They are known as living fossils because they have existed since before the dinosaurs and managed to survive the destruction of the Wipeout of the dinosaurs , they have been around for 65 billion years and will probably outlast us humans...scientists don't know how the little guys survived this long.
Great that it went well for this guy. I put a couple of them in to a community aquarium about 10 years or so ago and they got swallowed by some larger danios almost immediately. That was the end of my experience with keeping triops.
@IHateMyNeighbour No, treat them just as you would without the fish. Except, the water chemistry should be in good health for the fish, of course. Also, only real plants should be used, as the triops, depending on the species, occasionally like to have some salad ;)
I know this is an older video but I wanted to ask, Will triops ever eat other living fish (like corydoras or any sleeping fish). Seen videos of them eating dead fish but no one seems to answer if the Triops was the cause of death.
Hey there. This species is not known to be aggressive toward the tank mates. Let's say the triop is swimming in the water column and a little fish swims by, sometimes the triop will veer in the fish's direction. However, they are not fast enough to catch a fish. Neither are they capable of changing direction fast enough to snatch one. To answer your question about sleeping fish, triops will mostly be hanging out on the sandy bottom at night and move around very little when compared to their activity during the day. So no, I don't believe that is a valid worry. Atleast, I've never had an issue like such. In my experience, they are very elegant prehistoric creatures. They get along surprisingly well with bottom dwelling tank mates like snails, plecos, corys, kuhli loach, etc. I've even had my rubber lip pleco act cordial around the triop in this vid. It seemed as if the triop appeared as another pleco wandering about.
Very nice! Never thought it was possible to keep triops with anything (mostly because I never really hear about them at all...) but here one's kept with guppies and endlers and presumably hasn't eaten any of them, so I take it they're actually fish-safe? If they are they'd certainly make for a fascinating addition to a community tank!
Basically similar rules to omnivorous fish from what I know. They will leave anything roughly their size alone, unless extremely hungry. However, they do not live long, and like fairy shrimp, need a dry spell for their eggs to hatch, making breeding them in a community tank very inconvenient.
well, i have experience with fresh & salt tanks over the years. throw in my in-depth experience with Bourbonis&Cokeiops and it’s an interesting water world!
Hello! Great video! :-) Please tell me what composition of water is suitable for adults. Young ones live only in soft water and I am afraid to transfer them to the main aquarium.
Dechlorinated tap water is fine. I would recommend getting a bottle of API Stress Coat with Aloe. I believe it helps the triops acclimate. That's what I used with this specimen in the video.
Hello, thank you for sharing. Tank looks amazing. I heard triops can only reproduce once the eggs have been dried and rehydrate. Is that the case or is it possible to have a self sustaining cycle of triops within a tank? I assume even if they could reproduce, the fish would eat the larva?
Use sand. Your issue is that uneaten food debris is settling in the spaces of the gravel. Algae flourishes with excess waste/nutrients. Also, I'd suggest only using real plants. As such, I'd recommend quick growing plants like Anubias and Java fern.
@@MT-THNDR207 no, not really. Trilobites are in a lineage more closely branched with chelicerates like arachnids and horseshoe crabs. These are in the crustacean lineage, related to shrimp, crabs, ostracods, et cetera. All are invertebrates in the arthropod tree, but arachnids and trilobites lay outside the mandibulata branch that includes myrapods (centipedes, millipedes) crustaceans and all insects.
@@taylorhillard4868 to add to that, Triops are specifically branchiopod crustaceans (along with fairy shrimp and water fleas), which are more closely related to insects than they are to other crustaceans like crabs, lobsters, "true" shrimps, etc. "Crustacea" is a paraphyletic group, since it doesn't include the insects even though insects evolved from crustaceans.
They require omnivorous & herbivorous fish food. I recommend the 2mm Veggie formula from NorthFinUSA. I personally use their products, and they are fantastic. All natural. No preservatives or fillers. I would also highly recommend Fluval Bug Bites Bottom Feeder granules... which I also use. The triops love it since it contains black soldier fly larvae (BSFL).
