A compilation of excerpts from the 3 kings films, which were made on location in and around Bridport especially for the Triops And Audioporn Christmas Experiment: a musical, theatrical, cinematic extravaganza. More info on Triops at www.mrthomashughes.com/triops
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Triops C. My new pets! Will be breeding it for sale 
I’ve filmed triops from below to show more of their anatomy, which is usually hidden by their carapace, and also because it makes them look much more impressive. Their mandibles, legs, book gills and egg pouches are clearly visible at various points in the video. Triops cancriformis has two digging behaviours that I’ve observed; one is to skim the surface of the substrate as they walk across it, leaving a furrowed trail behind them, and I’m pretty sure that this is a foraging behaviour, but sometimes they excavate a large hole, and I think that this is to provide protection for their eggs, but it’s also possible that it’s an attempt to find worms and other large prey items. The first triops in the video is engaging in the latter behaviour, but the flurry of legs and sand grains makes it difficult to tell if any eggs are being released from it’s egg pouches.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
My 4 triops all thoroughly enjoying eating lettuce at 3 weeks old.
Video Rating: 3 / 5
Triops – Urzeitkrebs ca 5 Wochen alt
I think my betta was bullying one of the ghost shrimp and killed him. The ghost shrimp laid motionless as I poked him and did not move when I net him up. Nor was he pink or white which usually meant they are dead, he was as clear as can be. I put him in the Triops tank, not wanting him to go to waste and as a Triops snatched him up I saw him move his swimmerets very weakly. I fell really bad now, but there was nothing I could do to save his life even if I took him away from the Triops. T_T
One of my Triops sheds its exoskeleton and, unfortunately, all of the eggs in its egg pouches :{ You can see a bunch of the eggs getting sucked right into the filter. :/ I immediately unplugged the filter and managed to salvage some of the eggs that were still stuck to the exoskeleton, but most of them were lost. Yes, that is the Cowboys-Eagles playoffs game in the background. Yes, the Cowboys destroyed the Eagles. And yes, that is me whispering “No, no, no, no,” in horror at 0:22.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
