[teviston]

Besides the dwarf isopods what kind do people keep in their viv’s? Any one keep some of the fancier types of iso’s like dairy cow or powder orange?

 

[fishingguy12345]

Besides the dwarf isopods what kind do people keep in their viv’s? Any one keep some of the fancier types of iso’s like dairy cow or powder orange?

No. Would never recommend anything but dwarf Isopods with dart frogs. Porcellio and porcellionides (probably spelled that wrong) are very protein hungry and could be a risk to frogs / eggs

 

[teviston]

never thought about them eating eggs, guess I’ll stick to dwarf iso’s, thanks.

 

[Socratic Monologue]

I keep a cx of P. pruinosus 'powder orange' and used them in a crested gecko enclosure once (not again, though). They destroy ABG, make leaf litter disappear overnight and breed out of control. Neat critters, but not remotely 'clean up crew', IMO.

 

[fishingguy12345]

Neat critters, but not remotely 'clean up crew', IMO.

Haha , yes, they create a mess all of their own...

 

[TeddytheFinger]

Not the ones from my yard...let me tell ya...😑

 

[JasonE]

I used to have giant oranges in my enclosures for larger frogs my first time around. They would overrun the enclosures and I'd constantly be pulling them out when I saw them to keep populations in check. Definitely cool bugs if you have an enclosure just for them. Right now I've got some dairy cows in my ficus.

 

[Harpspiel]

I keep a cx of P. pruinosus 'powder orange' and used them in a crested gecko enclosure once (not again, though). They destroy ABG, make leaf litter disappear overnight and breed out of control. Neat critters, but not remotely 'clean up crew', IMO.

Does this mean that the A. gestroi I want to get will mess up my planted Biorb? :/ They're described as "slow to medium" breeders...

 

[fishingguy12345]

Does this mean that the A. gestroi I want to get will mess up my planted Biorb? :/ They're described as "slow to medium" breeders...

Gestroi are quite slow to reproduce compared to Porcellio scaber and Porcellionides pruinosus , and in my experience aren't nearly as destructive.

 

[Clorein]

Besides the dwarf isopods what kind do people keep in their viv’s? Any one keep some of the fancier types of iso’s like dairy cow or powder orange?

I keep Japanese manic potion in some of my tanks and it’s been fine they just eat leaf litter fast