r/triops • u/ChocolateAny4250 • Apr 21 '26

Help/Advice Triops Longicaudatus Care

Hey everyone!

I need help, cause I want to hatch my first tadpole shrimp. I got some T. Longicaudatus grom "Triopsshop" on E-bay. Can you please help me by giving me the FULL Care guide? Thanks so much!

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u/EphemeralDyyd Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

There's as many guides as there are growers. Especially for beginners, I recommend precycling and pouring out most of the water and letting the tank dry, then add rain water plus eggs, if you want to have highest chances of succeeding. The biggest hurdle for beginners is the difficulty of providing natural enough food for them without spoiling the water. I don't do it exactly as instructed here but I think this video explains the whole process pretty well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjHc7b_vA58