The incredible Cubaris sp.lemon blue Isopod

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3 жыл бұрын

Today we take a look at one incredible Isopod... The coveted and undescribed 'Cubaris' sp. Lemon Blue.
This outstanding invertebrate is another wonderful newer discovery coming from the hidden limestone caves of Thailand.
Isopods have taken the world by storm with all the incredible new discoveries being found seemingly weekly. From the start when the first Rubber Duckies took the isopod collectors world by storm there was no looking back and sp. Lemon Blue is no exception.
It's gorgeous coloration, active nature and ease of culture has endeared them to collectors worldwide.
They may not replicate as fast as other members of the genera so their value should remain higher as demand outweighs the supply chain...for now....
So I hope you will join me today as we discuss this fascinating little invertebrate.
Thank you kindly for watching and support my work.
Cheers!
Biggs
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@kims7287 Жыл бұрын

All the cubaris are adorable! 😍 even common sow bugs are cute to me, though. My son and boyfriend hate that I release them back into the wild from our laundry room but I could never squish one on purpose 😰. Need to get a beetle or hermit crab or something to help my son get over his fears of anything that crawls/flies. We tried raising caterpillars/butterflies and it helped him until they started flying out of the cage and he was terrified all over again 😅. Something slow-moving maybe would be less scary

@markhalliday3703 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting video Chris,very cute looking mate 👊👍🤜🤛😁🇦🇺🇭🇲

@CallmeBigfat 3 жыл бұрын

Man I remember seeing the first photos of these and the Jupiter's with so much yellow and gold. I wonder what they ate in the wild.

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

They are pretty incredible however the new Merulanella species are now taking the spotlight!

@ChantalsCritters 3 жыл бұрын

So pretty. Great video

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@VinnysAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

Great video brother 👍👍👍

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@totaltropicals_tv1010 3 жыл бұрын

Biggs and his bugs. Glad see you got around to shadow boxing the Tokay. Was gonna ask you about that the other week. Keep cool to after school my Brother.

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Haven’t you learned anything yet? Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...... not bugs... albeit bugs are really cool... perhaps more so than fish for their diversity, incredible abilities etc.... back on track..... Isopods are crustaceans🦞 more like lobsters, shrimp etc... they have functional gills... taste delicious to some in Chinese food etc..... Forrest Gump even approves! Yes I completely forgot to mention that I got it mounted. I was terrified with all the construction of jay I would damage it. Now it reside in a place of honour in the top shelf! Thinking of you daily brother. Stay safe! Keeping on getting on! Hugs

@user-lq8ug6ft2i 3 жыл бұрын

Nice cubaris :)

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@bensbugz5574 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful animal

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben

@BigShrimpin416 2 жыл бұрын

The lemon blues and the rubber ducky’s are so cute! I want to get some but I need to do more research before I invest . They are not cheap obviously so I want to make sure I set them up correctly and they thrive

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

My duckies do very well however my lemon blues somewhat died out. Im hoping they bounce back. The culture got ignored a bit too much during the construction transition and they were the hardest hit. Expensive lesson to learn!

@aleksandrakrolak 3 жыл бұрын

Sooo cuuuuuuute!

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@aleksandrakrolak 2 жыл бұрын

@@themadaquarist Henlo again! :D Are your Lemon Blues ok? Cause friend has said they're very hard to keep, much more than Rubber Duckies and I wanted to ask you is that true?

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksandrakrolak more challenging no. My culture is as fine for a very long time. Truth be told with all the construction and farm life this spring/summer I feel the bins got a bit drier than they should’ve and this alone probably accounts for the crash. I take full responsibility. I was doing maintenance yesterday and only found two individuals. That’s not to say their isn’t more in the substrate

@aleksandrakrolak 2 жыл бұрын

@@themadaquarist Oh they crashed?! :O I'm sorry, hope surviving individuals will be fine ;) I own Rubber Duckies and at first they were dying one by one, but now colony is thriving and I see many babies ;) And I've thought Cubaris = Cubaris, so Lemons gonna be the same, but my friend said otherwise, so I wanted to check if that's true. I mean I'm still gonna own them when I have Teh Moneyz™, just it seems I need to be prepared more ;) Thanks for answering, have a nice day!

@WANTBUJA 3 жыл бұрын

Hello lm korean I love your channel!

@themadaquarist 3 жыл бұрын

Hello I’m Canadian and truly honoured to have you here. Thank hank you kindly

@bile897 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos, I’m loving this channel I just stumbled upon. Do you have Cubaris purple ghosts?

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

No those I have never kept

@joelselph6281 2 жыл бұрын

Yours are so blue! Who did you get them from??? I would like to get some too!

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

We did an Asian import

@kims7287 Жыл бұрын

I know it's kinda irrelevant to this video but the caribena versicolor tarantulas are shockingly beautiful too! I'm always surprised to see such vivid colors in nature when so many things are neutral shades. Isopods and crustaceans have some of the most gorgeous patterns/color variations of anything in nature. Even flowers rarely appear with blue pigment, let alone neon blue 🤩

@sunshinecarnivores1919 8 ай бұрын

I know I'm 2 years late but did your lemon blues bounce back?

@Baffi_ 3 жыл бұрын

Now I want lemonade, but all I have is beer. Could be worse.

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

CHEERS my friend!

@ricodegallo3060 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@JohnDoe-xq8sk 10 ай бұрын

Have you had any luck with them retaining their vivid coloring or did they fade to a lighter paler coloring? I've heard diet plays a role in their coloring and no one has cracked the code yet. Could you please weigh in on this? It's what's preventing me from getting lemon blues and Jupiters.

@dror843 2 жыл бұрын

i mix bat guano with the soil, can only benefit them.

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

Through Experimenting and sharing our successes and failures we all become better keepers

@3Carbon6 Жыл бұрын

How do we know for certain they were found in caves? The details are so fuzzy.

@themadaquarist Жыл бұрын

Direct communication with a collector confirmed it

@3Carbon6 Жыл бұрын

@@themadaquarist awesome, thanks!

@sugargliderdude 2 жыл бұрын

are these easy to breed?

@themadaquarist 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely not on the scale of say armadillidium maculatum or porcellio laevis. Most Cubaris are far slower to replicate and establish than the former as well somewhat more intolerant to abrupt changes in the chemistry of their substrate. My colony thrived but during construction on the new lair I didn’t check on them often enough and my colony crashed. I have very few individuals left but hoping to see a comeback