Traced back to the Triassic period, these members of the crustacean family look like mini horseshoe crabs (which scientific name is Triops longicaudatus). Interesting facts about Triops are as followed:
- Triops have three eyes, carapace and long tail
- They breathe with their leaf-like legs
- They live in the temporary rain water pools of North America
- Triops like to swim, eat and lay eggs
- They lay tens of eggs in the sand daily
- Triops like to feast on corns, peas, pieces of carrot and shrimp
- Their typical lifespan is 1-2 months
Raising Triassic Triops is not as complex as you might think. Innovatoys offer you a full kit of everything needed to grow a Triop community in no time.
Kit contains:
- 2-liter optimum view tank with lid, thermo-strip to monitor water temperature
- glow-in-the-dark beads for night observation
- decorative gravel and magnifying ruler
- mixed food
- 20-30 cultured triops eggs (hatch within 24 hours),
- fossil replica to compare today’s creatures with those of the past
- sealed nutrient pack (provides nutrients without fouling water)
- a booklet full of potential experiments and information
- Price: $14.95
*This is like Awesome I so want one for myself!
For more info go see "Notostraca"*
Something I found along the way...
Triops Have Three Eyes
