Banana roaches are surprisingly pretty for roaches, and from what I've read, they aren't too skittish. They seem like they'd be suitable for some sort of nicely decorated display enclosure rather than the usual bin full of dirt. Assuming they didn't have a very bright light shining on them, would they come out and be visible?
Also, could they theoretically be kept with some sort of low-light plant, like maybe some ferns? Or would they just eat anything that tried to grow no matter how much additional food they got?
And, if the goal was only to have a stable colony and not to grow five bazillion of them, how big a tank would they need? And would they use vertical space at all if given climbing things? I've found some really nice mini terrariums for sale, but most of them are tall and made for climbing things. It'd look a bit silly to have roaches in only the bottom quarter.
Also, could they theoretically be kept with some sort of low-light plant, like maybe some ferns? Or would they just eat anything that tried to grow no matter how much additional food they got?
And, if the goal was only to have a stable colony and not to grow five bazillion of them, how big a tank would they need? And would they use vertical space at all if given climbing things? I've found some really nice mini terrariums for sale, but most of them are tall and made for climbing things. It'd look a bit silly to have roaches in only the bottom quarter.