What is the best sand for my triops?

Question

Can i use sand found on the desert or does it have to be special sand and do they need a lot of it.

Oh and how big do they have to be to put in the sand.

Answer 1

You don't have to use anything on the bottom, but it makes the eggs easier to collect so you can hatch a new group later. It would only need to be enough to give a little covering to the floor of their hatchery (maybe 1/4 - 1/2 inch deep).

Anything that's safe for use in an aquarium would be okay to use. If you're going to use some that you collect yourself, I'd put it in a fine strainer and rinse it under hot water very well first (you may want to put a bucket or dishpan under the strainer so that small pieces of sand don't go down your drain!).

I'd put the sand in from the start - when they lay the eggs and die, yo can remove the dead triops and evaporate the water to collect the sand and eggs - the link below will tell you how to care for the eggs so you can hatch them.

http://filebox.vt.edu/c/channum/triops_care.htm

Answer 2

You don't have to use anything on the bottom, but it makes the eggs easier to collect so you can hatch a new group later. It would only need to be enough to give a little covering to the floor of their hatchery (maybe 1/4 - 1/2 inch deep).

Anything that's safe for use in an aquarium would be okay to use. If you're going to use some that you collect yourself, I'd put it in a fine strainer and rinse it under hot water very well first (you may want to put a bucket or dishpan under the strainer so that small pieces of sand don't go down your drain!).

I'd put the sand in from the start - when they lay the eggs and die, yo can remove the dead triops and evaporate the water to collect the sand and eggs - the link below will tell you how to care for the eggs so you can hatch them.

http://filebox.vt.edu/c/channum/triops_c...

Answer 3

hard step. do a search with yahoo or google. that will can assist!