Jimbobtom 8 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just curious which you all think are the most colorful/interesting looking species available? I'm sure this has been brought up at some point, but I had trouble searching for it. From everything I've come across, the emerald roaches are probably #1 for me. I've seen some pretty incredible looking species online, but I don't believe any are kept as pets for whatever reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 40 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Gyna centurio (pinks), eucorydia yasumatsui (blues and greens) and Hemithyrsocera vittata (yellows and reds) for me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Oh very nice! I know centurio are available, wasn't aware of the Hemithyrsocera vittata or eucorydia yasumatsui. Do you keep them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 40 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I keep G.centurio and E.yasumatsui. H vittata I haven't been able to get any yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RosenKrieger 11 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 My favorite species that I've kept for aesthetic reasons are Neostylopyga rhombifolia and Archimandrita tesselata 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philology 2 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 No love for the nearly purple iridescence of Paranauphoeta formosana? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RosenKrieger 11 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I'm just getting back into the hobby after about 8 or 9 years gone. I didn't even know that species existed until now. They are definitely good looking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Eucorydia dasytoides (and many other Eucorydia), Panchlora sp. "Costa Rica Yellow", Pseudoglomeris beybeinkoi, Paranauphoeta spp., ... Some of the more colorful species in culture that come to mind. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 15 hours ago, Martin said: I keep G.centurio and E.yasumatsui. H vittata I haven't been able to get any yet. I wasn't even familiar with E. Yasumatsui or any of the others until now. I more recently got into keeping species for the purposes as pets(started out getting them as feeders and trading/selling some in the reptile community). Is anyone selling these currently, or are they rare/difficult? They look amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Eucorydia dasytoides (and many other Eucorydia), Panchlora sp. "Costa Rica Yellow", Pseudoglomeris beybeinkoi, Paranauphoeta spp., ... Some of the more colorful species in culture that come to mind. Those are good ones! Never saw the yellow costa Rica panchlora available, but I've heard they're out there. I'm a big fan of yellows on animals/insects for sure! The only place I've seen P. Beybeinkoi available is on that 'my home nature site' which seems kind of odd/too good to be true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philology 2 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Oh my goodness, E.yasumatsui are ridiculous looking. Am I the only one kind of shocked that American cockroach enthusiasts are seemingly "behind" hobbyists in Asia/Europe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, Philology said: Oh my goodness, E.yasumatsui are ridiculous looking. Am I the only one kind of shocked that American cockroach enthusiasts are seemingly "behind" hobbyists in Asia/Europe? Seems to be that way in a little of animal hobbies. Not sure why though, easier to obtain things there maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Philology said: Oh my goodness, E.yasumatsui are ridiculous looking. Am I the only one kind of shocked that American cockroach enthusiasts are seemingly "behind" hobbyists in Asia/Europe? Yeah we're a bit behind for sure, there's a bit of a lack of serious roach enthusiasts here who can breed very finicky species long term, and the laws here regarding imports makes the flow of new species entering the US hobby more of a trickle... Regarding Eucorydia yasumatsui though, those are being bred successfully by a small number of hobbyists here, you can probably expect to see some for sale on various facebook groups next year, (for a pretty penny though). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 On 12/24/2020 at 7:44 PM, Hisserdude said: Yeah we're a bit behind for sure, there's a bit of a lack of serious roach enthusiasts here who can breed very finicky species long term, and the laws here regarding imports makes the flow of new species entering the US hobby more of a trickle... Regarding Eucorydia yasumatsui though, those are being bred successfully by a small number of hobbyists here, you can probably expect to see some for sale on various facebook groups next year, (for a pretty penny though). A little off topic, but I guess it's my own thread to derail lol... I don't have any social media other than belonging to a few forums. You said facebook groups sell roaches? I thought I heard FB banned the selling of any animals, inverts included? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RosenKrieger 11 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Jimbobtom said: A little off topic, but I guess it's my own thread to derail lol... I don't have any social media other than belonging to a few forums. You said facebook groups sell roaches? I thought I heard FB banned the selling of any animals, inverts included? Technically they did. people get around it by saying things like: "I have such-and-such. PM me" As long as there isn't a price in the post or the words selling or buying, they can get away with it. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hisserdude 887 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 4 hours ago, Jimbobtom said: A little off topic, but I guess it's my own thread to derail lol... I don't have any social media other than belonging to a few forums. You said facebook groups sell roaches? I thought I heard FB banned the selling of any animals, inverts included? Yeah, what @RosenKrieger said, people are getting around it by talking in code lol. Also, FB still lets some invert business pages post ads. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joopes 3 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 I would say either the emerald roaches, tiger roaches, or Ischnoptera deropeltiformis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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