One of Triops probably died and got eaten…
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Triops Cannibalism
A Triops eating his companion. Music: Cannibalism Analysis from Membro Genitali Befurcator [Edit] To everyone: The Triops were fed regularly and enough. Proteins and the green stuff. Cannibalism is part of their nature. The larger one eats the smaller one. It happens. Not always but sometimes. The tank contains 16 liters of water. That’s way enough. The camera is out of focus because I just grabbed my photo camera from my desk and pressed record. I didn’t have time to borrow a real cam and set up a tripod.
Video Rating: 3 / 5
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How often do triops lay their eggs?
I bought a triops kit for the first time a week ago and only three hatched. One of them died and the other was subject to cannibalism. I read that they lay eggs every day. If so, when my single triops reaches full maturity, can a place him in a small container for a day or so to lay eggs? I don’t want to go the the wonderful project of getting eggs out of my tank substrate… can’t I just collect a bunch of them in a small container and the dry them out?
Triops cannibalism
I’ve never observed intra-specific predation in Triops cancriformis, and even sick and dying individuals are left alone by their tank-mates, but cancriformis will happily scavenge the remains of dead triops, even when alternative food sources are available. Triops have a short life-cycle and often die after failing to moult properly, so the survivors often have the opportunity to snack on their deceased fellows. This is my first attempt at making a soundtrack to go along with a video.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Triops cannibalism
I’ve never observed intra-specific predation in Triops cancriformis, and even sick and dying individuals are left alone by their tank-mates, but cancriformis will happily scavenge the remains of dead triops, even when alternative food sources are available. Triops have a short life-cycle and often die after failing to moult properly, so the survivors often have the opportunity to snack on their deceased fellows. This is my first attempt at making a soundtrack to go along with a video.
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Tagged Cancriformis, cannibalism, horseshoe shrimp, necrophagy, Notostraca, scavanging, triops