UncommonRoachBoy Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Males continually show interest in females (fluttering wings etc.) but I havent been able to see any linking and they hardly eat. Ive had 2 aborted ooths since receiving about a momth ago. The colony is a ratio of 1:1 with a total of 32 adults. Substrate is about 4 inches deep and there is a piece of vertical and horizontal driftwood. Temps sit at about 84. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. NOTE: yes, I understand these will be hybrids and should be labeled as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Perhaps they aren't recognizing the advances of the males? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 ....being a separate species and all. Just because blaberus species have hybridized doesn't mean they all will in every instance.....perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I think these are too distantly related to hybridise, B.fusca, craniifer and giganteus can all hybridise for example, however I don't think they can hybridise with the smaller, stouter species like atropos, discoidalis, boliviensis, etc. (But those species can hybridise with each other). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncommonRoachBoy Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 I have a friend breeding them with no problem lol so unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I have a friend breeding them with no problem lol so unfair. You sure his are both pure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Lemur Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 You sure his are both pure? Both strains originated from roach crossing. Definately pure. And if I'm not mistaken, this fusca strain came from Orin before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Both strains originated from roach crossing. Definately pure. And if I'm not mistaken, this fusca strain came from Orin before that. Huh, interesting, guess I'm totally wrong then! I'm curious what the offspring will look like, keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Lemur Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Huh, interesting, guess I'm totally wrong then! I'm curious what the offspring will look like, keep us updated Well, you may be right about them not hybridizing. I wouldn't know as they were kept in different bins, the Atropos in their own airtight bin (I'm kind of paranoid about hybrids... Just a little). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Lemur Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Also, Atropos seem to do well in a pretty humid environment, while fusca seem to breed well with drier conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Oh, I was under the impression you had tried to hybridize them and had succeeded, due to UncommonRoachBoy's comment. You've just had success breeding the two species separately. Yeah I'm pretty paranoid when it comes to hybrids as well, got all my Blaberus species in escape proof caging, with no way for the nymphs to escape and get into another's enclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 From what i've gathered B. giganteus, and Blaberus colosseus apparently does not hybridize with any of the Blaberus species available in the hobby. B. fusca, B. craniifer, and B. peruvianus will hybridize and produce viable offsprings, but they probably won't hybridize with any other species available in the hobby. B. atropos, B. discoidalis, B. sp. "Venezuela", B. parabolicus, B. boliviensis ( I bet B. cf. chacoensis can be included here) can hybridize with each other and produce viable offspring, but won't hybridize with other species available in the hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncommonRoachBoy Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 He said the hybrids of these are known as "European brown wings", Can anyone confirm?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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