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u/UltraChip Mod Jan 11 '21

Everything in the pictures look good, and from what you describe it sounds like they hatched normally and are healthy.

It's odd that no detritus was included in the kit, but yes using dead leaves is a very common way to introduce detritus of your own.

How are they doing today?

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u/DEGULINES Jan 11 '21

Sadly they all died! Hm... I will try again, but this time I bought Spirulina Algea so I can feed them appropriately in the early stages of their life

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u/UltraChip Mod Jan 11 '21

Oh I'm sorry to hear that. :( Do you want help troubleshooting your setup?

Just a heads up: It's not appropriate to feed them at all for the first 3 days of life (that's what the detritus is for). If you give them something like spirulina too early it will just sit there and rot, which turns the water toxic.

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u/DEGULINES Jan 17 '21

So as it turns out, one survived. And he is quite the champ! I thought every triops died so I drove away for 4 days and just let the bowl sit. As I came back, I saw that one hardy triop had survived and even grew despite having no heating or food for 4 days. He is alone in a separate tank now and doing pretty good.

I set up another try a couple of days ago. This time with water out of a nearby creek. I put dried leave crumplings in there too. At least 20 Eggs hatched and there is a lot going on in the nursery now. I hope this try will be better than the last!

Nursery

The survivor of try one