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Hi /an/. Over in /tg/ we had a thread talking about real life Tyranids.

So, someone brought up Triops.

Now, would it be possible to breed a strand of them that grows larger (I'm not talking whale large, but maybe an inch longer than the regular triop is), and more agressive to anything not trioptic.

This is mainly for shits and giggles. Anywho, would this be possible? If so, how would I go about doing it?
>> Anonymous
Uh maybe over a few decades if you're lucky. Probably more time than it's worth.
>> Anonymous
I'm pretty sure triops are ALREADY aggressive little fucks.

Also yeah, I guess it is possible, but it seems like a waste of time to me. A lot of generations of triops die off after a while, and I'm sure that the line would probably weaken considerably from all the inbreeding.
>> Anonymous
>>326948
Perhaps your right about the inbreeding part.

Perhaps a huge amount to start with, and gradually add new triops, even if they are simply food for the current ones instead of for breeding.
>> Anonymous
That would be SICK. Triops (brine shrimp?) would be the perfect animal to selectively breed; they are easy to keep, easy to breed, and reproduce quickly. I was thinking it would be a cool project, maybe try to get a red strain. Size would be tough because you'd have to separate them by age and see which grows the fastest/largest.
>> Anonymous
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>>326948

>I'm sure that the line would probably weaken considerably from all the inbreeding.

Possibly, but not necessarily. I'm not familiar with how their genes interact, but they seem simple enough that inbreeding would be of little matter to them. I know that spiders can inbreed for several generations without any significantly noticeable effect.

But it can't be completely healthy for a population of them either. You could introduce some new genetic material every now and then.

Or you could just find and breed Triops numidicus.
>> Anonymous
I'm all for the breeding of Tyranops. And yeah, they're already aggressive enough, even cannibalistic. But hey, so are 'Nids. (Once their "soldiers" are done fighting, they turn them back into bio-soup to be reconstituted into whatever they need.)
>> Anonymous
I'm willing to breed for color morphs, could be fun. Where can I get Triops?
>> paula !3GqYIJ3Obs
>>327044

http://www.triops.com/
>> Anonymous
>>327044
Triops are brine shrimp. You can buy brine shrimp at some pet stores, or online with ease. Care is easy, I raised some for angelfish fry, but you feed them to the fry after a day, but I have raised them to adults before. Just search how to raise brine shrimp or something on google. But use a larger tank and do water changes and stuff, almost like an aquarium to get them to grow faster and bigger.
>> Anonymous
>>327053

Brine shrimp are a different order of animals within Branchiopoda class. Triops are their own, separate order.
>> Anonymous
>>327074

Ah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4quPALV24Ww

So epic
>> Anonymous
If you had a batch of eggs hatch, mature, and lay eggs in the water, would the eggs hatch in that same water after a period of time or do they need to be dried or something?

It'd be cool to have a sustainable colony of them from generation to generation to make up for the short lifespans.
>> Anonymous
>>327089
Yes the eggs do automatically hatch, so it is hard to tell how old a certain specimen is, they are constantly being produced.
>> Anonymous
>>327101

Oh god, that's awesome. I'm totally buying a fuckload of packets next time I'm in Michael's or something. I have a small filter I never used, a 10 gallon tank, and a bunch of gravel.