Intro to: Aquatic Isopods (in your aquarium)

[@grumpycricket]

New subbie! First time seeing your channel. You're very knowledgeable, and entertaining with a very smooth, natural delivery. Thanks for introducing me to aquatic isopods. I never knew of their existence.

[@JarMaster]

The isopod variety around the world is amazing!

[@mexicalifishkeeper]

I've been keeping tanks for a while now and didn't know about these guys. Thank you for the information.

[@inmytanks]

To be fair they are great at hiding :p But I relate. Glad to be able to provide so useful info! #theisopodagenda 😈

[@tigerbokken6922]

They deserve to me most know in the hobby, those are very strong and peaceful creatures. In my country they thrive under ice during winter and I succesfully keep them in tropical tanks also. A bunch of dead leaves and wood at the bottom of the tank will make them happy

[@inmytanks]

I agree!! Which country are you from? Good point about the leaves and the wood. They love that stuff. The smaller pods will hang out on any leaves you put in there and turn them to skeletons very quickly. Apparently leaves taste good, who knew 🤔

[@tigerbokken6922]

I m from Belgium and you? Always thought those animals were endemic from northern europe, I m curious to know where else they live and if there are genetic differences that can be exploited for breeding and hybridization. Yes they eat solid matters by chewing on them, they breakdown it easilier than shrimps does, they don't compete much with them from food

[@inmytanks]

@@tigerbokken6922 I agree they don’t seem to really compete with shrimp at all! I’m in the U.S.. species like asellus aquaticus are endemic to the UK but there are several North American species and others around the world. Here’s a map of the global distribution of freshwater isopods: www.researchgate.net/figure/Global-distribution-of-freshwater-isopod-diversity-The-areas-are-marked-as-in-Tables_fig2_226706045 I’m definitely interested in hybridization and all that so let me know if you ever experiment :)

[@joeyanderson6660]

​@@inmytankswhere can I buy/get them

[@AncientWildTV]

@@tigerbokken6922 Do you have any tips to create the ideal environment with leaves and wood?

[@obiwahndagobah9543]

Actually isopods originated in water, precisely in the sea, where most species still live. From there they spread into freshwater and one daring species took to the land during the triassic period, becoming the ancestor to all terrestrial isopods.

[@inmytanks]

@@obiwahndagobah9543 That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing. I guess we are rockin with the OGs then 🤟🏽

[@Jumajaju811]

I have isopods for my terrarium. I decided to get some jars of decaying leaves and water from my pond and I saw these guys! I didn't even know they existed! I'll be putting them into my planted tank soon. They do breed fast so I hope my non aggressive fish can keep the population in check!

[@CaptainDCap]

I have an Asellus Aquaticus culture. This tiny little crustacean looks to be at least related to these isopods. They breed in the same way and look very similar. You don't need to buy them. Just find a body of water high in vegetative debris and run a fine net or bucket through the sludge at the bottom. You can pick them out of the crud in the bucket from there and culture them. You're likely to find some scuds, there, too, if you need them. Just be sure to pick out only what you want, so you don't accidentally end up with parasitic animals in your tanks as well.

[@davidgalvez6820]

Easily took my subscription within 20 seconds

[@danesmola2589]

Same

[@dellybird5394]

Right? I'm always looking for more fun, relaxing animal videos to watch before bed. Definitely adding this to the rotation

[@inmytanks]

@@dellybird5394 Appreciate you all! For better or worse, this is very much a “make the content you want to see in the world” situation 😂 So I am glad you like the vibe we’re shooting for :)

[@cookedmilktv]

honestly love everything about the vid. very calming and informative!

[@inmytanks]

Wow. Thank you so much! You’re too kind.

[@bloodshot20]

I love learning about the lesser-known animals (especially inverts) in the fishkeeping hobby. Nice vid!

[@inmytanks]

Happy to help shine a light on these guys. Appreciate you taking the time to watch! We're going to make sure these guys get better known over time hehe #theisopodagenda >:)

[@pjd0707]

I recently got some of these and added to a community aquarium. I’ll keep an eye and see how they do long term, but for now they quickly went and found cover. Re whether they could be food, I noticed that my African dwarf frog was good at catching the smaller ones. I think the interaction showed a balance between the frog being able to catch them but not so good that they’d get wiped out. I noticed its belly very full when it caught a couple of these.

