
Go for it!!!
@@TriassicParkTriopsdid you get these from the store?like the ones with dried eggs in a little box? If so how do you keep them long term. I hatched them a couple of times but they die after some days
Hahahah
it can be for the kids!! in the livingroom by my chair,,,
"honey, listen, we can teach them so much with this"
They are really interesting -- look like a cross between trilobites and horseshoe crabs. I never knew they existed until I watched this video.
I was thinking horseshoe crab is slang for these .
I used to hunt for water fowl in rice fields and I end up finding a bunch of crawfish so I started dunking buckets in the water and pulling out crawfish and these weird looking things, what I thought were trilobites .!! I thought I rediscovered an extinct species. 17 years later... here I am learning what they actually were
@@aironnoles5588 Horseshoe crab is a different animal
They are related to shrimp ; actually I believe there nickname is shield shrimp .
@@aironnoles5588 Nope. Tadpole shrimp
I like how this was posted 6 months ago and now is getting recommended to people
It was going trough a hard time being found 🤣 In actually happy that the video's get picked up now. But damn.... This is an old tank 😅
@@TriassicParkTriops it all started when I binge watched dinosaur videos and aquarium tanks thus resulting you! I’m glad to come across your channel haha awesome tank
@@simonkid33 Glad you're here now! Spread the word if you like, Appreciate it alot 🙏
Lol 🙋♀️
I don't complain tho, I love (almost) all kind of aquatic life!
Maybe because they look like they are flying around, and some of them have a hypnotic way to swim that gives you relief.
We had some triops a few years ago. It was our first time and our tank wasn't perfect but one triops lived for a long time, we named him Jerry. He was excellent and his very favourite thing was to be fed pellets with a pipette - my husband used to literally give the pellet to Jerry, and Jerry would get SO excited and then grab onto the pellet and gently sink, upside-down, to the floor. We loved Jerry.
why does Jerry seem like the perfect name for an ancient primordial shrimp
@@griffy9639 Sometimes fate guides the hand of the name givers 😂
@@griffy9639 cause Jerry in Rick and Morty is a prehistoric creature in in one of their universes
What happened to Jerry?
@@deadbushinwater7446 He lived a long and healthy life and died peacefully in his tank of old age.
Sooooo cute! They look incredibly healthy and happy.
Thank you, much appreciated 🙏 Triassic Park Triops works hard to have the healthiest little murderdiscs 🩸
@@TriassicParkTriops can you put them with shrimp or fish ?
@@lr-hn2ow I've had some catch and eat baby guppies. As long as the fish are big and quick enough it should be okay.
@@TriassicParkTriops I was thinking of getting some of those Grow A Frog aquatic frogs, and was wondering if Triops here would make a good tankmate or not?
@@scottdoesntmatter4409 I think frogs will eat Triops perhaps, never tried it myself unfortunately so I cant tell 💯%
Look at all those Wimpods. I'm guessing he's trying to get perfect IV's, to make a battle ready Golisopod.
Epic comment
R.I.P my Pokemon collection
To top it off, he actually got a shiny one with perfect IV's! I'm so jealous!
Your pfp scares me
hes even got a shiny! aka the albino lol
Brings back memories of having a triop kit as a kid
They love carrots
You are here!!
Damn this guy is everywhere
Pufferfish also love carrots
Why are you everywhere?
They can have mine, my mother always overcooked them.
Popped up in my feed randomly and I'm not complaining. Great watch.
Thanks for watching!
Good Lord they're huge?!? I thought these little guys only got to be like an inch in total length but these friends are HEFTY. This really renewed my desire to have triops 😭 They're so cute!
The albino was the clever baby! Getting first dibs on the carrot!
They look exactly like horseshoe crabs just smaller. i wonder if they have blue blood
courtney davis no they haven’t. They aren’t even related to horseshoe crabs
Don’t be shy squish one 😂
Your enthusiasm is simply adorable.
i used to wish of having them as a kid, but my mom wouldn't let me. she thought they were disgusting. i don't see how, they're so cute!
