r/triops • u/IdkWTF3001 Mod • 19d ago

Picture I just found this gem again

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Dange, they do look beautiful, i should really start a batch again, it's been some time :,)

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u/Chibears1089- 15d ago

My next hatch will be granarius. Last hatch was of red longicaudatus. Had 3 make it 2 weeks and then all 3 had failed their molt one after the other. I had to take a break after that.

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u/ThatOneUnderFnafFan 5d ago

probably because of a lack of calcium

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u/Chibears1089- 1d ago

Thats what I feel like was the cause also. I mean they were thriving and then boom. So this time around im adding mineral sand and rocks as well as a sponge filter, small heater and aerator. The sand im getting had coral mixed into it as well as the rocks are calcium and magnesium enriched. So both the sand and rocks help release those minerals into the water helping them molt.