[@inmytanks]

@@pjd0707 Yeah I bet that frog enjoyed a great snack! They are good at finding cover so I hope they are able to not get wiped out. If you can identify a male and female you could always pull them out to start a culture separately. But definitely there is a balance where you can see how they fit into the food web and don’t get totally decimated lol. Definitely a lot of things enjoy eating them...

[@Arcanewhim]

National Geographic: tank edition?

[@inmytanks]

I wish 😆 filming in my own tanks is the best I can do for now :)

[@august9138]

National geographic wishes they could be this interesting

[@joeyanderson6660]

​@@inmytankswhere can I get these

[@tehKap0w]

i've added the Carolina 30-pack to my tank twice in as many years now and i have never seen them. time to try, try, try again

[@THEE.apples]

When i set up my tank I'll def add some of these They're so cool

[@inmytanks]

They’re the first thing I add to a new tank now. There’s something satisfying about watching the initial deployment of the pod army crawling around a fresh aquarium 😆

[@xyfuras]

Cool, i have a friend setting up an aquarium. He might find this useful.

[@Gray_silly]

I have an 8 gallon tank with some shrimp and one betta… the betta is really not caring about anything and swims around so I might give them a try they seem very helpful as my shrimp are picky and may not eat some food with the bladder snails cleaning it up.

[@inmytanks]

Oooh that’s a good idea. I hadn’t considered them helping with picky shrimp but that definitely makes sense. They are not as picky in my experience. I don’t keep betta so you would know better than me on that one!

[@VitRav]

It’s getting very rare finding new aquarium anything, but his I just about jumped out of my seat. 😊

[@inmytanks]

😂😂 Keep talking about almost jumping and I'll have to send a lid over for your own safety.

[@absolutelyunepic3072]

There are plenty of unusual aquarium inhabitants out there, especially inverts in your average water body. Don't be afraid to try keeping aquatic insect larvae too.

[@tobasb2]

Awesome, for years my garden pond was full of these guys. I would always use the pond water for my water changes and my Congo tetras would feast on these. You wouldn't see them out in the open but once I lifted up a piece of bog wood in the tank and there was a whole colony under there! Ponds gone few a few phases since then though and I haven't seen them for years.

[@inmytanks]

That sounds amazing! it's so cool seeing people comment their stories with the pods in their pond. They really are everywhere! and some fish do seem to love eating them xD

[@LeviathanSeaOnions1]

So sick! Instant sub, never knew about these lil guys.

[@LaCourierInCrysis]

Sweet ill try in my next community tank

[@inmytanks]

@@LaCourierInCrysis let me know how it goes!

[@marcelofernandez5380]

Tomorrow I have to go to my local pond with the net !!

[@Jumajaju811]

@@marcelofernandez5380 You might not find them with a net. I grabbed glass jars of mucky leaves and pond water and didn't even see them climbing around until the next day. I put paper towel secured with a rubber band over the jar so there is air. I also added a live plant to try to help them and they love it.

[@erlenkoenig]

I haven't stumbled upon them, even though I researched so much for my ecosystem tank what I could keep for diversity, super great video :)

[@inmytanks]

@@erlenkoenig hehe well now you have :) thanks for watching! Ecosystem sounds like my kind of project ^^

[@erlenkoenig]

@@inmytanks yay :) hope to make more videos of it when I find the time. I also in the meanwhile ordered 20 from ebay small ads (most popular small ads in germany) :]

[@SuryaTwo-bk1ky]

dont just go thru a big list of microfauna tho u might accidentally make a monoculture if u dont introduce the right proportions of each critter

[@erlenkoenig]

@@SuryaTwo-bk1ky It's already running for more than 2 years, and I've started with few animals and plants and introduced more step by step and extremely carefully. Feel free to check out my artistic video featuring it ^^

[@valleymykel-mq7gw]

These little guys are awesome to have.

[@inmytanks]

AGREED 🤝

[@InternetLobster]

As I was watching this I was like 'Holy shit. Aquaria music' Someone else played the game.

