bigtoach Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Im looking to have a small 5 gal size display tank. what would make a great display species, something that will be out and about and not dug under substrate all the time? it would be a naturalistic setup, purely for display not looking to have hundreds of roaches, just a handful of great looking roaches. preferably something that gets to be a larger size. I was thinking black tiger hissers, dont know much about them though. really im looking for a display roach that non roach people will see and say "woah... thats badass!" please any opinions are appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 i would think one of the hisser species would work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Or something stunning like Domino Roaches.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hissers are always nice, and the dwarf Elliptorhina species might suit you well due to their smaller size and awesome coloration. Blaberus craniifer is always fun too, and Panchlora nivea or a colorful Gyna sp. would be pretty if you can prevent escapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Or something stunning like Domino Roaches.... one thing about dominos is thay take forever to mature mine arn't even close to being adults Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hissers are always nice, and the dwarf Elliptorhina species might suit you well due to their smaller size and awesome coloration. Blaberus craniifer is always fun too, and Panchlora nivea or a colorful Gyna sp. would be pretty if you can prevent escapes. wow! good ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 one thing about dominos is thay take forever to mature mine arn't even close to being adults Yeah but they look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann_rob Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Why not archimandrita tesselata? They are HUGE and rather slow breeders but so beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Why not archimandrita tesselata? They are HUGE and rather slow breeders but so beautiful! Yes, good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtoach Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Yes, good idea! I just got some A. tesselata, but they hide all the time, i agree they are very impressive i like them alot. for my display i was looking for something more active. the last day or so i have been looking at the Elliptorhina javanica halloween hissers. anyone know much about em? thanks for all the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisserman Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I just got some A. tesselata, but they hide all the time, i agree they are very impressive i like them alot. for my display i was looking for something more active. the last day or so i have been looking at the Elliptorhina javanica halloween hissers. anyone know much about em? thanks for all the replies. I like them, but only have 4 I don't know, I'm hoping someone else will help you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann_rob Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 The nymps of the tesselatas hide the most of the time but the adults are to big and beautiful to hide :-) Ones they have wings(that they don't use) they become more visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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