Moms don't really understand their kids' vision or preferences sometimes.
@@digoshow1 You don't have to be a kid to appreciate these lovely little critters! I'm 75 years young, and I spent most of the afternoon in deep fascination, giggling like the fool that I am at their crazy antics. They just don't stop whizzing around, and boring they are not! The species hasn't changed in over 300 million years, proving that old saying: "If it ain't broke don't fix it!" so there's no point in further evolution! And I have recently learned that the eggs can lay dormant for over 70 years! Anyway, what a great video! 🤡🇬🇧
@@Johnny-sj9sj sir you're totally right and you're gonna be thrilled to know that they may still be found in puddles in Europe
@@digoshow1 Yep! And today I ordered another three lots of Triops eggs for my grandkids. I've already sent them a video of the ones I have (they are only about 7 mm long at the moment) and they can't wait to see their own hatch, grow and whiz around like tiny funny and athletic creatures having fun! I have also ordered a few more Maribo algae/moss balls to provide oxygen and give the Triops something to cuddle up to and hide in. These little ecosystems appeal to small boys of all ages, including me. Great stuff!
@@Johnny-sj9sjyour a great man
Those triops look way happier than the ones you get from the kits that have them in a plastic disk
They eat carrots and say "Hey What's up Doc??" . . . 😂
Much obliged Sir, I will now take yer Kerrets 🧐
No they say auegh!
i'm just now learning these exist and want some. do they cohabitate well with other things like shrimp?
I havent tried to keep them with shrimp, Tbh I think shrimpbabies might end up on the Triops Menu. I do have some Otocinclus fishies with my Triops and they can cohabitate with eachother very well!
Pretty sure sea horses can, but search it up on the internet
@@fullhulk334
Triops are freshwater and sea horses are saltwater. How exactly would that work?
@@CroatiaSurvival i was just thinking the same thing lol
@@CroatiaSurvival seahorses can live in brackish water. I don't think pure fresh though
I live in Texas and have found live triops before in a puddle in the summer. I had no idea these things existed until then. They’re super cool.
Awesome that you spotted a natural habitat!
28 years old and only recently found out about these critters. Such an amazing world we live in. These are living fossils!
Awesome right! I was about 24-25 years old when i discovered them. Im 29 now and enjoyed them every day since on a daily basis. Dedication for sure !
These little guys come out during our monsoon season here in Phoenix.
Thanks for a great post.
They're adorable! And the big tank is beautiful.
Triops are both spooky and cute. I love em!
I never knew these guys could be this adorable!!
!!!!!!! I've never seen these little babies before, they're absolutely precious!!!
I lived out in El Paso for a few years and in the "rainy season" out there, these guys could be found in the water that puddled up along with some fish and frog the would burrow deep down into the earth once the water dried up.
How long do these guys live in an aquarium and do they need artifical dry seasons?
That's totally awesome!
They can live for up to 3 months in captivity. The eggs need a dry period to become viable for hatching 🙏
I love how you give them voices 😆 it shows how you're passionate about it.
Awesome you noticed it, sorry sometimes I'm just a kid when it comes to watching Triops 😂😂
I like how cute they looked
I never knew that these existed they look like ancient creatures 😅 so fascinating
Triops are considered "living fossils" because they've barely changed in ten's of millions of years!
@@reeda5390 thank you for the info 🖤 I love to learn about creatures of the past
yea kinda look like horseshoe crab
@@reeda5390 they have a small relation to trilobites
@@reeda5390 tens of millions is quite an understatement, they contest being one of the oldest groups around nearing 220 million yeas since they diverged from their ancestors. Ofc they dont quite match up to long time favourites such as the horseshoe crab at around 400 million years old but they are certainly rather old, easily beating out the dinosuars, however not quite coming before the Mesozoic era.
they like narrow spaces to hide from predators. you know the saying, "nooks and crannies saves the phanny."
But in nature, Triops have no natural predators inside their pool afaik. The most close predators would have to come from either land or the sky.