[@inmytanks]

Probably one of my most formative games! Not a lot of things you could play on MAC OSX back in the day. This game felt so groundbreaking. TBH I really need to play it again soon. Last time I played it was around Christmas time so I'm getting nostalgic. Anyways, one of the greatest game soundtracks of all time ^^

[@fakename2212]

I received some of these guys from your ebay store recently, looking forward to them being cultured enough to start adding them to other tanks. I'll be putting them in with ember tetras, neon tetras, cherry barbs, and cory cats, and I don't believe they'll go after the adults.

[@inmytanks]

I hope that your colony gets productive quickly ^^ Let me know how they do when you start testing them with different friends!

[@tiredindividual9665]

WOW the quality of this video is crazy good. can't say i've heard of isopods in freshwater tanks before! fascinating animals they are, certainly fantastic work with the editing, i was shocked to see this was your first video uploaded. can't say i've seen videos of this sort of topic with this style of editing before, but it's very welcome. keep it up!

[@MelodieRose727]

Great info! Can’t wait to try these in a tank. 👍

[@inmytanks]

@@MelodieRose727 thanks for watching! Happy to help. I hope you have success with them :)

[@evadethefae]

These are something I've been so interested in!!! Thank you for this video! Amazing content

[@shane006]

This was pretty cool. I’m going to try and find these guys!

[@exxuus6260]

I keep aquariums and isopods, and I had no idea that we had these guys in the hobby!!

[@inmytanks]

@@exxuus6260 I relate to that feeling! They are pretty new. That’s why we’re here starting #theisopodagenda 😈 to raise awareness about the shockingly high cute factor of these guys.

[@123baseballrules]

Wow! That’s a great set up you got!

[@inmytanks]

Thank you! :)

[@itsnotakuma]

nice work, nice video. I was wondering why i never saw a whole molt in over a year. Now I know, thanks.

[@inmytanks]

Thank you!! Hahaha 😂 that is so funny. I’m happy to have helped solve the mystery :)

[@MRworldEtIkA]

looks like these fellas are like shrimp but they socialize.

[@jdk.13]

Definitely interested and intrigued to learn more about these guys after watching this video. Great job!!

[@inmytanks]

Thank you!! Comments like this encourage me to work on a deep dive video into these guys ^^

[@APOCRYPHAL]

Such a cool video! Thanks for making it, will stay tuned! Love the combo of education and meme aquarium content 🙏🏼

[@inmytanks]

I'm glad you like the combo cause idk if I can stop memeing 😳 I'll do my best to keep some decent content coming! #thepressureison

[@august9138]

Thanks for this video!!! I got mine like 2 or 3 weeks ago, and I love them so much. It answered a few questions i had, very informative. I have mine with a little baby bristlenose pleco, and the pleco just kinda helps keep the tank clean where the isopods can't reach. I dont know if i heard you say in the video, but how big do they usually get? I've noticed mine growing pretty quickly so far. Probably at least twice the size of when they arrived!

[@inmytanks]

@@august9138 Hey there, Glad you’ve been loving them so much ^^; and thank you for the feedback on the video! Oooh yes I just started keeping them with pleco fry & you’re right it seems like a great combo! I would say they get about an 3/4”-1” at most. They definitely grow very fast. The males can get pretty big. I believe technically they just keep growing as long as they’re molting. So just big enough to drag a crushed snail somewhere they can safely eat it 😆

[@NatuFabu]

Wow, this is some great videography! I found this video from your Reddit post. I love your commentary and editing! The camera resolution is fantastic, too. Makes me jealous. :-)

[@inmytanks]

@@NatuFabu ahhh thank you so much that means a lot :) Takes me a little while to get these together so I’m really happy people appreciate it!

[@BricksAquatics]

Thanks for shedding some light on these little guys! Awesome vid, you deserve more subs.

