Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Porcellio dilatatus ‘Giant Canyon’ is a great isopod for many cleanup crew (CUC) situations in Bioactive vivariums. There are relatively few morphs of this species in the hobby (such as P. dilatatus ‘Rust’, but I have this white/pale specimen, as well as some pied specimens. This may not be heritable (acanthocephalan parasites, for example, can cause reduction in pigmentation), but we’ll see, now that I know that all of these individuals are males, if we can pair the, with wild type females and get a new Porcellio dilatatus morph isolated!
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Porcellio dilatatus ‘Giant Canyon’ is a great isopod for many cleanup crew (CUC) situations in Bioactive vivariums. There are relatively few morphs of this species in the hobby (such as P. dilatatus ‘Rust’, but I have this white/pale specimen, as well as some pied specimens. This may not be heritable (acanthocephalan parasites, for example, can cause reduction in pigmentation), but we’ll see, now that I know that all of these individuals are males, if we can pair the, with wild type females and get a new Porcellio dilatatus morph isolated!
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More Best Pet Invertebrate videos here: youtube.com/watch?v=HOVY7LHOqjM
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Check out my Live Food Quick Guides! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dHtCTLVfFOUh4wkJSvMVEJ8EjBBMAaG
Aquarimax Isopod Care Guide Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=l5LALPIs6GA
