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Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	As an early b-day present a friend gave me one of those Triops kits to keep in the dorms. This I find pretty cool since I've never had Triops and have always been tempted. But now that I have them, I'd like to take care of them properly. My questions: 1. What kind and how deep of sand should I put? They give a certain amount of sand already, but I want what's best, after all. Knowing that they are benthic egg-layers, I don't want the sand to be too shallow (and too deep would be a pain as well with anaerobes). Also, is Southdown okay? It's aragonite-based and can raise the pH. 2. Can eggs die from being submerged too long? Last edited by solongNthxforallthefish at 16-Aug-2005 17:48 -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I would go with the alotted amount of sand. Whether or not the aragonite is fine, I do not know, though I would assume so. You can keep the eggs submerged for quite a while; in fact, I'd wait until your first stock dies off before harvesting them. Keep us posted--I've always wanted triops ;D.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Darth Vader Big Fish Posts: 338 Kudos: 334 Votes: 35 Registered: 05-May-2005	what's a triops????????
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Helmet shrimp.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I would go with the alotted amount of sand if I thought the container they provided was any good. I would say that the container in the box holds about like 4 cups of water. IMO for an approximately 2" crustacean that probably isn't enough, and am going to look into getting a tupperware container at the very least, 'cuz one would definitely provide more room.:%) -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Maybe just pour the sand in to the given container, roughly estimate the depth, and follow suit in the tupperware bin.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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