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John: As I said, the triops resemble tadpoles. The information on the box says that "tadpole shrimp" is their popular name. The largest one I had, Barbie, looked to be about 3/4 of an inch long. I don't know if they laid eggs. I don't think raising them as a…

Thanks, I'll check out the little ads in an aquarium-related mag. I suspected I might find other ads relating to freshwater crustacea that people might raise for food, like the "triops" I also mentioned. Read action !

John, Usually, those "Instant Fish kits," are indeed a killie. Some of the popular aquarium related mags, contain ads in them for similar deals. They are simply a killie whose spawn is peat moss incubatible, and are ready to hatch. Many people who lecture on killies at clubs, bring a…

Ah, wonderful! Someone with real triops experience. I live near the offices of Nasco, a large educational supplier, so I stopped by to pick up their catalog this morning. They did carry the "instant fish" kits, but no triops. I did double-check their index for the species 'eubranchipoda' to no…

John: I ordered those triops from American Surplus last fall and they ended up getting me back in this hobby after 20 years. They look like tadpoles, basically, and swim using a zillion legs or something on their sides. I got 4 out of the first batch. One grew very…

Edmund Scientific has "Instant Fish Kits" for $20 or so with dried fish eggs, plop them in water and they turn into live fish. These are a kind of killie, aren't they? If I grow them, dry out their tank after they've laid eggs, any chance I'll end up with…