http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/ Triops Forever - Triop Lovers Unite! Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:48:25 GMT Art Jones http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9033 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9033 Tannin in the detritus, contaminated hatch water, cannibalization...aj ... _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: I Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:06:11 GMT Stuart Halliday http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9032 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9032 ... Or maybe you're putting in too much? A small thin slice of sweet potato will last for days in a triops tank and will not cloud for days. ... You start off Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:39:43 GMT shinchanian http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9031 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9031 So I think I figured out (at least one of...) my problem(s) I think there is a large amount of bad bacteria in my aquarium because when I put food in there, it Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:11 GMT ali karkhane http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9030 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9030 it is ok for me. but I didnt get exactly how mutch you have? 50*450 gram? or 50*5*10 eggs? so that is very kind of you to mention it for me for amount, based Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:33:51 GMT shinchanian http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9029 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9029 Those are some great pics, thanks for sharing! I think pink eggs are normal, that's the color of my TL eggs, but it looks like you may have a TA, yeah? The Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:24:35 GMT Stuart Halliday http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9028 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9028 ... Cute pictures. Not 100% true albino of course. But nice none the less. Compare them with the images in the Gallery by "Derrick Triops" of true albinos. ... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:53:48 GMT spreggo http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9027 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9027 I had suspicions about my first triops coloration being funny. I wasn't sure since it was my first and I didn't really have any references. Now that I'm Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:58:15 GMT Stuart Halliday http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9026 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9026 ... Yes. ... When it appears. :-) But it's more likely to be NH3. ... Just get yourself a ammonia and nitrite liquid test kit. ... Dosage daily or bi-daily Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:54:13 GMT Stuart Halliday http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9025 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9025 ... I did mention the size to get. See thread 'Low survival rate....' -- Stuart Halliday http://mytriops.com/ 200 Million years in the making... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:56:27 GMT AJ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9024 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9024 So what's the right size? The smallest? xo, AJ "Your life is yours alone. Rise up and live it!" ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:57:13 GMT shinchanian http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9023 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9023 - They are all still very young and it's hard to tell how they die. I can tell when the adults are getting weaker though. But it's also the case that the Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:33:42 GMT Andrew Rosenbaum http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9022 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9022 How did they die? Was it an all of a sudden thing where you woke up one morning and found them dead or did you actually see them becoming weaker and weaker by Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:59 GMT Stuart Halliday http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9021 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9021 ... I said nitrite. :-) But more likely to be ammonia problems. -- Stuart Halliday http://mytriops.com/ 200 Million years in the making... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:54:01 GMT sawyer7271 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9020 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9020 Perhaps you're over feeding them? That would drive up the ammonia levels, and deprive the water of oxygen... I have a small tank (~1 gallon) that I rarely Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:53:52 GMT shinchanian http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9019 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/triopsforever/message/9019 I've used all kinds of water and had similar results. I've used DI before and now I just use filtered water. - Hatching works out great, - I sprinkle dry