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In case you hold a bioactive terrarium, then you might be in search of methods to make your setup extra attention-grabbing. There are many choices, like including vivarium backgrounds, new crops, waterfalls, or fog machines.
An alternative choice, nonetheless, is including range to the varieties of custodial microfauna within the terrarium. To that finish, I’ve gathered up the names and footage of a number of the cutest and most attention-grabbing trying isopods.
Observe that a few of these could also be tougher to seek out in unique pet shops than others.
Rubber ducky isopod
Rubber ducky isopods have yellow-orange faces that resemble a duck’s invoice. Additionally they have a yellow tail, and their colours make them stand out in any terrarium. That being stated, they’re uncommon and could also be tough to seek out. They have been found in Thailand only some years in the past.
One other distinction on this species is that they’re considerably bigger than many isopods, attending to about 2 centimeters. This shouldn’t be an issue in most fairly sized tanks.
Clown isopod
The clown isopod is also referred to as a Montenegro isopod. They’ve rows of yellow and white spots on their backs, and the perimeters of their shells are reddish. These are additionally pretty giant isopods round 2 centimeters in dimension.
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Ghost isopod
Ghost isopods are white albinos with so little pigmentation that they seem translucent and are fluorescent beneath UV lights. These isopods are barely smaller than the rubber duckies and clowns.
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Porcellio hoffmannseggi
The Porcellio hoffmannseggi isopods don’t have a standard identify. They’re fairly noticeable isopods, although. The characteristic you’ll discover immediately is that they’re the most important isopod on this listing, rising as much as 4 centimeters.
Porcellio hoffmannseggi isopods have a darker physique with mild coloring across the edges. You’ll additionally discover that they’ve fairly lengthy tails in comparison with different species of isopods.
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Chances are you’ll be stunned to know that there are tons of of various breeds of isopods out there. Take a look at The Tye-Dyed Iguana in Fairview Heights to see which varieties we’re at the moment carrying.
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