User Manual

Growing Triops Instructions

Step 1 Setup the water container and test the water temperature a. Stick the black temperature strip at the bottom of the water container. b. Fill the container with one inch high of bottled spring water Note: Do not use tap water from faucet. Triops will not hatch in tap water. c. Check the temperature strip. It must show between 72℉-84℉ (22℃-29℃). Note: If the room temperature is below 72℉, a small light maybe placed above the water container to keep the water temperature constant. Triops will not hatch if the temperature is below 72℉ (22℃) or above 84℉ (29℃). Step 2 Add Triops eggs a. Spread the entire contents of the bottle marked “UAN Triops A” into the water container. Note: UAN Triops A bottle contains the dry UAN Triops eggs. b. Use the plastic tube (item#6) to push all of them down under the water. Note: Triops eggs will float to the edge of the water container. (They look like small round black dots.) Try to gently push them down under the water. Triops will hatch within 1-2 days. Under the magnifier, they look like tiny moving white dots (Approx. size 0.3mm). c. No need to feed them at this time. Step 3 Feed the Triops a. 2nd day after hatch: Start the first feeding. When Triops are swimming around the water container, crush 3-5 pieces of food (item#5) by using the spoon (item#7) and spread the food over the water container. Only feed Triops once a day for the first 5 days after hatch. Note: At this time, Triops are too small to eat the normal size of food. Do not over feed. Triops will not survive with too much food in the water. b. 3rd day after hatch: They look like little tiny white and clear colored Triops. Feed once a day. Increase the amount to 8-10 pieces of crushed food. c. 4th day after hatch: For 5 or less Triops, feed once a day with 1 level spoon of food. For 5 or more Triops, feed once a day with 2 level spoons of food. d. 5-6th days after hatch: For 5 or less Triops, feed twice a day with 1 level spoon of food each time. For 5 or more Triops, feed once a day with 2 level spoons of food. e. 7th day after hatch: For 5 or less Triops, feed twice a day, 2 level spoons of food each time. For 5 or more Triops, feed once a day, 4 level spoons of food. f. After 8th day: Feed 2-3 times a day. Feeding frequency may be increased depending on if all the food can be consumed within 3 hours. Add spring water to 2 inches high. They will grow fast and start to shed its exoskeleton. Use the plastic tube to suck up the wastes daily to keep the water container clean. Change water by replacing 50% room temperature spring water each time.