Science Kits

If you’ve never tried growing Triops, you should definitely consider it. These are some very cool animals. They are truly prehistoric, as they’ve been around for over 200 million years. That means the same Triops you’ll hatch in your little home aquarium are the same ones the Tyrannosaurus Rex looked down upon millions of years ago. Of course I doubt the T-Rex could see these creatures but if he wanted to he could have…

A lot of people think Triops are like Sea Monkeys. They’re both crustaceans in the Branchiopoda class, but that’s about as far as the similarities go. Sea Monkeys are a type of brine krill and Triops are more like mini horseshoe crabs.  And as far as cool scientific pets go, the Triops win hands down. They are much bigger and grow much faster. I tried the Triassic Triops Deluxe kit and it really did what it said it would do. They hatched overnight and after about three days they started doubling in size every day. All the literature says they’ll live from 20 to 90 days and mine lived about two months so I guess mine were just about average.

There is a ton of information about Triops (or notostracans) out there for anyone wanting to learn more. But if  you’re just looking for a cool science toy, you don’t have to do much research. Just get one of these kits and some bottled water, drop the eggs in and wait. You do have to keep the temperature within the recommended window but other than that, they’re very simple to hatch and raise. Overall rating: great fun and an excellent value for the price.