How long does this species of trips live? I think triops are really cool, but the typical species you buy are very short lived, and it makes it seem pointless to have any when they only tend to last a month.
Wish these lived longer. Maybe we can breed the ones that live longer and try to get some shramps that live a couple years. Or breed the biggest ones so we get super sized shramps
It looks beautiful,you could also put Brian shrimps so it would look more real and fishs will also get food just remember to put the adults or the fishs will eat them
@@kongk5772 No. These you will not find on Amazon. You will only find Triops Longicaudatus on Amazon. And to correct your misinformation, this species is not easy to keep in comparison to Longicaudatus.
This particular species I would not recommend for a first timer. I would generally not recommend Cancriformis in general for a beginner. You'll have a better chance if you start with Triops Longicaudatus. They grow quicker and will tolerate many temperature ranges; Mainly from 70 to 85°F.
It got about 2 inches long. It would've grown larger, but the main piece of wood in the tank had a dangerous pocket on the side underneath it that this particular triop got stuck underneath and got suffocated, unfortunately.
@@MT-THNDR207 that's a terrific strategy for keeping any creatures. I raised cockatiels for 20 years and I did the same for them. They were like children of my own. You want the best for them.
Can you breed them in the tanks if you have no fish? Like, move the adults to a new tank and then dry out that tank. Then refill. Also what would you feed the small hatched ones?
Most people who do not keep triops in an established aquarium harvest the sand & egg mixture, then dry that out. The only problem with rehydrating the entire tank is... if the eggs are below the sand, they will not hatch. Their eggs have pores on the exterior in which they utilize to sense the presence of water and it's chemistry. They are furthermore, influenced by the presence of light. When it rains, the vernal pool substrate gets mixed up, which, in turn, makes the eggs surface because of their buoyancy. Therefore, in the case of captive breeding, it is important to pour the eggs & sand mixture into the water rather than rehydrate the sand. This ensures the same effects occur, like that in their natural environment.
For the first few days, the naupli are filter feeders. They feed on infusoria and algal spores. Both will occur naturally from the presence of detritus. If detritus is not present, a small amount of spirulina powder can be used. I use a combo of microfauna sand & spirulina powder, for better nutrition.
I had seamonkeys as well when I was a kid. They were cool. Triops, however, are not the same. Seamonkeys are actually fairy shrimp. They exist in the same environment that triops are found in and are typically found together in the same vernal pools. Triops have a hard carapace covering their body, whereas fairyshrimp do not. Fairyshrimp also have gill paddles used just for swimming rather than digging and swimming like triops.
Not a quarantine tank. They may look to be swimming erratically because of stress... however, they are endlers, which were at the time, doing their mating movements.
They are Endlers. The triops might be a predator to dwarf shrimp. However, I have never tested the theory. I'd say shrimp of a comparable size would not be on the menu. Triops Cancriformis can reach about 4 inches long. Potentially a bit longer... depending on the species.
@@MT-THNDR207 I think Cancriformis would be okay, I had a cherry shrimp that lived for months. The only ones I’m worried about are the Dojo and the Pleco, but Perry is pretty sedentary. So, mostly the Dojo Loach. I also have a small school of Ember Tetras that have lived unmolested for over a year in the tank.
@Wesley Lee In this video, there is also a Kuhli loach living amongst the others. My rubber lip pleco has never bothered my dwarf shrimp when I had them.
I would suggest against cichlids... because cichlids are known to be predacious. Even if they can't gulp down the triops, they may peck at their appendages. Better to be safe than sorry.
I just love how prehistoric they look. Definitely a living fossil.
They are known as living fossils because they have existed since before the dinosaurs and managed to survive the destruction of the Wipeout of the dinosaurs , they have been around for 65 billion years and will probably outlast us humans...scientists don't know how the little guys survived this long.
Indeed. Unchanged since the Triassic era.
Me too
Cambrian Cutie.
They look almost identical to horse shoe crabs I love that about them
Great that it went well for this guy. I put a couple of them in to a community aquarium about 10 years or so ago and they got swallowed by some larger danios almost immediately. That was the end of my experience with keeping triops.
That's tragic. It's best to wait until they're larger than the fish.