[@inmytanks]

@@BricksAquatics really appreciate the comment and encouragement :)! Glad you liked the video. I don’t know if I deserve more subs yet 😂 but I’m sure if I make some decent videos people will come around :)! What I do know is deserve right now is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I went to make one and I had half the bread slice done and realize I was out of jelly. Don’t know what to do now with this other half now 😔

[@axiomapostate6704]

Dude. I want some water bugz

[@Solus-qn3ur]

Best documentary 😁

[@inmytanks]

It's at least semi-decent

[@manolingz]

Thanks for this info. I'm wondering if they can help control algae growth in aquascaped tanks.

[@inmytanks]

They do help with some algae’s! They’ll eat some types especially brown diatom algae. But also help with nutrient buildup.

[@banhatlessducks]

There are non parasitic salt water ones that look exactly like the Rolly Polly ones, didn't know these guys existed though cool vid

[@inmytanks]

@@banhatlessducks yes that’s true! Thank you I’m glad you liked the video :)

[@etienneseitz3653]

What a high quality video, thanks so much for sharing. Very cool animals! You got a new subscriber!😊

[@inmytanks]

@@etienneseitz3653 ahh you’re too kind :) Glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the sub. I’ll try to keep some semi-decent content coming as soon as possible ^^;

[@coolslc]

These look awesome 👀👍🏽

[@inmytanks]

Now just imagine swimming in a pool full of thousands of them…. You’re treading water and suddenly they’re crawling all over your skin and in your hair while singing Norah Jones in perfect harmo-- whoops thought this was my dream diary for a second

[@coolslc]

@@inmytanks😂😂😂

[@coolslc]

@@inmytanks Probably the best skin exfoliation ever

[@deborah7isheaven]

Very informative

[@inmytanks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MerbeastsFishRoom-s7e]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@inmytanks]

@@MerbeastsFishRoom-s7e Thank you so much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@DashDrones]

Amazing, thank you sir

[@inmytanks]

Anytime :) Appreciate you stopping by 🫡

[@bradypusgaming5142]

Cool video 👏

[@davidpalay361]

Great video!

[@inmytanks]

Thank you!!

[@catgirl1263]

such cute lil guys! I love watching them jump :3

[@inmytanks]

@@catgirl1263 it’s the best!

[@ThemissingJem_09]

Wow

[@firenado1674]

Let’s go new aquatic invert ENJOYER

[@inmytanks]

@@firenado1674 one of us… One of us!! ONE OF US ! ONE OF US ‼️ ONE OF US >:U ‼️ ONE OF US ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@cruton8_6]

Betta will go after these guys

[@AngryKittens]

Where can I find them is the burning question. I'm tempted to dig into my local creeks here in the Philippines.

[@absolutelyunepic3072]

I didn't do research or anything but this type of isopod in the video is a temprate North American species. I find them here in water bodies. Interestingly I find them more during freezing weather, flocking to baited fish traps.

[@AngryKittens]

@@absolutelyunepic3072 **sad noises**

[@LuisRomero-xt3be]

​@@absolutelyunepic3072 I didn't know it was aquatic

[@obiwahndagobah9543]

There hast to an aquatic isopod in your country, water is were isopods originated. The family of isopods related to the one in the video, live mostly in ponds and other stagnant water bodies also maybe in slowly flowing creeks.

[@AngryKittens]

@@obiwahndagobah9543 We have tons of marine isopods, both in shallow coral reefs and deep water. I've just never seen freshwater ones... yet.

[@matthewbishop8743]

Will have to try these. Thanks! Where did you get them?

[@hylasregillasisopods7591]

9:21 "I swear I saw one act like a scorpion and try and scare off a fish once" Dude! That's fascinating! You probably know already, but that’s a territorial behavior in some larger terrestrial species. I wonder if it's a convergently evolved behavior or if their shared ancestors did that too.

[@inmytanks]

I just recently learned that! I do think it's pretty crazy. I need to try and get them to do it again on camera. It was a larger male trying to scare off a peacock gudgeon. He actually did manage to get away. If it really is them doing the same behavior that's pretty amazing.

[@NiNoCatz]

Do their populations self-regulate, or is there risk of them overpopulating? Also is there a recommended aquarium size? My only non-fish tank is a 2.5g shrimp tank.

[@inmytanks]

@@NiNoCatz I’ve kept them in 1-2 gallon aquariums. Just like anything else their population will grow to match the space / food availability in my experience. My main breeding culture I feed a lot. Other tanks I have them in have a lot less production I think because I feed them significantly less.

