Ambitions for 2022?

[Arthroverts]

My goal is to collect all species and variations of Blaberus and Eublaberus currently in culture. I counted around 20-something different stocks to acquire, and am currently almost halfway there (listed below), and only need marajoara to round out Eublaberus.

Blaberus giganteus, suspect colosseus "Panama", craniifer, discoidialis, discoidialis "Banana Bay", peruvianus, Eublaberus serranus, sp. "Ivory", posticus, and distanti.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Hisserdude]

My goal is to collect all species and variations of Blaberus and Eublaberus currently in culture. I counted around 20-something different stocks to acquire, and am currently almost halfway there (listed below), and only need marajoara to round out Eublaberus.

Blaberus giganteus, suspect colosseus "Panama", craniifer, discoidialis, discoidialis "Banana Bay", peruvianus, Eublaberus serranus, sp. "Ivory", posticus, and distanti.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Nice! FYI, I honestly wouldn't trust any "discoidalis" without locales to be pure discoidalis nowadays. At least, you'd have to find someone who's been culturing hobby stock for a very long time, without any new blood added to their cultures. IDK if even @Allpet Roaches has an old discoidalis colony like that.

 

[GardenDrag0n]

I'm hoping to get a few things happening roach wise.

My Therea regularis are starting to emerge as adults, so I am hopeful for a reasonable sex ratio and viable ooths. 

I'd love to try blatticomposting, probably with ivory roaches. 

I'd like to get either dwarf hissers or red pronotum Halloween hissers. 

Figure out what my little Kenyans want to get that colony reproducing more regularly. 

Bonus unlikely-but-hopeful events: get a Perisphaerinae species and practice husbandry in hopes of getting a Pseudoglomeris magnifica colony. Possibly grab a Eucorydia species. Network more with the local bug hobbyists to see who's having luck with what (and possibly trade when I have surplus from my various colonies).

 

[Arthroverts]

Nice! FYI, I honestly wouldn't trust any "discoidalis" without locales to be pure discoidalis nowadays. At least, you'd have to find someone who's been culturing hobby stock for a very long time, without any new blood added to their cultures. IDK if even @Allpet Roaches has an old discoidalis colony like that.

Thanks for the heads-up. My specimens without a locale came from @Acro, but we couldn't trace them back any farther unfortunately.

Wouldn't it be nice if DNA sequencing cheap and easy, so we could easily figure out hybrids from pure species? Pipe dreams of an invertebrate enthusiast I guess.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Acro]

My specimens without a locale came from @Acro, but we couldn't trace them back any farther unfortunately.

You did get Peppereds from me about . . . 20 or 25 years ago I think.  I've lost most (if not all) of the records from that far back.  But back in the early days of roach keeping, there were a lot less hybrids than there are now.  A lot less species being kept too.  lol

 

[Arthroverts]

I wasn't in the hobby at that time, so I think you are confusing me with someone else. Checking our PMs on Beetle Forum I got them from you in May of 2020.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[dogpack]

I'm mostly focusing on the hissers.  Barrier grease or whatever is correct is what I seek also.  I emailed Kyle and am waiting for a reply.  I know he's traveling this month according to one of his blog posts.

The emerald roach, banana roach, and a few colorful individuals for breeding are of interest to me.  I am looking for information about the green banana roach for a friend.