Yep I would suggest grow them out in a smaller tank and transfer then when they are bigger
@v8_sami Exactly. That's what I have done over the years.
@@MT-THNDR207 So what is the natural food for those?
@@dbtest117 Insects, plant debris, & other invertibrates.
I think that this aquatic creature looks TOTALLY ADORABLE! 🤔😁👍🏻 I like the way it swims with its feathery legs. 😱🥰🤗💖🇨🇦
I don’t know about adorable but they are definitely a very beautiful organism
never been like awww cute while at the same time being so creeped out! awesome creature
He seems happy
He was a decently happy one.
They are SO CUTE. Can't stop watching
I have never heard of this species of crustacean prior to this video, and it might just be my new favorite.
They are pretty neat, just don't get too attached. They grow and die as fast as a chia pet, lol
They live a maximum of about 6 months. After that, you can preserve their body in isopropyl alcohol in a jar... as a shelf specimen.
@@MT-THNDR207definetly a neat idea, they look really cool. Do they require special care when in a comunity aquarium?
@IHateMyNeighbour No, treat them just as you would without the fish. Except, the water chemistry should be in good health for the fish, of course. Also, only real plants should be used, as the triops, depending on the species, occasionally like to have some salad ;)
@@MT-THNDR207 neat! Thanks for answering, just bought a new aquarium and wasn't sure what to put in it.
Watching this with headphones on and I had to pause like 3 times thinking those sirens in the background were live lol
Great video, thanks for sharing.
I had both Triops Long. & the darker European Triops Canc. many years ago.
Aah yes... the dark Cancriformis is from Germany and Scotland
@@MT-THNDR207 De qué demonios hablas?, esa cosa es del espacio sideral!
@@celblau5336 Our own planet has much scarier thing than space
I saw one very similar in a rock pool on top of Ayres Rock central Australia
Idc if he has a name already or not, if I find him again he shall be refers to as “spinnny spinnny crab boi jankens”
That's one of The Kleb's lines. Lmao
Croijanken for short
That's what it is called
From now on
you, sir, are a wordsmyth
It is a living piece of art.
Just love the way it swims.
Wow, kinda like a mini horseshoe crab. Yea , prehistoric look
Now I want to have that beauty as a pet
Start with T. Longicaudatus. They grow much quicker and have a broader range of temperature resistance
@@MT-THNDR207 oh, thanks
this is the coolest little beast i've seen in a while!!! love them!!!
Three-eyed dinosaur shrimp is too surprised
What a magnificent little critter
Looks like something straight out of the Cambrian
That's a cool little dude!
It's very cool looking
What a character!
this video changed my opinion about these things, I see the beauty in them
It is cute and prehistoric at the same time
the best sea cockroach ever
Reminds me of the bug they put into neo in the matrix!
There was an entire puddle of these animals near my grandpas house
I know this is an older video but I wanted to ask, Will triops ever eat other living fish (like corydoras or any sleeping fish). Seen videos of them eating dead fish but no one seems to answer if the Triops was the cause of death.
Hey there. This species is not known to be aggressive toward the tank mates. Let's say the triop is swimming in the water column and a little fish swims by, sometimes the triop will veer in the fish's direction. However, they are not fast enough to catch a fish. Neither are they capable of changing direction fast enough to snatch one. To answer your question about sleeping fish, triops will mostly be hanging out on the sandy bottom at night and move around very little when compared to their activity during the day. So no, I don't believe that is a valid worry. Atleast, I've never had an issue like such. In my experience, they are very elegant prehistoric creatures. They get along surprisingly well with bottom dwelling tank mates like snails, plecos, corys, kuhli loach, etc. I've even had my rubber lip pleco act cordial around the triop in this vid. It seemed as if the triop appeared as another pleco wandering about.
the whimsical little creature getting into mischief no no
A must see for any paleontology student
Very nice!
Never thought it was possible to keep triops with anything (mostly because I never really hear about them at all...) but here one's kept with guppies and endlers and presumably hasn't eaten any of them, so I take it they're actually fish-safe?
If they are they'd certainly make for a fascinating addition to a community tank!