@@TriassicParkTriops so that’s why they have enough eggs to sell triops kits by the millions
I've NEVER seen these guys before. How cute, I'm obsessed!!! I guess I'll have to add another thing to the list of aquatic beings I want to bring to my collection. Fish, stop making me broke!!! 😂😂😭
I really like your video but i have one question what kind of water did you use ;;;
Well look at that, guess life is in the smallest joys. You're joyful because you figured out how to keep these little guys going..
And they're happy with the abundance of carrot.
After millions of years evolved to survive drying/dieing/hatching in the desert, Triops would have a high affinity for crevices. Cracks in rocks would be the best place to lay eggs or find organic debris.
Weird I didn't know another species of prehistoric creatures survived they look almost like hermit crabs mixed slightly with trilobites
I think you mean horseshoe crabs not hermit crabs?
How do you keep them? Any special treatment like temperature control or else? After seeing this video, i become interested because it's unique, like none other.
Just a freshwatertank, A heater, a bubbler, a filter and learning the learning-curve of hatching
@@TriassicParkTriops thanks!
I have no idea how this ended up in my recommended but I'm glad it did. Those guys are so neat!!
Gotta say, I never thought how beautiful black gravel/substrate in aquarium can be, especially with triops, so pleasing to watch!
Good to hear! It also serves a double purpose to me aswell!
Its easier to spot orange eggs in black gravel over white gravel.
The black gravel Dries easier under sunlight outside !
@@TriassicParkTriops Nice, I want to get black gravel, I also thought of having triops :)
@@_nixh_sami631 It isnt the most natural, except near lava-sites ( black volcanic rock for example). But it is totally gorgeous in any type of aquarium
@@TriassicParkTriops yea, I hope to make mine look as pretty as yours! I plan to add some dragon stones and live plant, I hope they have no problem with more stiff leaves. Also, I have a question! What if you're not home for few days and have noone to feed them? I saw something like "weekend food" but I wonder if they eat it right away or will it stay for 2, 3 days and they eat when they need
They are so cute, I've tried my best to have them but they never do
Is your issue with hatching them to begin with or keeping them alive?
@@reeda5390 hatching them in the first place I've tried everything
@@ashkii9452 huh, thats really weird, im sorry to hear that :/. id like to help if ur interested but id have to know the details of your set up and the species youve tried to hatch. if you dont wanna worry about it thats cool too of course lol
@@reeda5390 aw thank you so much! That's vary kind of you! But I have given up and given my set up to my brother who has a turtle, thank you so much though!
@@ashkii9452 ur so welcome, no worries! I hope your brothers turtle is very happy!
I cannot believe how adorable they are
God I had two for like 3 years and I was so sad when they finally passed. I should get more. My kid would love them.
Great pet for children! A great way to have them meet with our Triassic past!
Some people have pet fish, this guy has pet aliens.
Those are pretty unique aquarium animals can't say I ever seen one outside of the wild. I would definitely have a tank full If I could though
Боже, какие забавные букашки! 😂 Наверное, все ваши гости не могут оторваться от этого необычного зрелища. Крутые питомцы!
Much appreciated 🙏
I am so happy to see a Triops video. They are so underrated as a pet. They are to survival as Chuck Norris is to existing.
I've been a hobbyist for a few years now, but had no idea these could be kept, or grew to such a stunning size. Well done dude, they all look so healthy and happy. Also the kidult in me wants to know if you name them all Kabuto?
I have no idea what these funky little dudes are, but I love them
These Guys are Triops! A 200+ million year old freshwater cruastaceans species
I love triops! How many eggs, or packets did you use to hatch so many? I've only used the toyops eggs and usually get 3.
Heyo Ricky!
This is a result of Triassic Park Triops chain-hatching, 3 hatcheries with 60 eggs each ( Mystery Kit Type I from Triassic Park Triops) 🙏 I sell high quality pure eggs, hand-counted etc. If you're interested feel free to mail me at triassicparktriops@gmail.com
I have a triops named Tom and it looks like he has scales, is that normal?
