Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to The Triops Forum. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple and completely free. Just make sure you make a post in the New Member section after you register or your account may not be approved.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Strange triops behavior
Topic Started: Jun 14 2012, 02:40 AM (2,048 Views)
Triops808
Larva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZxlPYzCEFk

details in the description :confuzzled:
"The opposite of success is quitting"
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Triops808
Larva
Triops808
Jun 13 2012, 09:40 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZxlPYzCEFk

details in the description :confuzzled:

So the triops in the video died about an hour after i recorded and posted it.
it was in the molting position, but no loose shell/movement was seen.
"The opposite of success is quitting"
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
saarlak
Larva
Sorry for your loss.

Mine often drift to the bottom upside down, and can stay there for a short while, but it's generally because they have a bit of duckweed they've decided is so tasty that they don't care which way up they are, they also scoot about around and up the glass, I'm guessing they're eating algae off it, again they occasionally seem to get a mouthful and briefly loose interest in which way up is. The ones in the video however look a bit more disoriented.

Hard to tell what's actually up from a video, best thing to do is get a water test kit, pH ones are cheap (think the last one I got was £3*) and more comprehensive ones aren't much more (<£10* I think, does pH and various other parameters), it takes the guess work out of much of what goes wrong, and it's quite interesting seeing how things are changing, I used to keep quite detailed notes of it, but it seems a bit of a waste buying a new kit every month when things tend to follow a similar path, these days I don't even pH the water before adding it, I know how much pH up sorts my water to neutral, so I'd only check if something went wrong, but the kit is there if it does.

*Other currencies are available but the shops round here don't take them so you're getting it in sterling :P .
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Watergeus
Triops Longicaudatus
Hmm mine is showing the same movements... But just a second ago it moulded.. Hope that that was it's problem and that it won't be a copy of what happened to your triops.. :(
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Triops808
Larva
this morning, i actually found my other one dead, weird because it was fine yesterday. I figured that the water had a problem so i moved the one doing cartwheel movements into its own dish with spring bottled water (which i always use)
i doubt i have any chance for eggs, if aussies are sexual. :sadblink: :rip: :rip:
"The opposite of success is quitting"
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Watergeus
Triops Longicaudatus
That's sad... hope there will be eggs.... Good luck with the next try
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Triops808
Larva
Watergeus
Jun 14 2012, 12:59 PM
That's sad... hope there will be eggs.... Good luck with the next try

i don't think there will be a next try. if my parent cut off the funds to this investment, my triops are done for!
"The opposite of success is quitting"
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
« Previous Topic · Triops Pictures and Videos · Next Topic »
Add Reply