I was thinking of the costs in getting 50 isopods for a 10g... I guess if the crabs eat a few - dozen - then it should be fine...PinchersAndShells wrote:Makes more sense than the 50 thing, I don't think a ten gallon would really need 50 isopods.
But on another note I have heard of a few people mention around 5 - 10 per crab. Its one of those things, that you go with what you can afford at the time and what your willing to spend.
You can plop them in the same tank as the hermies. Many "grow them out" for reasons such as they got a "small batch" and increasing the size of the colony to be transferred to the crabitat. Or many keep some in a smaller enclosure just incase the hermit tank colony gets wiped out, so some can be transferred and start the colony again.Kellie wrote:Is it possible for isopods to strive without you breeding them first? Aka just plop them into the hermie tank if you get some that prefer the same temperature?
All thats needed is a small KK or a tote, an inch of EE, some dried oak leaves, spray bottle - spray leaves, as they will form "puddles" for them to drink from - and isopods. If you want, you can feed carrot peels and potatoes. Which in total isn't a huge investment, as many of the supplies are left overs from the crabitat. At most, you might need to get an KK or a small tote and maybe an EE block - which is useful to have anyway, in case of emergencies or to add more substrate after the tank settles.
(what we call our zebra isopods after Marty from Madagascar movie )
