Sea Monkey Triops
August 17th, 2008
Did you really think that sea monkeys could dominate the cheap plastic aquarium market forever?
You were wrong.
These days sea monkeys have a rival when it comes to delighting children: the triops, another form of ancient sea shrimp that’s cheaply bought, easily hatched and quickly cared for. Larger than their distance sea monkey cousins, triops are also a bit meaner, from the sounds of it: not long after hatching they’ll have no problem with eating each other, even if food is plentiful. They’re larger, three-eyed and not quite so cutesy as sea monkeys (which is reflected on the box, though they’re still kept relatively cute).
The existence of these two competing creatures has led to a rather humorous debate: which would win, sea monkeys or triops? Which team would win out in the end if the two species were mixed in the same tank and left to battle it out?
We personally think it would be the triops. They EAT each other, and probably just about anything they come across that’s smaller than themselves. In other words, sea monkeys. Not much contest there, is it?