Primordial Mix fairyshrimp/triops/clamshrimp

Description

Primordial Mix fairyshrimp/triops/clamshrimp. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
This is a primordial mix of Triops eggs alongside other vernal crustaceans.
Species that are in the mix can include:
Triops longicaudatus
“Cochise County, Arizona”
Streptocephalus
“Cochise County Redtail fairy shrimp”
Thamnocephalus platyurus
“Beavertail fairy shrimp”
Leptestheria compleximanus
“Long vernal or Spineynose clam shrimp”
Eulimnadia spp
“Cochise County” clam shrimp
Ephippia
Water flea
Seed shrimp
These are all vernal crustaceans that are included with the package. You will get a small ziploc bag of sand, good enough for at least a 1 gallon aquarium.
Here are the instructions on how to hatch them from experience:
1. You must use natural spring water (no added minerals) or distilled water. RO water and rain water can work, but it might be less successful. From experience using the first two water that I mention works for me the best with the highest hatch rate.
2. It is important to use a strong light above the tank for at least a week. This is so that the crustaceans can get the cue to hatch. It is important to stir the sand/eggs so that the eggs will float. They need to be exposed to light in order to hatch.
3. For the triops, feed them sprinula powder/yeast/powdered fish food on day three. For any other vernal crustacean, it is best to feed them a slight amount of powdered food (the three mentioned above) on day one so that some of them will get bigger then the Triops.
4. Never change the water until a couple weeks has passed. From experience changing the water too early will kill all the inhabitants of the tank. Don't even add any tank water or dechlorinated water until a couple weeks have passed and the crusteceans are bigger then 3 centimeters minimum. Feel free to add any of the water in step one, just pour it slightly to raise the tank level over time.
5. After a couple of weeks, you should have a slice of the Arizona desert with amazing vernal crustaceans. These eggs can apparently last decades (the triop eggs lasting 20 years give or take, maybe even longer), so hatch the eggs at least once a year.
6. If the eggs don't hatch on the first try and you did all the above steps, repeat the same steps after drying the sand out (should be bone dry) for at least two weeks to ideally a month. Not all the eggs will hatch and this is a mechanism so that the hatches are staggered.