vfox Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 This male Blaberus discoidalis molted out last week and I thought the pronotum coloration would fade after it hardened. I was cleaning the tank today and noticed he still looked like this. Any clues? I'm used to them being nearly 100% black on the pronotum markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 no clue but it's cool looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Could be a hybrid, a "throwback" gene due to common Blaberus ancestry, diet, or injury to the roach while it was younger/ overcrowding that caused hypopigmentation. If the coloration of your other discoids is pretty consistent you may want to isolate this one and try and breed for that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Ooh, weird. Although as Zephyr said it may not be genetic, I'd still try to isolate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Any luck breeding this individual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I believe the colony this one came from was in fact hybrid stock, and Blanton has since gotten rid of it in favor of a pure strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Kyle is correct. They were hybrids and have since been disposed of. My friends monitor enjoyed them. Heh. The pure stock was very slow to breed by comparison but much more consistent in their coloration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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