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ok i have tried to hatch and raise aquasaurs (triops) i successfully hatched and raised 6 only for them to die, it says on all the sale websites of these all you need is a lamp over the tanks to keep the water raised between 70 to 80 degrees, which means leaving on all the time i suppose, i had a glass tank with a water heater in that you can get for tropical fish, as the lamp was not keeping the water a steady temaperature it would raise when heating was on in the house and drop over night. i used bottled water as suggested, on asking some aquatic centres they say they only live about a couple of weeks, others say up to 90 days. i have read these are easy to keep, it was hard work and quite expensive for heaters and water ect. i now have guppies in my fish tank by the way when i gave up but i would like to try again

i have a triop kit it comes with eggs and nutrients ive tried and it didnt work how long does it take them to grow? do i need a heater? i used a lamp to heat the water? if they do grow will they lay eggs? if they do how do you take care of the eggs? what do i feed them if i run out of pellets?

Hi-
Today I bought a $6 package of triops but i read in the instructions that you need a lamp for them. Before I go out and purchase one, is keeping them next to a window sufficient enough? Thanks

i just bought a triops kit [one of those 'sea creature' things] and it said i have to heat the water to 22-29 degrees C for them to hatch and grow. i can’t keep the lamp on all day. if i don’t keep the lamp on all the time, will the eggs still hatch? how long should it stay on for? how long can it stay off?
The tempature in my house never drops below 22 degrees anyways, but the water feels ice cold. I’ll probably buy a flashlight, but will it have to be on all the time or will they be fine when they hatch?

please help it is an plastic i.5 gallon tank just for triops and need a real heater not a lamp help.