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help its a matter of life or death. 10 points best answer?

today 3 of my triops have died and i only have a slight idea why. i know its not through old age since they’re only like a week and half old. for the last few days they havent been eating their food so i have now bought some new food but i dont know if their eating it. i only have one left and i dont want him to die. also alot of algea has been growing recently and im in the middle of 100% water change (i know how to do it properly and know he’s in no harm because im not adding him straight away and changing his water he’s in now to the one in the tank) please help me
Yes thanks for everything so far and I know 100% water change is deadly but I am doing itcarefully and slowly as I’m doing it over a couple of days, it was instinct coz I initially thought it might be something in the water :/ I sure do hope he lives

White Web-like matter in Triops World water ?

What is the the white web-like stuff appearing in my triop aquarium ?? They form long webs across the water as well as around the food on the bottom.

Is it bacteria ?? Why did it form ? Arent we supposed to feed the Triops the food that came with the packet ?

Is it dangerous ? can I remove it ?

Please reply

Can I hatch Triops eggs without detritus?

Hello, I’ve tried hatching a batch of triops eggs and used only distilled water, plenty of light and controlled temperature. 6 days have passed with no hatching so I’m assuming something went wrong. I read on some websites that very often Triops kits come with dry organic matter (usually leaves) that are supposed to provide baby triops with nutrition for the first few days. My kit did not supply this, so I used plain dry leaves from my garden. Didn’t work. Neither did my tank where I put fairy shrimp eggs (for triops food) and the exact same conditions as the triops hatching tank.

I started another tank for fairy shrimp eggs using only water and no dried leaves. Temperature, light and water quality were all highly controlled. Still no hatching after 4 days.

Where have I screwed up? Is it possible for ALL the eggs in my kit to be dead?

Where can I get triops in the Baltimore area ?

Does anyone know a website I can trust to get triops for a reasonable price or a store in the woodlawn / baltimore area ? It does’nt matter which species it is