Just fill your tank with water, add your gravel and eggs, and watch your triops hatch and grow. triassic triops are actual prehistoric creatures which are identical to their prehistoric kin. they survived the centuries during interrupted states of suspended animation or "diapause". this state of suspended animation enables the triops to survive seasonal drought. triassic triops permits you to grow and study the behavior of an amazing creature that hasn"t changed in a million years. triops are cr