MAMMOTH Triop

[Bottomfeeder]

be nice if this came in a kit, huh?
BEHOLD, the Australian Blue Triop
I want one! looks like it could eat a small dog lol

 

[austrian_predator]

sweet jebus what a monster
a few years ago i had 2 normal triops (thats right, out of my whole kit only TWO, plus one brine shrimp, hatched ), they were pretty cool
i'd like a few of those aussie beasts...

 

[Weylin]

Are they related to the Horseshoe crabs..?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Are they related to the Horseshoe crabs..?

no, theyre shrimp

 

[Druu]

Distantly related to horseshoe crabs... These are crustaceans as opposed to chelicerata.

 

[chonhzilla]

how long do those live after you hatch them?

 

[lilfats2]

do u eat them

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Distantly related to horseshoe crabs... These are crustaceans as opposed to chelicerata.

theyre a type of shrimp, aka tadpole or shield shrimp

how long do those live after you hatch them?

few months if ur lucky

do u eat them

its not mine lol
and if it was i would be keeping, not eating lol


triops are ancient crustaceans that are virtually unchanged since...i believe...the triassic period