yes but you have to soak it in spring water for like three days and it if it hasn't had soap
no is the answer to both your questions
Triops are a freshwater crustacean.
You can't, because they illegal to import. There is a native species- if you live in the south island, you might be able to collect some yourself. I live in nz and i have 4 of them in a tank
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yes sure
No, you cannot touch triops. They are very fragile. If you touched them... the oils from your hands can make them sick and they will die. You need to be careful also what you put in their tank.
possibly daphnia, baby triops or fairy shrimp. If you have just hatched your triops it is more likely to be fairy shrimp, but if they are over a week old they should have eaten all of the fairy shrimp, daphnia can become a problem when triops are well fed and dont eat them, but they wont hurt the triops
Triops are a genus of small crustaceans. They should not be taken out of water as they cannot live very long at all without it.
I think that if u put a triop in a tank with something biggerand is also a predator it might eat the triops .This might also happen with fish that bigger that it.
A sandy bottom shouldn't bother triops. In fact triops like sand in the bottom of the tank because they can lay their eggs in the sand and cover them up. This prevents other triops from eating the eggs, and lets you hatch another batch later. Just make sure you wash the sand first, and don't use ocean sand because it contains salt that could mess up the pH for your triops. This link has more information on what kind of sand triops like and how much to add : http://www.triopsguys.com/triop-tank-setup-for-t-australiensis-21/
No way. Triops are pond and creek animals. Do not put any in flavored water because they will die if you do.
Under proper circumstances, triops can begin reproducing at about two weeks of age. Eggs will need to be removed from the tank and allowed to dry out, then rehydrated. Dried eggs can be viable for years if properly stored, so the timing of a new batch of triops is really up to the breeder.