Hey guys, so I’m new to the community and wanted your opinion. So I have a 1 gallon jar/bowl and I know for a fact that I can’t put any fish in it, and in my other post about it a lot of the commenters mentioned shrimp or snails. Well if I decide to keep that jar/bowl, would this type of shrimp be easy to keep alive in there? Or are these shrimps difficult in general? What would I need in their environment to keep them alive and self dependent?
by Mr_Hino
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I had one of these kits as a kid. Was very easy!
They are pretty easy if you follow the instructions. Only live a few months but are don’t to watch.
They prefer wide shallow containers, too deep and narrow can result in suffocation.
In terms of environment, they don’t need anything but water.
I was going to say…easy but not very long lasting. Really wild looking. Good luck!
They require feeding in a container of that size and a slow areation because of the low amount of surface area. A bigger container would be preferred to prevent suffocation, cannibalism and allow for more area to forage and to spawn. If you can keep them alive for long enough to reproduce, you can start the cycle again. For this type of triops, a period of desiccation is required. Just drain the water and dry the sand for a week of 3 minimum. The eggs stay viable for decades in this dry state and will hatch again in a few days if brought in contact with water.
For this container, you might want to try neocaridina shrimp. I have success with a, I think 3 gallon? glass jar with a cork lid and led light. I do not feed them anymore. They survived for 3 generations and live off the algae growing in the container. Make sure the system is stable before sealing! Don’t put too many shrimp in the tank. Keep feeding them until a healthy algae population has grown. The algae need light to grow, but I’d use artificial light instead of sunlight. Sunlight might disturb stability in the container(temperature spike or algae bloom in summer)and can be unreliable in certain climates. Try to keep the temperature somewhat stable. (clean!) Charcoal can help stabilise water conditions by absorbing toxins. Add some calcium to the water to help the shrimp maintain their exoskeleton. A cheap option is crushed eggshells.