I got a kit for them from family for Christmas a few years ago and am getting it all set up. These vids are awesome and useful!
Edit: They hatched yay
Congratulations on your hatchies!
When I was keeping Triops, my big one, of course, ate all of them. She was the only one there in the aquarium then, and I’m not going to lie, she lived for like 9 months before laying eggs and dying. I thought they only lived for 3 months though.
I think you mean 9 weeks, Triops have a maximum lifespan of 4 months 🙏 Are you sure you were having Triops ?
@@TriassicParkTriops Yes but maybe my memory wasn’t that good so It probably was 4 months and it just seemed like 9 months to me.
@@TriassicParkTriops Anyways, stay safe out there 🙏 and thanks for the response.
@@micahdiazoni189 You're welcome. Have another try at Triops I would say!
@@TriassicParkTriops I sure will!
I've never knew these existed they're so neat!
They only live for about 3 months right ,or can a proper set up actually allow them to live longer
A proper setup will usually still "grant" a 3-4 months lifespan most of the time. They are temporary pool inhabitants in nature, and kinda simply made to last for a temporary pool rather than a long lasting pond or lake for example.
Great video. How do you get so many triops at one time? I seem to have a pretty high infant mortality rate, not sure if its just natural and I am not using enough eggs or if it is cannibalism. I put about 20 eggs in a small hatching dish.
I usually raise colonies of 75ish Triops, I use multiple hatching units of 0,5L and a dedicated hatching tank (25L) before they enter the 60L.
Naupliar loss is something i always witness, i guess this is Just survival of the fittest.
@@TriassicParkTriops thanks for the response. How many eggs do you put in each hatching unit and how many triops typically survive in each unit?
@@gilb6643I'm sorry I didnt see your comment earlier I was on vacation, I Usually drop in around 200-300 eggs for a 75 ish Colony
@@TriassicParkTriops thanks
I like those! Well done on a couple great looking tanks.
Thank you !
Baby carrots for baby triops :)
Did u cooked them before?
Yes they were cooked/boiled, after being washed first!
Yep those carrots should be parboiled before feeding to triops.
I love them! They are absolutely adorable
I've got a question I might be raising some triops and was wondering if they actually need natural spring water in their tank
Its possible to use Tap-water but it must be de-chlorinated and treated to be okay. For hatching I can recommend boiled rainwater or indeed natural springwater!
@@TriassicParkTriops Thank you I'm gonna do natural spring water I was just wondering :D
I’ve never seen these before where do you get them?
This is the shallow version of the deep water videos you see where giant copapods eat a fish wired to a pole on the bottom of the ocean.
Very entertaining. Thanks
I can't decide if they're cute or creepy...Either way- good job on taking care of these funky creatures❤
I'm looking for buy triops pictures for my business.let's me know if you can sell it.
I can perhaps. You can send a mail to triassicparktriops@gmail.com for more information
2:34 really made me chuckle
Oh my god i loooove them!! How do you take of them? I'd love some information
Hey Anna!
Have a look trough my UA-cam video's or have a look on my Instagram: @triassic_park
If you have specific questions, feel free to send them in 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops will look through your videos, thanks. I'm not on Instagram, though..
Thanks so much, greetings from Germany xx
Do you take the eggs out to dry out before putting them back in the water to hatch? Wont all these just die in a few weeks if you dont do that?
Heyhey,
Yes we have to dry the eggs prior to Hatching. This is due to the lifestyle of Triops in the wild. Its Aquatic, but season based as they live in temporary rainpools. So basically yes, the full group dies out every year. But when the hole they lived in, fills up with rainwater again, they will hatch and continue the process again.
This is how they survived for over 200 million years 🙏
I found one of these creatures in my old books years ago
Fascinating and awesome video! How do you grow so many large triops all in one tank? When I usually grow them I end up with one big one because they eat all the others sadly.
A really rich daily feeding routine can sort out alot of cannibalistic problems.
