Triops (aka Horseshoe Shrimp)

Has anyone ever tried raising these?

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what the fudge.. i dig those. look like some sort of prehistoric critter. GL finding em. gonna be an uphill battle imo

Triops cancriformis, or horseshoe shrimp, are one of the most common and thus, next to T. longicaudatus, the most greatly known and studied species.

It is possible. Probably just need a special order. No sponders chimed in yet?

I just raised a triops (I assume T. longicaudatus) from a online packet from amazon. It's easy enough... I had two hatch from maybe eight eggs. I think the first one ate the second. They are very high energy love to dig. Not a great choice for newly planted nano tank. I found out the hard way.

Wow never knew they had that short of a lifespan, + or - 90 days.

I thought they looked like something you can hatch yourself... kinda like a sea monkey.. lol, brine shrimp.....

I've seen them on aquabid & ebay. I'm sure a LFS could order them for you. Did you decide to try them out?

Here is a "kit" thats available.

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i have, they are boring, don't get them, all they do is cannibalize each other