So I got about 30 of these guys a few months ago. They were mostly nymphs with a couple of dead adults and a few live adults. I've discovered that the nymphs like to burrow into the food and mostly prefer apples and carrots. They never eat the dog biscuits I have in there.
I'm a little weirded out by the adults. Somehow I thought because they can fly - they'd spend more time above ground - but they seem to burrow, too. I really only get to see an adult out of the substrate a few hours before they die. I get all excited thinking, "Cool! An adult I can watch and enjoy" and then it's dead the next morning. This has happened 3 times now.
They are in an aquarium with about an inch of coconut fiber and natural substrate. The nymphs are pretty cool - but they're VERY shy and mostly invisible. They seem pretty active and healthy whenever I dig around to find them (which is VERY rare - I prefer to leave them alone!)
So, anyway - would love some comments on your Panchlora nivea colonies and what you've noticed about the adults and their behavior!
I'm a little weirded out by the adults. Somehow I thought because they can fly - they'd spend more time above ground - but they seem to burrow, too. I really only get to see an adult out of the substrate a few hours before they die. I get all excited thinking, "Cool! An adult I can watch and enjoy" and then it's dead the next morning. This has happened 3 times now.
They are in an aquarium with about an inch of coconut fiber and natural substrate. The nymphs are pretty cool - but they're VERY shy and mostly invisible. They seem pretty active and healthy whenever I dig around to find them (which is VERY rare - I prefer to leave them alone!)
So, anyway - would love some comments on your Panchlora nivea colonies and what you've noticed about the adults and their behavior!