This is a kit we got from a British shop in Brussels. I think it's what people referred to as sea monkeys. Basically they are shrimps, but there are several sorts of them. We got a set that contained daphnia, fairy shrimps and triops. We obtained a few specimen of each except for the triop who is alone.
We take really good care of our little world. Armed with a thermometer, a lamp, some sand and shrimp food, we monitor their progress. The triop is my favourite because I find him to be the most spectacular (in my heart it's a he even though they are hermaphrodite). It grows so fast!
And it sheds its exoskeleton.
We started by pouring a soup spoon of dirt in water and the microscopic eggs hatched right away. About 24 hours later, we could already see some life in the water.
This is the triop at 3 weeks. Surprisingly enough, I haven't given him a name yet.
This is a picture of a skeleton he shedded recently:
