Can I use algicide to kill the algae so I can see them better?
No. Algicide won’t kill the triops but has been shown to both stunt their growth and reduce fecundity. If algae is an issue either scrape it off and/or try adding some aquatic snails. Great Merciful Crap!!! It jumped right out of it’s skin Being arthropods, triops need to shed their exoskeleton in order to grow. They do this multiple times a day when they’re young and less frequently as they age. After about two weeks they moult about every one or two days. Watching a triops moult is an amazing thing. They begin with a series of “situps” to stretch the old skin and loosen it up, then they swim into the open water, pop the carapace, and in a matter of seconds leap out of the old skin leaving it perfectly intact other than their exit point. I mention this in the care section for two reasons. First, jumping out of your skin is not an easy thing to do. If complications occur, a triops can die while trying to moult. They become literally trapped in the older skin. Unable to move their legs
