Deluxe Triops Kit - Fun Educational Toy for Kids

I gave this kit to my son for Easter and we followed the instructions and 5 triops hatched. I think they were overfed (didn't want cannabilism) and so we lost some, so be careful in feeding the proper amount. Or it might have been the tinfoil at night (per instructions). As long as the room is around 72, they have been fine without the lamp at night and back on during the day.These little guys are so cool! I could watch them all day. The tank is fine, but because they are neater than we thought, we are getting a bigger tank set up with a small filter (when they are big enough) and a plant. We want to keep them around all the time, so we will hatch more in the small tank after the other dies. These guys are messy and the small tank clouds quickly, so hopefully the new set up will help.They are fast and it's fun watching them play and sift through the sand. It's a great little kit, but if you love them like we do, you'll want to upgrade, though it isn't necessary.

The process for the triops is a bit tedious. And the instructions are sort of crazy with all the different feeding directions. But I tried my best to follow them and lo and behold, I got a viable one on my first attempt!!! I was so happy because I didn’t think any of the eggs had hatched. But once the one finally did he grew very fast and was very cute and fun to watch. I’m definitely going to do more. Another thing I loved is how the kit comes with enough eggs for two rounds of triops. I don’t even have kids and I had so much fun doing this for myself!!! But I think it would be something cool for kids to do. I do recommend having someone to help though like I said the instructions are very specific!!!

These were fun while they lasted which was a few weeks. I got a couple to grow pretty big. I would buy more eggs and try again in the future

The media could not be loaded. I can’t believe how fast these grow! The eggs hatched fast and we started to see noticeable changes when we would wake up and check on them! Even after work or school, they are larger! We have sea monkeys going at the same time and don’t get me wrong those are cool, but VERY small. These guys start out the size of sea monkey hatchlings and then are almost the size of full grown sea monkeys in 72 hours!Our daughters absolutely loved this kit! They are amazed and excited to see the changes each time they look. I think this really opens their eyes up to how magnificent nature really is, and how it adapts its growth rate based on it's environment.I have already been recommending this kit. I sent another friend to this link and they just got one. I also bought another one for a gift.I was not paid to review, I’m just really happy that this kit is out there for us to try.We are on day 4 and I know they don’t last too long but definitely impressed at the start up already.For a faster start; Just make sure you have spring water ahead of time (we used Poland spring). The spring water needs to be sitting in light for a few days before you add the eggs in the kit. Also you’ll need a light and heat source. We used a LED (no heat) desk light for the light. We also used a heating pad for reptiles and set the tank on top.

I’d give it zero stars if I could. Total waste of time and money.

Instructions in the box are so small you need a magnifyi glass to read them. The instructions given in the product in Amazon ,the included instructions, and the instructions on the carton they arrive in are ALL different. It says you receive gravel, we received NO gravel, and 2 madnifying glasses(Should have been one) , and when the water gets about 4 days old it begins to smell. All of the first ones died 1 day after hatchin even though we went exactly according to the instructions in the kit.We just purchaced more natural spring water and put the second batch in, but I do not have much confidence that we will have anything 6 days from now. The dissapointment to my 7 year old grandson was definitely NOT worth it.

We have seen 6 babies with the one in the picture being the biggest. My 3yo named him Kratos. I had a similar kit when I was a kid and had to share the experience with my littles. So far they absolutely LOVE it!The kit came with the tank, tank lid, pipette, plastic fossil, magnifying glass with ruler, thermometer, 2 eggs with sand, one just eggs, 1 bag of limestone, one bag of baby food and one adult food. We did not receive any gravel like it says on the box so I hope it’s okay. I don’t feel like they have enough sand to hide in and I’m too nervous to put anything foreign in as my youngest son already dropped the plastic fossil in there.The directions feel a little conflicting but our little babies are doing great!It’s definitely worth the purchase if you’re on the fence with buying it. Do your own research for instructions and you should have thriving little three eyed babies!

To me, set up was easy. At the 72 hour mark we didn’t think we’d have any from the sand and egg mix, but then there was 3. One was a bit bigger than the other 2. The smallest one was gone the first day, the next day the next one was gone. Over a week the only one left grew like crazy. It lived 3/24/25-4/3/25. Could not keep the water clean, (2 half changes in less than a week.) I may have over fed it, but some say don’t starve them. The tank you get without filtration and air is definitely not suitable to get them to their top lifespan of 90 days. You need to go hardcore with an aquarium setup for them.