Providing them with enough space is another way to prevent higher levels of cannibalism
They be like: The one above is pleased with the sacrifice. Now we feast. Nom nom nom.
How many in a 5 gallon? I want them to get as big as they can
4-5 max but i would go for 3-4 to allow maximum growth. Take footprint over height when it Comes to picking tank (sizes)
Hey what are your water parameters? I would love to keep them in a planted tank but i am afraid the water doesnt have the right ph.
Triops have quite a wide pH range! 6.5 - 10.0 is suitable! Be aware, the 6.5 might affect their shield development* I keep Them in a high tech, heavy planted aquarium with CO2 and ferts, they are allright 👌 Some actually become really really big!
Classical conditioning is amazing, the question is: at what age do these crustaceans recognize feeding time?
Thats a great question, usually after 1-2 weeks they are already known with the hand from the sky that brings food daily 🙏
They look like something from the dinosaur period
They do
They look so happy
Nice!
I still got some eggs somewhere. Got to find them, seeing this!
🔆
In case you cant find them, feel free to send me a mail on triassicparktriops@gmail.com for more info about egg sales 🙏 I offer high quality hand selected eggs 😉
@@TriassicParkTriops Cool thanks! I'll keep u in mind.
@@Hemp1972 awesome 👊
Same lol
@@TriassicParkTriops can you ship to México?
how old r they? says they live 14 weeks online.?
These guys are pretty cute in that size. Were they as big as my hand's palm, they become a big nope.
Any size is a no 😁
Two weeks ago I'd never heard of triops. Now I'd like to have a breeding pair.🤔 Wait a sec! How do they reproduce and how prolific are they? How long do they live, and what happens when they die?
Aquascape with fish ❎
Aquascape with Triops ☑
Great job ! 👍
Appreciate it 🙏
How long does it take for them to grow the size of the first juvenile tank? Mine are so teeny and the survival rate over the last month is minimal. I started with 300 eggs and maybe 200 hatched and now a month later I only have around 40.
This is awesome footage! Thanks for sharing. Definitely had to subscribe.
Awesome! Thank you so much!
HOW COULD I NOT FOUND YOUR CHANNEL ALL THESE TIME. I LOVE IT MAKE A LOT A VIDEO.
These Shrimps looks like a miniature Trilobites! Too they're not related to the them nor the Horseshoe Crab.
they are pre historic crustaceans to
Hey just ordered the kit. But was wondering what type of Triops are these? They're incredible!
Inside the Clementoni kit are: Longicaudatus Regular.
In the video: This is a colony that "produced" the Triassic Park Triops Mystery Egg mix kit that I'm selling.
It can contain:
-Longicaudatus Blacktail
-Longicaudatus Albino
-Australiensis Queensland Silver
-Australiensis Aurum Prototypes ( this is a selective bred color variety, bred by Triassic Park Triops) 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops thank you. Do you ship to the UK? If my kit doesn't hatch, I'd like to request a batch of your Triops 🙂 Love that you're from Holland by the way 😁 I'm half Dutch 🙂
@@samanthafowler1626 awesome! Yes I do ship to the UK :) If you're interested: Request the December Sale list by sending an email at triassicparktriops@gmail.com
Awesome that you're half dutch aswell, how do you like my Dunglish accent? 🤣🤣
@@TriassicParkTriops i actually do, I understand your accent very well 👌 my family are from Rotterdam, but I have Scottish blood too. I've got a Dutch accent apparently.
Yes, definitely. What is your payment plan? Via PayPal or through a banking system on a website? I havent set my PayPal account up properly yet. But I will save your email. Bit worried the kit I bought from amazon may not have Triops in them as I've heard 😕
@@samanthafowler1626 I exclusively sell by Social Media chats and E-mail, the Idea of selling them as a product on a website isnt something I feel comfortable with, Yes it would save me tons of time but I rather have a chat with the new owner first. Im not exactly selling puppies, but I'd like to stay exclusive to truly interested people, by skipping the "selling toys" part. It might look like a clumsy way to order something, but it does always create a window to ask questions and learn a bit more before a customer decides to keep Triops 🙏
After an order has been placed: A PayPal link is sent to your e-mail. This was the easiest way for me to support lots of countries with an universal payment portal 🙏
My triops didn't grow that big and died after 1 month.
