Why did my Triops die????

Question

I bought some Triops from Philadelphia that are dead now and I have new ones, but why did my other Triops die right after a water change?

Answer 1

Did you pour the water directly on top of them? That pressure and turbulence would easily kill them. If you read the instructions, it says to pour the water off to the side of them as to avoid injuring them...

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Answer 2

Hmm... I have a feeling that the water temperature was drastically changed. Triops are supposed to live for 1-3 months with good care and with someone keeping the water temp at 72 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (warmer the better so a little over 80 is okay). If your triops were newborns when you switched the water, then perhaps you dumped out the hatching nutrients too? This would affect the triops also. Just one more fun fact: triops practice cannibalism so it might be possible that they ate one another. But anyways, the most likely cause of their deaths is probably the water temperature changing too much

Answer 3

It is possible the filter system needs a good cleaning and the PH or ammonia is too high. Do you use under gravel or external carbon filters or what?

Using both is best but you still have to manually move the gravel to kick up debris and waste from time to time. For your external filter mix black carbon with ammonia carb, rinse well too.

I have had tanks my whole life but recently found out the hard way not to use just any bulb just because it's the same size, shape and wattage.......I did and my tank got too hot too fast, I lost all of mine and have to start over.

Answer 4

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever do a complete water change. This stresses the fish. By doing this, you get rid of all of the good bacteria in the tank and you hurt the fish with a sudden temperature change. You should do monthly 1/4 water changes or weekly 1/10 water changes, depending on the dirtiness. You should get a gravel vacuum and clean the gravel as well as remove the appropriate amount of water, and replace it.