If you had a 40 gallon long for inverts....

Matttoadman

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So if you had a 40 gallon long and wanted an invert for display, what would you pick. I’m going to be doing some tank shuffling soon and this is what I’m thinking about. It will be in my living room so it needs to be active, not shy of lights or activity and be able to live in a naturalistic set up.

 
I would recommend grasshoppers or katydids, both are active in light and (at least the grasshoppers) even bask! They do frequently tend to dirty up the walls of the tank with frass though, so that's the one downside.

 
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All About Insects said:
I would recommend grasshoppers or katydids, both are active in light and (at least the grasshoppers) even bask! They do frequently tend to dirty up the walls of the tank with frass though, so that's the one downside.
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I would also pick some sort of Orthopteran, though I prefer carnivores, like Neobarrettia sp. for example. :)

 
Hisserdude said:
I would also pick some sort of Orthopteran, though I prefer carnivores, like Neobarrettia sp. for example. :)
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Those are very eye-catching, but once one's been exposed to the sheer awesomeness of (primarily) herbivores like Romalea microptera, Brachystola magna, Stilpnochlora couloniana, and Poecilotettix pantherinus in person, there is no turning back. ;)  

 
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All About Insects said:
Those are very eye-catching, but once one's been exposed to the sheer awesomeness of (primarily) herbivores like Romalea microptera, Brachystola magna, Stilpnochlora couloniana, and Poecilotettix pantherinus in person, there is no turning back. ;)  
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There is if you don't have the time or interest in providing them with proper host plants! :P

 
All About Insects said:
Yea, you still have to make the hoppers lay in special egg cups and then give them a diapause and stuff, but it is definitely worth it in the end! :D  
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Ah, yeah that kinda sucks lol, but I'm sure it's worth it in the long run! :) At least, if you are passionate about them that is!

 
I'd get a group of Chinese mantis for it, a common yet impressive species, it will be no serious loss of one eats another.

 
I have a 40 gallon tank that I’m going to split with a plexiglass  divider, and put AGB,s in one side and Giant blue Philippine millipedes on the other side, when I get a larger set up for my buisness I’m going to get a few 40 gallon tanks and split them 2 or 3 times with dividers to hold my millipedes, expensive I know. But it would be awesome :D

 
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