Roach collector Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hello, My name is Leo and I've kept roaches in the past but stopped shorty after due to some circumstances. I've recently been thinking about joining the hobby again but on a much smaller scale. I used to own many colonies but had to stop due to being very busy such as school and other things. I want to join again and just keep a couple of smaller colonies. Some of my favorite species I've kept in the past and want to have in the future are polyphagids and arenivaga species. These roaches seem so interesting to me with the round females that remind me of a tortoise shells. I also enjoy growing a wide variety of plants and playing video games in my free time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Welcome to the forum and back to the world of roach keeping! I'm sure you'll be able to find some species that fill out all your needs/requirements and there are lots of polyphagids on the up and coming in the hobby so you'll have a whole list to pick from in no time! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Welcome back, hope you are able to get some cool Polyphagids! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Thanks! I'm really looking into getting some of the eupolyphaga sinensis rom Cape cod roaches soon! I can't wait to see the new species of polyphagids that will come soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Roach collector said: Thanks! I'm really looking into getting some of the eupolyphaga sinensis rom Cape cod roaches soon! I can't wait to see the new species of polyphagids that will come soon! Welcome back! The E.sinensis are great, I actually picked up a white-eyed strain of them from Kyle, and I can definitely say they are the most beautiful corydiids in my collection( possibly the most beautiful in the U.S hobby!) The main thing that contributes to their attractiveness is their reflective and colorful setae(here's a blog post I made on them showing the beautiful setae:http://allaboutinsectsblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/50th-post-tinley-park-narbc-expo.html) , which normally appear a bronze color, but appear a number of colors if looked at under sunlight! Hope you are able to pick some up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 hours ago, All About Insects said: I can definitely say they are the most beautiful corydiids in my collection( possibly the most beautiful in the U.S hobby!) I don't know, I think Eucorydia aenea have them beat lol, (at least in my opinion)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, Hisserdude said: I don't know, I think Eucorydia aenea have them beat lol, (at least in my opinion)! Those are stunning! But are they in the U.S hobby? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, All About Insects said: Those are stunning! But are they in the U.S hobby? Yeah, last I heard @Forcep from NJ was breeding them, see his thread here. Chances are he's sold or traded some of them by now, so other people in the US may be culturing them as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Have you gotten any egg cases from your sinensis yet? Oh and how do you get a normal E sinensis to have white eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, Roach collector said: Have you gotten any egg cases from your sinensis yet? Oh and how do you get a normal E sinensis to have white eyes? Yes, I've gotten about 3 so far. It's just a random trait that might show up in a colony, I purchased mine as P.sinensis"White Eye" so the trait was already isolated with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Does that trait make a roach more valuable or rarer than if it was just normal and how spikey are their legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Roach collector said: Does that trait make a roach more valuable or rarer than if it was just normal and how spikey are their legs? Value really depends on how you look at the species and what the demand is. The white eye strain will likely sell for more because white eyes are pretty unique in roaches and I'm guessing it took a long time to completely isolate it since we're talking about polyphagids. Same case with P. americana "white eye" and G. lurida "yellow", though at least those would be faster since both species breed, well, like roaches Price on all will probably go down over time, but I doubt they'll be as cheap as the normal morph, especially with polyphagids. I know some people have tried isolating markings in Therea before, but I have no idea what has been happening with those projects. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Ok now I get it. Especially with the time it takes for polyphagids to mature and breed, that must be painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 5 hours ago, Roach collector said: how spikey are their legs? Not very, they are shy and usually tuck in their legs and stay still when handled anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Another reason why they remind me of tortoises. Thanks it's good to know. I was thinking their legs looked as spikey as hissers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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