Matt B Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 That's so cool how many people have said that messing around with something like Triops, Sea Monkeys or Fairy shrimp, got them back into or started them into aquariums! 😎 The other funny thing about all this, is that this conversation came from me just asking about horticulture sand. I like the size and color of these different sands/gravels and it seems like a lot of 'critters' and humans do too! . Oh yeah, no home depot here. Small town... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Maybe you should rename the thread! I think a lot of people would be interested in triops! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 @Chick-In-Of-TheSeaHmmmm... That's a great idea! ... What should we rename it?.. Maybe something like Triops with a side of horticulture sand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) Um “Horticulture Sand and Triops” Easy Peasy! 🙂 @Matt B Edited April 14, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Triops do molt every few days as they grow. I just grab the molts with a pair of tweezers and discard them. Shining a light under the small container with one in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 6:12 PM, Matt B said: Triops do molt every few days as they grow. I just grab the molts with a pair of tweezers and discard them. Shining a light under the small container with one in it. I did not know that! Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 6:27 AM, Matt B said: Made the choice of 'sand', I think of it more of a tiny gravel....When does it start to be considered sand? . Rinsed it, not bad, just a little dust and some organic material. Put some in the 3.7 and my Triops pool. Looks good to me in the 3.7 and the Triops love it! Dig Dig Dig. Weird little vernal pool critters. 😎 I'm already looking forward to trying the other, 'sand'. Slow down man! 🤣 TRIOPS! I had triops as a kid and loved them! Maybe now that I understand keeping things that live in water I've be able to actually get them to grow as big as yours I'm curious, do you know if they'll eat duckweed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 @Schuyler That's a good question. 🤔 I do have duckweed in all my tanks, although, not on purpose. There is a little bit in the small tank I'm keeping the Triops in. But I've never notice them eat it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 10:43 PM, Matt B said: @Schuyler That's a good question. 🤔 I do have duckweed in all my tanks, although, not on purpose. There is a little bit in the small tank I'm keeping the Triops in. But I've never notice them eat it... I know they used them to eat weeds in rice fields. Seems like a good experiment. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 We went to the beach today and roamed around looking for driftwood and colorful stones. While poking around in the beach rocks, it suddenly occurred to me this layer of sand/ gravel looks like the perfect size to put in a 10 gal we're setting up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) On 4/29/2023 at 11:17 PM, Matt B said: We went to the beach today and roamed around looking for driftwood and colorful stones. While poking around in the beach rocks, it suddenly occurred to me this layer of sand/ gravel looks like the perfect size to put in a 10 gal we're setting up! Do you boil it/bake it to kill all the things and remove potential contaminants? I like all the colors. Thanks, Mother Nature! Edited April 30, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea. No boiling or baking. I just go with a fresh water rinse and let it sit outside in a little bucket full of water for a few weeks. I figured there'd be no fresh water biologics to worry about because it came from salt water. 🤔 So far, So good.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 After the last of the Triops reached the end of its short lifespan, I decided to turn the 3.7 gal into a shrimp tank. I've removed and dried the sand that I think has Triops eggs in it, (a project for a later date.). So far so good First time I've had a banana plant send up a lilly pad! And after having a dwarf aquarium lily for about six months, the bulb separated from the plants. I put it into the tank as well, and after several weeks it's starting to grow again! Such a cool plant! 😎 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Awesome. Great lookin shrimp. I enjoyed the triops adventure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea I'm hopeing to eventually continue the Triops adventure With a little luck, some water, light and heat, more will hatch from the sand. 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 1:51 PM, Matt B said: @Chick-In-Of-TheSea. No boiling or baking. I just go with a fresh water rinse and let it sit outside in a little bucket full of water for a few weeks. I figured there'd be no fresh water biologics to worry about because it came from salt water. 🤔 So far, So good.. Gotta love the gravel sand we have on the PNW side! It looks spectacular under water too! The freshwater might not kill the things. But a little UV from our friendly sun does! the microorganisms probably: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 It's Growing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Local nursery has gotten more odd and interesting decorative stone just in. Kind of wondering how red cherry shrimp would look crawling around on this color? 🤔 For some reason I can't just go get gravel at the fish store! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Tadpoles appear to like browsing through the gravel for food. They like the wafers! Hopeing to grow Triops again... after the Tadpole adventure! The trick is going to be, moveing these guys outside before they hop out of the tank! . Any one have experience with Tapoles? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On 3/7/2023 at 11:17 AM, Biotope Biologist said: I use that exact sand mixed with pool filter sand! Love the grain size reminds me of the ACO sand from back in the day. I bought 4 bags on sale was like $12. Not bad price. I was going to buy pool sand but they only had Clorox brand, so I used playground sand and pea gravel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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