Sea-Monkeys Magiquarium

Shocking headline I know, but bear with me, it's important. So, our 15-year-old dog died. He was very loved, and I’m not ready for a new dog just yet. My kids (5 & 8) don’t really understand and have been asking for every pet under the sun. Finally, I remembered sea monkeys exist, and thought I’d give those a shot.The kids were psyched, they loved the process of setting up the tank, we followed the directions, and they hatched after a few days! They were very tiny, you really had to look closely, but the distraction worked and they quit asking about getting a dog!Then about a week later, I couldn’t find them anymore. I couldn’t bear to make them sad again, so I just told them they were too tiny to see and let them continue caring for the tank (adding new water, food, stirring the water, etc.)… they’ve been doing this for three weeks now (I’m terrible, I know), and this morning, I heard them laughing and talking as they looked at the tank. I walked over and was shocked to see that not only were they alive, they were huge (as in easily visible)!!My theory is that we started them during an unusually warm winter period, the water temp was where it was supposed to be without any sort of heating element, but then we dropped quickly back to cold winter temps which may have caused the water temp to drop and kill the hatched sea monkeys. But maybe not all the eggs hatched during the warm period and stayed in the tank until we got back into warm weather? I guess this is just a warning not to give up on them! Let the tank sit there for a little while even after you think they are dead!UPDATE: It has now been two months and they are STILL alive! We have about 10. Minimal care, maximum entertainment. We have them sitting on a windowsill that doesn’t get direct sunlight (under a porch). We keep a bottle of water next to the tank so it’s always the same temp as the tank and easy to refill to keep the water the right level. We check the level and feed about once a week. Still have plenty of food left. Definitely exceeded my expectations and allowed me some time to get used to the idea of having a dog again :)

I bought this as a Christmas present for my son, who loves aquatic animals. I was so excited because I had Sea Monkey's as a kid, and couldn't wait for him to get to experience this too. He wanted shrimp for Christmas and Sea Monkey's are Brine Shrimp, so win win, or so I thought. We followed the instructions thoroughly, and only 2 hatched. One passed away shortly after and the one was all alone, but it's gone now too. :( I'm guessing we got a bad batch of eggs, but it was past the time to request a refund or replacement. I'm not even sure how to reach out to the seller to see if we could just get steps 1 & 2 of the kit, as the others are fine; also another reason for my 1 star review, which I rarely give. If they reach out and replace those, I will revise my review.

Amazing. Love them. One of the best hobbies or have. It's a new healthy addiction.

We bought this set after my three-year old granddaughter was gifted a similar set referred to as ‘sea mermaids’. The sea mermaid eggs were evidently too pooped to participate. Try as we might, we were never able to coax them to hatch and staring at the plain water day by day was no fun at all. That’s when I turned to Amazon and purchased the Sea Monkey Magiquarium and I am so glad I did!Delivery was prompt - which was a bonus as my granddaughter was quite disappointed after the aforementioned sea mermaid fiasco. We followed the directions very carefully and within a couple days were able to view tiny black specks in the water (using the magnification portholes of course)! In about a week you could view those critters with the naked eye.I was entranced by the sheer number of magnification portholes available for our voyeuristic enjoyment of our family’s new pets. While the magnification qualities of plastic vs. glass always makes plastic a second choice, we were all readily able to see just how rapidly our robust little sea creatures were growing! I suppose that it must have been disturbing to the tiny creatures below to see an enormous human eyeball gawking at them from above, but regardless I think the addition of the magnification porthole on the top lid of the tank was a stroke of genius!You get a whole new perspective of the living conditions of these miniscule creatures with their insatiable appetites, raw aquatic athleticism and relentless copulation. I must admit, there are often times when we have to shield the Magiquarium from my young granddaughter's eyes as these tiny creatures are astonishingly amorous! Someone compared them to love-struck langostinos which is pretty accurate. One mature female actually succumbed from being constantly romanced by multiple beaus - that was tragic. However, we did scoop her out and provide her with a respectful burial at sea via our indoor plumbing.It has also been so much fun to see them grow up and take on individual personalities of their own. Unlike the advertised royal sea monkey wearing a crown, our crop of sea monkeys seem to be wearing hand-me-down overalls and straw hats but is just as happy. We just cannot say enough how much we are enjoying our Magiquarium!

Had sea monkeys as a kid and did them with my kids. Got this for my granddaughter. Every thing went fine until we fed them. Step 1, did the purification and waited a day. Step 2, put the sea monkeys in aquarium, and like magic a couple min later you could see some swimming. Step 3, it was about 6 days and there was alot of them swimming around, fed them by end of day they all died. It was sad. So I might try it again. But sad that we didn't get to see them grow bigger.

The actual tank seems fine but the directions were followed perfectly and no sea monkeys ever hatched. I was hoping my son would think they were as cool as I did as a kid, instead we just have a small plastic tank of water. I may order just the purifier and egg packets and try again.

Really good I got about 40 sea monkeys but you have to wait about 5 days first