I guess this counts as a freshwater invert discussion. I mean, Triops are invertebrates, and they live in fresh water. Or at least, I've heard they do. I don't seem to be able to keep them alive for more than a few days. On my first attempt, I was an idiot and put the eggs right in my aquarium. When the larvae hatched, each and every one was promptly sucked into the filter and killed. The next time, I tried using a proper plastic hatchery. The hatchlings lived for a day and died. This latest time, mindful of my tendency to over-feed and in general over-fuss over my critters, I decided to follow the instructions that came with my first batch of eggs exactly. I had one hatch out, live for two days, and then die. Meanwhile, the eggs I gave my mother have hatched out and her Triops are thriving, and I'm pretty positive she doesn't fuss nearly as much as I do. The question is: what am I doing wrong? Any of you have experience raising Triops successfully?

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"The Communitarium"
10 gallon freshwater tank.
Aqueon QuietFlow 50 cartridge filter.
Apple snails (Pomacea diffusa).
Ghost shrimp.
European weather loaches.
Malaysian trumpet snails.
Physella acuta bladder snails.
Brown Ramshorn Snails.
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"The Cochlarium"
10 gallon freshwater tank.
Marina S15 cartridge filter.
Apple snails (Pomacea diffusa)
Malaysian trumpet snails (Melanoides tuberculata).
Physella acuta bladder snails.
Brown Ramshorn snails.

This post might help:How NOT to kill your triops.

Looks like this might be worth a try to:
The Triops Forum

Aha! Just the kind of information I was looking for! I'd kind of suspected that little teabag that comes with the kit wouldn't do the job. Off to find some oak bark! Well, tomorrow, anyway... Thanks again!

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"The Communitarium"
10 gallon freshwater tank.
Aqueon QuietFlow 50 cartridge filter.
Apple snails (Pomacea diffusa).
Ghost shrimp.
European weather loaches.
Malaysian trumpet snails.
Physella acuta bladder snails.
Brown Ramshorn Snails.
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"The Cochlarium"
10 gallon freshwater tank.
Marina S15 cartridge filter.
Apple snails (Pomacea diffusa)
Malaysian trumpet snails (Melanoides tuberculata).
Physella acuta bladder snails.
Brown Ramshorn snails.

Glad to help, or at least point you in the right direction.

so, have you tried again lately? any better results with oak bark? it took me almost a year before i finally got my triops to live. eventually, i mass produced thousands of them. if you keep a keen eye on your triops, and test any problems you can think of as to why they are dying, eventually you will find out what works for you. good luck!