[@NiNoCatz]

@@inmytanks awesome thanks for the reply ^_^

[@jamesjordan6239]

I want to get some now

[@pennysanmartin5326]

I have these guys living in a small jar ecosphere en with an amano shrimp. It’s coming to be about a year but I hardly see them so I might get a few more jars soon to add to my fish tanks and other ecospheres and see how they do.

[@inmytanks]

That’s pretty cool. I haven’t done them in a jar yet but I bet they’d do well. Let me know how they do when you add them to some new places to explore!

[@LordChumbley]

Cool video. Any online sources you know of for them?

[@inmytanks]

@@LordChumbley if your looking for more info on them in general I have some links in the description. If you’re in the U.S. and looking to buy them I’ve left a few comments with some sources & I list them in the video! I would recap here but I’m typing with Siri while I catch pods 😂

[@josepolanco1228]

Subbed. Thanks for info

[@inmytanks]

Thanks for watching! Happy to share :)

[@mrh2o81]

Really great video and hope to see more videos, how many tanks do you have?

[@inmytanks]

@@mrh2o81 Hey thank you I really appreciate it! Comments like this making me feel like not being lazy so I got some more videos on different topics coming this week! I haven’t counted in awhile but I know it’s over 20 😂

[@Sinserg]

Cool little guys, I wish I could get me some in my country but I have never ever seem then in any local fish store, unfortunately.

[@inmytanks]

@@Sinserg What country are you in? And yeah I don’t think local stores carry them anywhere. I mean, stores don’t even really carry scuds yet I don’t think. But maybe check eBay?

[@tonyadams4726]

Phillps fish works sells them along with a ton of other macro and microorganisms

[@inmytanks]

@@tonyadams4726 yes! I list him and Garden of Eder on screen in the video. The coolest people are the ones that have these guys for some reason :) #theisopodagenda

[@brynadoodle]

you mentioned "CPBs", what does that stand for? super awesome vid, now i definitely want to find someone willing to share their freshwater aquatic isopods!!

[@inmytanks]

My apologies for not being clearer. I meant CPD's or Celestial Pearl Danios! I'm copying here a comment where I list the places I'm aware of that folks can buy aquatic isopods at! "If you're in the U.S. and you want to order them from me I just need an email for the invoice and a physical address (send it to [e-mail]). It's $32 after shipping USPS priority for a group of 12. But you could also buy them from Garden of Eder (tgoeshrimp.com/isopods/), Phillipsfishworks (phillipsfishworks.com/), or Carolina biological (www.carolina.com/crustaceans/aquatic-isopods-living/142360.pr?srsltid=AfmBOopFUILGeSwF85W1ViX9WHrpnXaST4CEKPHatw4VMJ-VcnjHhWg-), If you're in the UK asellus aquaticus is all over ebay and shipping is ez there so you're in luck! #theisopodagenda >:)"

[@brynadoodle]

@@inmytanks you rock! thank you!

[@inmytanks]

@@brynadoodle Np! and nooo u :p

[@DavidLee-yj4ly]

We have these in my small pond at my family home. They breed like crazy and they are impossible to get rid of 😂 my dads been trying for years but they all boom back

[@inmytanks]

Tell your dad he's crazy we all luv these guys!! 😂😂

[@inmytanks]

someone please take in these persecuted pods!!

[@falcolf]

Wonderful video, I had no idea about these guys! (I did know about marine isopods: those are nightmare fuel.)

[@inmytanks]

Dreams vs nightmares 😂Ain't this what we've been waiting for?! #theisopodagenda #holdupwaitaminuteyallthoughtpodswasfinished?

[@janetlapham3919]

is there any amphibious isopods? I've been looking for some small inverts that can help transfer nutrients between the water and land of my paludarium.

[@inmytanks]

I want to say that there are isopods are go in the water some and the land but I would need to do some research!

[@jessicasinclair323]

Put these in my betta 10 gallon. They live in the leaf litter. I got them from one of my Summer outdoors tubs in the leaf litter that congregates at the bottom. The betta doesn't touch them. You'll find them in all outdoor vessels of water.