Same question in my head, here!
Basically similar rules to omnivorous fish from what I know. They will leave anything roughly their size alone, unless extremely hungry. However, they do not live long, and like fairy shrimp, need a dry spell for their eggs to hatch, making breeding them in a community tank very inconvenient.
@@curvingfyre6810 Cool! And that would explain why they're not as popular as one would expect them to be
Wow 😲 je ne savais pas qu'ils pouvaient atteindre cette taille et vivre dans un aquarium avec des guppys
C'est mignon les pattes qui bouge
This little guy is going crazy in there, you can tell he is really looking for a way out the way he circles the tank. Maybe as smart as a jellyfish!🧐
No, that's their way of exploring and staying active
Looks more like something from the SW side of the hobby. Very interesting little guy
Star Wars?
They sure are neat, just wish they would live longer than three months.
These live for 6.
It is so cute!
well, i have experience with fresh & salt tanks over the years.
throw in my in-depth experience with
Bourbonis&Cokeiops
and it’s an interesting water world!
Hello! Great video! :-) Please tell me what composition of water is suitable for adults. Young ones live only in soft water and I am afraid to transfer them to the main aquarium.
Dechlorinated tap water is fine. I would recommend getting a bottle of API Stress Coat with Aloe. I believe it helps the triops acclimate. That's what I used with this specimen in the video.
@@MT-THNDR207 Thanks a lot! :-)
@@florafaunachannel I now use Seachem Prime. It is actually better than API.
Dang I have never seen one that big before! Please tell me its name is Kabuto lol.
How did i not know these guys existed
Hello, thank you for sharing. Tank looks amazing. I heard triops can only reproduce once the eggs have been dried and rehydrate. Is that the case or is it possible to have a self sustaining cycle of triops within a tank? I assume even if they could reproduce, the fish would eat the larva?
As far as I'm aware, the eggs do have to be dried out before they can hatch. And yes, I'm quite certain that the fish would eat the naupli.
So beautiful
how do you keep algae away? every tip on google hasn't worked and my gravel is an almost complete carpet now
Use sand. Your issue is that uneaten food debris is settling in the spaces of the gravel. Algae flourishes with excess waste/nutrients. Also, I'd suggest only using real plants. As such, I'd recommend quick growing plants like Anubias and Java fern.
Can't tell if there is a current or if their locomotion is just drunk by default
Isn't this part of the oldest animal species in the world? It's so interesting
It is indeed. They're directly related to the Trilobite.
@@MT-THNDR207 no, not really.
Trilobites are in a lineage more closely branched with chelicerates like arachnids and horseshoe crabs. These are in the crustacean lineage, related to shrimp, crabs, ostracods, et cetera.
All are invertebrates in the arthropod tree, but arachnids and trilobites lay outside the mandibulata branch that includes myrapods (centipedes, millipedes) crustaceans and all insects.
@@MT-THNDR207 I wish the were sold in Costa Rica lovely and a very interesting creature...
Many greetings pura vida
@@taylorhillard4868 to add to that, Triops are specifically branchiopod crustaceans (along with fairy shrimp and water fleas), which are more closely related to insects than they are to other crustaceans like crabs, lobsters, "true" shrimps, etc. "Crustacea" is a paraphyletic group, since it doesn't include the insects even though insects evolved from crustaceans.
Jellyfish are older, if I'm not mistaken.
I was thinking to get them, but I heard they only live for about 3 months. And not sure they would eat shrimp or smaller fish…
Cancriformis lives for 6 months. They could potentially catch dwarf shrimp. However, they're not agile enough to catch fish.
Wow! I want to get one for my aquarium! What is their diet?
They require omnivorous & herbivorous fish food. I recommend the 2mm Veggie formula from NorthFinUSA. I personally use their products, and they are fantastic. All natural. No preservatives or fillers. I would also highly recommend Fluval Bug Bites Bottom Feeder granules... which I also use. The triops love it since it contains black soldier fly larvae (BSFL).
So cool 😎 Brewster ❤
I might get these when I move out of my aunt's house and get my own room where I can have a table of aquarium animals
I am a fish keeper, and I have always wondered if they were compatible with aquarium fish!
