Smithsonian triops...sea monkeys-brine shrimp

[LOVEMYCHICKS03]

Ok I recently bought the Smithsonian triops so I put the eggs in and 3 days later babies!
but the next day (today) I looked closely and realized they looked just like brine shrimp/sea monkeys and triops and sea monkeys/brine shrimp don't look anything alike so has this happened to you before?

 

[Q9]

I actually had the triops once; I have no idea if they looked anything like brine shrimp. All I know is that they all died five days after hatching.

 

[SillyChicken]

I'm glad I didn't spend the $15 bucks on them then!! Thanks!

 

[bluesub]

One time I grew triops and they got really big (about an inch long). It was a really cool pet. The last time I tried I am pretty sure I got brine shrimp...

 

[b.hromada]

I've heard that they are brine shrimp. I know they used to sell "sea monkeys" when I was a kid. I always thought they were something different?

 

[LOVEMYCHICKS03]

No brine shrimp are the same things as sea monkeys

triops are totally different though

 

[bakerjw]

Wow... some of those critters get big