GreenWaterFarm Triops Red Longicaudatus Eggs for Hatching and Culture Suitable to be Pet and Science Project (Pure 200 Eggs)

Got huge! Worked great!

I'm a very experienced aquarium expert with decades of practice raising fish and shrimp. I set up two different small tanks, good water, air stone, followed the directions perfectly. After multiple tries none of the eggs hatched from multiple purchases I made. Must have been a bad batch or exposed to high heat during transport or something. It was supposed to be a fun project for the kids to help learn with and they're bummed out it was a total failure.

The eggs had a crazy high hatch rate, I hatched them out in 3 tiny ball jars and had a bunch of nauplii in each jar. They all hatched quickly and they were very plentiful. I made a mistake in not separating them early however, as they all cannibalized each other until only one remained, the beautiful little fella pictured. Triops tend to do that. Next generation I hatch, I will definitely separate them earlier, until they’re mature enough to live together. These are great eggs and I recommend em if you want to grow Triops that are a little more uncommon than the usual “normal” longicaudatus. Also I wish Greenwater Farms offered Triops cancriformis eggs!

No where near 200 eggs inside. Maybe 50 at best. The container is less than ideal, as static keeps the eggs stuck, so lost several of what little was in there trying to get them put. Hatch rate low, most died within a day.

I got a few troops to hatch, but the viability is rate is abysmal. I used to restock a kit that had ZERO viability. So it’s slightly better.

My kid was excited to receive these cysts for a birthday. We counted them and determined there were not quite 200, but it was close enough. We had water sitting for a while in to allow for the particulates to settle and the pH to lower. Water testing indicated no ammonia, nitrites, low nitrates, etc. The eggs were added and we waited for 24 hours; 76 degrees, plenty of oxygen. Nothing. We gave it another 24 hours...nothing.Okay, we assumed it was maybe a water issue. We took water from a fully cycled and planted tank that was lower pH, contained algae, other water bugs, and loads of beneficial bacteria. Another two dozen eggs, twenty-four hours...nada. Forty-eight hours...zip. The original tank, still set up, over a week now and there is no signs of life. The new tank--ostracods, copepods, and daphnia are reproducing like rabbits...still no triops.$12 and all I got was green water and a sad child.

Super pleased with this purchase. Definitely the correct or more amount of eggs.I really like I can try to hatch the amount of eggs I want.No, not all of the ones I put in hatched, but when I dry out the sand those eggs will most likely hatch next time.I got quite a few and they are getting big fast! Always hungry.Most are orange and one is grey?Not sure if this will help, but during hatching I kept it at room temp and used a "UV light for plants" at all time till they hatched. When using a regular lamp it did not work well for me.

The media could not be loaded. Did not expect to see one of these guys less than 10 hours after setting them up. I only put maybe fifteen eggs in to test so I'm delightfully surprised. I know a lot of people complain they don't live long but i will stick to the instructions and cross my fingers. So far I'm pleased.