They are so fascinating.
All cancriformis are indeed compatible with community fish. Longicaudatus, however, may show aggression.
How long does this species of trips live? I think triops are really cool, but the typical species you buy are very short lived, and it makes it seem pointless to have any when they only tend to last a month.
These can live for a year if given the proper nutrition and clean living conditions
@@MT-THNDR207 Thanks for the response man. One other question, will they reproduce together readily?
@@jed537 Yes. Typically you will have males and females. But some of them may be hermaphrodites.
I wish it had another one to play with :(
Hey can you tell me abit about them I've a 250 litre sat going spare and would love one of these little critters in there
Wish these lived longer. Maybe we can breed the ones that live longer and try to get some shramps that live a couple years. Or breed the biggest ones so we get super sized shramps
I doubt they'd taste very good.
@@redline1916 don't wanna eat them just make super sized ones to make into pets 😆
Shramps? 🤨
@jeremyfrost2636 it's a funny way to say shrimps. Shramps lol. Like doges
@askjeevescosby2928 Okay, carry on lol.
It looks beautiful,you could also put Brian shrimps so it would look more real and fishs will also get food just remember to put the adults or the fishs will eat them
I do plan to have dwarf shrimp with my next triops.
How can I get one?
Are they hard to keep?
What are the watar parameters?
Whatare fish that are compatible?
Are they hard to keep? Also where can I find them
@@kongk5772 No. These you will not find on Amazon. You will only find Triops Longicaudatus on Amazon. And to correct your misinformation, this species is not easy to keep in comparison to Longicaudatus.
This particular species I would not recommend for a first timer. I would generally not recommend Cancriformis in general for a beginner. You'll have a better chance if you start with Triops Longicaudatus. They grow quicker and will tolerate many temperature ranges; Mainly from 70 to 85°F.
Probably Mars or any planet other than Earth
How big did the T. Mauritanicus that you raised get?
It got about 2 inches long. It would've grown larger, but the main piece of wood in the tank had a dangerous pocket on the side underneath it that this particular triop got stuck underneath and got suffocated, unfortunately.
@@MT-THNDR207 awww, sorry to hear that. He looked very happy while he was alive though. You must've done a great job caring for him.
@@rowdyyeets4532 I strive to only use natural and healthy fish food.
@@MT-THNDR207 that's a terrific strategy for keeping any creatures. I raised cockatiels for 20 years and I did the same for them. They were like children of my own. You want the best for them.
Those are really cool
what temp is tank kept at?
Around 76 or 77 is where it naturally rests at
Above room temperature (72) is preferable
oh gosh they're so cute 😭💘💘💘
your guppies are beautiful... where did you find them?
Sandbar Petshop in Mission Viejo California
is it peacefull
Ce gamin de 7ans avc qui je regardais des videos de triops haha Matarai 🥰😍
Isn't this the thing that got mutated into Destroyah by the Oxygen Destroyer?
Where did you find him?
i usually remember that these things are in kids toys, like they have to grow it
Yes. Those are the US native species... Triops Longicaudatus. My fascination started with the Aquasaurs Triops kit from toys r us
Where can I get one of these? They're beautiful.
So cute
Awesome little creatures
Can you breed them in the tanks if you have no fish? Like, move the adults to a new tank and then dry out that tank. Then refill. Also what would you feed the small hatched ones?
Most people who do not keep triops in an established aquarium harvest the sand & egg mixture, then dry that out. The only problem with rehydrating the entire tank is... if the eggs are below the sand, they will not hatch. Their eggs have pores on the exterior in which they utilize to sense the presence of water and it's chemistry. They are furthermore, influenced by the presence of light. When it rains, the vernal pool substrate gets mixed up, which, in turn, makes the eggs surface because of their buoyancy.
Therefore, in the case of captive breeding, it is important to pour the eggs & sand mixture into the water rather than rehydrate the sand. This ensures the same effects occur, like that in their natural environment.