Aww, Feel free to ask your questions! I'll try to help you out!
Same 😥
Hi, thank you for offering to help me. I don't know what I did wrong, they always died after 1 month and maybe 3 cm tall. No one has become as big as yours in the video. Do you have any tips what I can do that they become as big as your triops. Say what you do it could help me.
How long does your triops live?
I'm happy about every tip.
Thank you for the help.
@@lorenheinzle8999 basically I could advise to check out the hatching method video +Transferring video. This is a good start, from there a optimal tank is key.
@@TriassicParkTriops can you send me a link for this video, please.
May I please ask if you left the carrots in until fully devoured or took them out? I have a 20 litre and made the mistake of leaving a slice of cumcumebr in there and the water turned all cloudy.
Hi Triassic Park Triops, my triop is swimming crazy. It is very rare for him to turn the right way up at all. He swims upside down and lays on his back on the sand at the bottom with his legs going crazy. 99% of his little life seems to be upside down! This has gone on for weeks. He has shed multiple times and is feeding/growing fine. Have you got any ideas as to what's causing it or is he just a weirdo? 😄
PS. Your set-up and triops are impressive and beautiful! I'm jealous in all the nicest ways 😊
Hello Jessica! If you have Instagram: feel free to send me personal message at @triassic_park with a small video of the behaviour, in case you dont have Instagram, feel free to send the video by mail to triassicparktriops@gmail.com
Its hard for me to tell by text sometimes, the molting and regular feeding sounds great! Although you seem to witness problematic behaviour, wich definitely interests me to observe. If this is possible for you to do i'll try to give a detailed rap. Of what might be going on if the behaviour is similar to whats noted in my journal 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops Thank you! I'll get a video tomorrow. My previous ones didn't do this so it feels a bit strange! :)
@@jessicataylor7174 allright! I'll look forward to the video and hope I can explain something more about it 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops Thank you so much! I've sent the video by gmail, I hope it's adequate. I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out! 😊
Is your water completely fresh or is it brackish water. I'm thinking 🤔 if you hatched them the tank might be brackish. (Thanks much)!!!
I hatch them in freshwater boiled rainwater! You can find a Hatching tutorial on my channel that explains how it works!
Welcome to : things i didn't know i enjoy watching!
I would love to set up a tank like this. Are you able to give me some advice on tank, water, temps, lighting, and most importantly, where I can get the triops eggs from. Your help would be appreciated
Sure thing Roy, feel free to contact us at triassicparktriops@gmail.com
Your triops looks like horseshoe crab that can swim XD
Ikr, did you know aswell that Triops share the same status of "Living fossils" ? There is fossil evidence of Triops dating back 200 million years, without changing very much 🙏
@@TriassicParkTriops how did you get them?
@@spontaneouscreativity6858 Oh, i found them in the trash can of my neighbor
@@haar637 very helpful
@@spontaneouscreativity6858 I think u can get dry eggs online
In New Mexico Cuba I found these little guys in big puddles of water swimming around in the middle of the mesa of no where kinda crazy how you find them.
I love his voice! 😍
Sounds like a nerdy hot guy 🔥
I mean nerdy as in intelligent 🧠🤓
Very happy to see I'm not alone in finding these cute
The community is growing every day, so thanks for visiting! Feel free to join the rest and keep your own Triops aswell, really worth it to look into !
Fact: triops can eat almost anything that’s edible to humans
Damn that’s crazy!
This video kind of brings me late 2000's vibes, not only because of the format of the video but because I tried to have triops back then. Nice video :)
Thanks !
Never knew what those things were before today. Thanks.
Take a sub.
Much appreciated 🙏 Feel free to stick around and enjoy the upcoming content