How do I raise Brine Shrimp and Triops together?

4 Responses to How do I raise Brine Shrimp and Triops together?

1. goldy-fish | December 14, 2009 at 11:53 am |

   You can’t. Brine Shrimp are saltwater shrimp while Triops are freshwater. Brine shrimp will die in freshwater and triops will die in saltwater

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2. Austin H | December 14, 2009 at 3:41 pm |

   you cant the brine shrimp is a sald water and tripods are fresh water.

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3. Nate 1000110001 | December 14, 2009 at 4:42 pm |

   Unfortunately it would be impossible, brine shrimp live in salt water and triops are fresh water creatures. If you really want shrimp and triops together you could get some ghost shrimp, they are freshwater shrimp usually sold very cheap at pet stores, But I do not know for sure if the triops would eat the ghost shrimp (sorry) but it would be a fun experiment

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4. iturnrocks | December 14, 2009 at 5:53 pm |

   You are most likely talking about fairy shrimp (freshwater) rather than brine shrimp (saltwater). Fairy shrimp are found in the wild in the same pools as Triops. I have collected them wild from a few different ephemeral pools.

   Although Triops can eat fairy shrimp, I have had both survive together in a tank. What you need is to keep the Triops well fed without overfeeding. This can be accomplished by having live plants in the tank. I know the store bought Triops say to hatch in quart of water. That is for hatching only, and the reason is that little teaspoon of dirt they give you only has enough infusoria (algal and protozoan cysts) for 1 quart of water, otherwise your Triops would starve. After a couple days you can move them to a larger tank. Fairy shrimp swim around all day. They arent very fond of running into walls. When adults, Triops will spend most of their time on the bottom of the tank digging, while the fairy shrimp will spend their time freely swimming, so a deeper tank will help keep them apart from each other. Fairy shrimp do settle to the bottom of the tank at night and if you start losing them to your Triops, you can keep them alert with a night light.

   Another option is to buy dirt from a dealer that comes with more infusoria so you can start in a larger tank. I hatch mine in a 10 gallon tank, and the triops and fairy shrimp live to adulthood together. The dirt I use comes with little sticks packed with infusoria, and other plant seeds that actually start growing in the bottom within a few days.

   I currently have Triops, Fairy shrimp, Daphnia, Seed Shrimp, and Copepods living together in my tank, all from the same dirt.

   Here is my Branchiopod forum for more information:
   http://nabf.iturnrocks.com/

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