A Few New 'pods to Show Off!

Last year I got some Cubaris sp. "Amber Firefly" (presumably the one of the OG lines) from Kyle at Roachcrossing. They've taken noticeably longer to grow, breed and establish for me than the "Light Color Form" line of this species, though care needs seem to be much the same. They're also a bit smaller on average than the "LCF", which really makes me wonder if they are the same species or not... 🤔 Whatever they are, they are gorgeous, and I personally much prefer the coloration of these to the "LCF".

I have them set up in a well ventilated gallon shoebox with an inch or so of coco fiber topped with coco coir chunks, leaf litter and bark. I'm keeping them humid, at around 75-80F°, and am feeding them fish food pellets as their supplemental diet.

These are definitely worthy of adding to any isopod collection IMO, such a pretty species!

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Early last year I got some Trichoniscus sp. "Costa Rica - Dwarf Purple" from SmugBug, an old hobby classic that's been commonly used as a CUC or feeder species. Originally I got them to use as feeders for Stenochrus, but I've found that Schizomids do best on a diet of springtails instead, at least in my experience. So now I just have a jar of these that I'm keeping for the heck of it, they are quite cute little things. 😄

They're in a minimally ventilated jar with a couple inches of coco fiber and sand substrate mix, topped in leaf litter and bark pieces. I'm feeding them dog food as the supplemental diet, keeping them moist and at around 75F°.

Definitely a cute and hardy little species, a lot less voracious than Trichorhina tomentosa (and so much better suited for use in a CUC).

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Last but not least, last year I traded Peter Rushton for a group of Armadillidae sp. "Castle Black". Supposedly hailing from Thailand, these have previously been identified and labeled as a few different genera (Cubaris, Venezillo, Spherillo), but none of those seem to be correct, and so for now the most accurate ID is simply Armadillidae. Chances are they belong to an undescribed genus, so might as well leave it there for now.

These are a beautiful and decently sized species that grows and breeds quite slowly, preferring a consistently moist and organically rich substrate (which they spend most of their time buried in). They have finally started breeding consistently for me, and I'm now happy to share them all with you. 😁

I have them in a moderately ventilated container with an inch or so of a coconut fiber, flake soil, leaf litter and rotten wood chunk substrate mix, topped with bark and moss. I'm keeping them quite moist, at around 80-85F°, and am feeding them dog/fish food as their supplemental diet.

They almost look like a better version of Cubaris sp. "Panda King - Tapir" to me, bigger and glossier than that species (and more consistently colored than the "Tapir" morph). 😄

Anyways, that does it for this post, thanks for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time! 😉