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Tangerine Isopod (Cubaris sp.)
Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine'
The Cubaris 'Tangerine'. A very rare and exquisite Asian isopod (0.5 - 0.6 inches) coveted for its extraordinary color. Unlike the brown shades of the Amber, the Tangerine exhibits a very smooth solid mandarin orange or neon peach carapace, often bordered or crossed by impalpable lateral translucent detachments. Very shy and prone to phobias for light, it is a very delicate jewel that demands maniacal care, deep tropical gradients and specialized calcareous foods to avert lethal molt collapses.
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Isopoda
Family:Armadillidae
Genus:Cubaris
Species:Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine'
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 85 %
Day temperature
23 - 27 °C
Night temperature
20 - 23 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Turbid and karst jungles of Southeast Asia, buried alive under endless carpets of roots and wet Thai foliage.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Armadillidae. (Fluorescent Ceramic Isopod). Belongs to the nobility of the undescribed Cubaris sp. Although 'Orange' or 'Peach' morphs exist in genera like Porcellio or Armadillidium, the Cubaris Tangerine elevates the mutation to an alien level thanks to its perfectly enameled barrel-shaped body and flawless Asian hermetic conglobation.
Behavior and Habits: Phobic mandarin candies. Agoraphobic to the extreme. Their fluorescent genetics would make them living bait in the woods, so instinct paralyzes them in the dark. They dig and station all year round stuck among the porosities of hot calcareous rocks or in the asphyxiating moss and never wander outdoors. Atrociously slow fertility rate: every aborted egg due to visual stress is a burning financial defeat.
Morphology: Total perfect enameled candy dome (Up to 0.6 inches / 1.5 cm). Very smooth opalescent carapace Neon Mandarin Orange or acid peach color, free of invasive dark spots or bands. In some specimens the epimeral lobes (hips) are slightly more diaphanous, as if the solid orange body faded into transparent molten glass. Contrasting alien black eyes.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Guidance about terrarium setup for Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Lighting and Heating: Guidance about lighting and heating for Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Humidity and Hydration: Guidance about humidity and hydration for Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Supplementation: Guidance about feeding and supplementation for Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Health and Common Diseases: Guidance about health and common diseases for Cubaris sp. 'Tangerine' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Turbid and karst jungles of Southeast Asia, buried alive under endless carpets of roots and wet Thai foliage.
Origin
Selective breeding and cultivarsCentral America and CaribbeanSouth and Southeast AsiaCosmopolitan or introduced
Terrestrial invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- No verified data available
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Venom level
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
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