Healthy, established colonies from a breeder in the Netherlands.
- €12,50 : 5x isopods
- €20,00 : 10x isopods
- €30,00 : 15x isopods
- €37,50 : 25x isopods
- €50,00 : 50x isopods
- €90,00 : 100x isopods
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Listed for sale are mixed size CB isopods; young or subadults, not mancae.
Cubaris murina ‘Mandarin’, isopod information > care > photos
Origin: cultured morph, Thailand.
Scientific name: Cubaris murina
Trade name: Mandarin
Morph name synonyms: Kahel; Ponkang.
Basionym: Armadillo javanensis, Sphaerillo iriomotensis
Synonyms: Armadillo borellii, Armadillo cubensis, Cubaris affinis, Cubaris brunnea, Cubaris fragilis, Cubaris iriomotensis, Cubaris javanensis.
Family: Armadillidae
Common name: N/A
The trade name mandarin reflects exactly their appearance, they have a tangerine color, with the young isopods having a yellowish-tangerine color. They are hardy and adaptable isopods, but rather shy. With large numbers however they tend to be more active. These are prolific and easy to keep isopods. Their only downside is that they grow slowly.
Cubaris murina ‘Mandarin’, isopod care
Size: adults may reach a length of 12 – 16 mm.
Activity: mostly night active.
Terrarium: keep ⅓ moist with moss, pieces of tree bark or cork bark and also decaying leaves. Check out also our premium substrate and ultra premium substrate.
Temperature: 17 – 28°C
Humidity: 55 – 70%; they are adaptable.
Diet: fruits, veggies, greens, fish-food, forest moss, lichen, gammarus shrimp, decaying leaves, white rotten wood, molting of invertebrates and reptiles. They will enjoy a slightly higher protein-based diet, at least 2x times a week. Be sure to check out our Protein mix foods. Also don’t forget a calcium source (calcium triple boost, cuttlefish bone, limestone & oyster seashell, limestone rock) to keep them healthy.
Difficulty: easy
Reproduction rate: prolific
Growth rate: slow
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