Triops at play

[submarine_bells]

As you may recall from previous posts, I recently obtained some Triops australiensis (Australian tadpole shrimp) eggs via mail order and have been attempting to hatch them. Well, my attempts have met with success, and now that they're big enough to photograph with my rather dodgy digicam here are some Triops Action Pics!

Comments

[anthylorrel]

:D Those are so cool.

[elynne]

Yay triops! ^.^ I had one that grew to be almost three inches long. They are tres nifty!

[submarine_bells]

Did you ever have one that had Transparent Shell Syndrome like the one of mine in the pic? I confess that I'm mystified (and a little concerned) by that.

[jinian]

So cute!

[ladythmpr]

Those are kind of cool. I wonder if my lease allows small tanks.

[submarine_bells]

You don't need much of a tank to keep these little guys in. Mine were hatched in 3 litres of water. When they get bigger (up to a couple of inches long) they'll need a bit more space, but mine are doing just fine in a 12-litre tank that's only 1/3 full of water. All they need is the container, a desk lamp (for heat & light) and demineralised water. You could raise 'em in a large lunchbox or tupperware tub, methinks. :-)

See here or here (this is the website I purchased my eggs from) for more info, if you're curious.

[micheinnz]

They look like tiny little trilobites, almost. Cool little dudes!