Hisserdude Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 A new, PURE strain of G.portentosa, cultured for a long time by a Belgium insectarium and kept separate from other hisser strains (though apparently the locality info for this strain might be erroneous, since Masoala is outside the known range of this species). In any case, a very pretty strain, a bit more black patterning on the abdomens than is typical of pure "Cleveland Aquarium" portentosa stock, and a few of the adults females are a beautiful cherry red color. Here are some pics of a couple males: And one of the cherry red females: Hopefully these breed well for me, would love to establish some more pure portentosa in the US hobby! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Update, I've got babies. And I got pictures of one of the more "normally" patterned females as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 congratulations !! 🥰 is it me or this female is also heavily pregnant? stunning coloration!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Martin said: congratulations !! 🥰 is it me or this female is also heavily pregnant? stunning coloration!! Yup, she's quite gravid, and will hopefully give birth soon! 😄 Yeah the coloration on this stocks is very nice IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 I've had some major males pop in the culture, and not only are they huge, but their coloration is stunning too. 😍 Here's a major vs a minor male, both are adults, just goes to show the size variety that can occur among adult hissers in the same colony: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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