For the first few days, the naupli are filter feeders. They feed on infusoria and algal spores. Both will occur naturally from the presence of detritus. If detritus is not present, a small amount of spirulina powder can be used. I use a combo of microfauna sand & spirulina powder, for better nutrition.
Hé New to the tank or always so active? Didnt knew them for fresh water.
He was just a happy one.
All the aquarium fish appear to be totally weirded out by this thing. I know I would be too! 😅
Es asombroso la cantidas d especies marinas que existen!
Esto que ves es agua dulce, no marino.
Do they get along with other fish? Have you seen anything of them hurting the other fish or the plants?
They have no problems with any fish. The plants are also not in danger.
Curious about the snails, are they malaysian trumpets?
Yes. Indeed they are.
very cool little guy
I’d call that thing a dinosaur, but I’d bet they predate dinosaurs.
They saw the rise and fall of dinosaurs. Quite legendary in my mind.
Pretty cool. Never seen one at PetSmart! Lol!!
For the most part, they are too difficult to raise for the average pet store shopper.
@@MT-THNDR207 you do realize, I was being sarcastic?
@@fritzhoffmann9746 I am aware. I still wanted to state the facts.
What do they eat?
Those legs freak me the fudgicals out. I've seen Alien way too many times. Lol
They are bizarre. Slightly reminiscent of the bioluminescent creatures in the Mariana Trench.
Lmao yeah. Like the face hugger
That's a very nice one you had there. You ever rear Australiensis?
No, I have not. I actually prefer the short trunk of Cancriformis.
How you did it ? :o
It looks amazing but also appears to be too aware(?) to be contained in such small space
What kind of substrate do you have at the bottom?
Hermosa criatura!! Que especie es?? Como se llama para que la busque, esta espectacular! ! Saludos
la especie es triops.
How to feed them
What kind of water u use, mines keep dying
With the adults, tap water with Seachem Prime dechlorinator.
Are these sea monkeys? It looks like a big version of the ones I had as a child.
I had seamonkeys as well when I was a kid. They were cool. Triops, however, are not the same. Seamonkeys are actually fairy shrimp. They exist in the same environment that triops are found in and are typically found together in the same vernal pools.
Triops have a hard carapace covering their body, whereas fairyshrimp do not. Fairyshrimp also have gill paddles used just for swimming rather than digging and swimming like triops.
@@MT-THNDR207 thanks for the information
@Only 1 USA my pleasure
love the triops but what a stressfull tank for the fish... Tell me it's a quarantine tank
Not a quarantine tank. They may look to be swimming erratically because of stress... however, they are endlers, which were at the time, doing their mating movements.
How long does this species live? Pretty Big!
About 6 months.
Nice video - thank you!
they get this big? do they hurt soft plants?
They get larger than this. No, they do not damage soft plants.
Looks like a Trilobite...
Guppies? Or Endlers? How large do they get? And are they predatory toward other invertebrates?
They are Endlers. The triops might be a predator to dwarf shrimp. However, I have never tested the theory. I'd say shrimp of a comparable size would not be on the menu. Triops Cancriformis can reach about 4 inches long. Potentially a bit longer... depending on the species.
@@MT-THNDR207 I think Cancriformis would be okay, I had a cherry shrimp that lived for months. The only ones I’m worried about are the Dojo and the Pleco, but Perry is pretty sedentary. So, mostly the Dojo Loach.
I also have a small school of Ember Tetras that have lived unmolested for over a year in the tank.
@Wesley Lee In this video, there is also a Kuhli loach living amongst the others. My rubber lip pleco has never bothered my dwarf shrimp when I had them.
where do you buy your eggs from?
These are from Triopsking.De
Can they live with 2 month old jaguar cichlids?
I would suggest against cichlids... because cichlids are known to be predacious. Even if they can't gulp down the triops, they may peck at their appendages.
Better to be safe than sorry.
@@MT-THNDR207 yea i did some more reading on the jaguars and they seem to grow very large about 16 to 18 inches
In Soviet Russia alien doesn't kidnap you, you kidnap alien.
Fresh water 🌊.!?. And how much.. or they like sea monkeys
Yes, freshwater. And they live with the same parameters as fairy shrimp.