[@inmytanks]

That's awesome!! I need to go collect some that are local to me soon.

[@snowfox94]

Could you make into to: guppies?

[@inmytanks]

@@snowfox94 Hmmm that could be a tough one. I’ve been thinking about how I want to handle some live bearers. I may have to call in some reinforcements for that one 🤔 I can’t tell you when but because of this comment yes, I will make sure I do intro to: Guppies eventually!

[@snowfox94]

@@inmytanks thanks you so much. I'll hit the bell to make sure I will find it

[@joeyvisser9868]

Nice video, I have them in my pond and always wondered if they can be in my fish tanks. I’m just worried that if I put them in my tank they will carry desieses and stuff. Do you have any experience getting wild ones and cleaning them with some medicine or something? Btw land isopod’s actually evolved from aquatic isopods that’s why both of them have gills. Also they can even survive freezing temperatures so they are very hardy.

[@inmytanks]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I don't have any experience treating them for anything from the wild since I've only had tank raised ones, but I plant to collect in the future. So i'll let you know when I do that. I would probably approach treating them like any other shrimp/similar creature that may be wild caught and potentially have parasites. I would imagine the same parasites that some of the same lifeforms that use snails/shrimp as part of their life cycle could potentially use the pods the same way. Ahh! That's a cool fact I should've included! I wondered why the land ones had gills. Very cool. Thank you for the testimony about the pond! I've been telling people they are very adaptable temperature wise but hadn't had personal experience keeping them outside. What zone are you in out of curiosity?

[@joeyvisser9868]

@@inmytanks thanks for your reply! Do you have experience treating wild shrimp or snails? I think they would have to go thru quarantaine and be treated with some medicines but I have no idea what to use since normally I don’t really support medication to much and like to approach diseases/pests in a more natural way. But I think that the isopods in my pond are really dirty and don’t wanna risk that. Well now you have an extra interesting fact for you next video😉 Greetings from The Netherlands!

[@LudwigVaanArthans]

​@@joeyvisser9868mostly same rules that apply for shrimp treating apply to isopods too. If 3-4 generations pass after you begin treating everything should be okay

[@synivy4576]

I’ve never knew there are freshwater isopods never see them in the hobby lol

[@quaggy3362]

Nice video! I love Isopods so much, they're such overlooked and important creatures Such cuties ;3

[@inmytanks]

Thank you! And I couldn't agree with you more ^^;

[@savagepoet6269]

ive seen ya on reddit and ebay... ha. im definitely interested in some. im just waiting for the temps to cool down some before placing an order. how do you ship them?

[@inmytanks]

@@savagepoet6269 Hey happy to see a fellow lurker out in the wild 😝 We ship them in 6x7x7 priority boxes wrapped / insulated with newspaper. We’ve been shipping all through the summer in the U.S. with some pretty high temps but these guys have been pretty unfazed so far (knock on wood).

[@ana007]

Subscribed 😊

[@inmytanks]

[@ChristopherLecky]

Whilst we`re on the subject here is something I noticed that I have used successfully myself,,, terrestrial isopod manure can be used to make a great organic fertiliser for your aquatic plants.....!

[@kunknown2340]

@ChristopherLecky you just drop the frass in the tank?

[@SuryaTwo-bk1ky]

u can find these and lots of other thingamajigs in well established creeks

[@Shr3w]

Very interesting! However, the links in the description seem cut-off.

[@inmytanks]

@@Shr3w Glad you think so and thanks for watching! Whoops. Let me try to fix them. KZbin wanted me to upload my license to allow clickable links and I just hadn’t gotten around to it. Standby.

[@inmytanks]

Hey there! Just following up to say my verification was complete so the links should work now. A few more I'll be adding over the next 12ish hours.

[@neon-daddy]

Where did you get these isopods? They’re ones I see online are dark brown.

[@inmytanks]

I originally bought them from Garden of Eder. Now i've been breeding and selling them myself. You can also buy them from phillipsfishworks. Some people do have different species online so the look does vary. Some places like carolina biological seem to have varying species and its not consistent. I think they collect from nature not sure.

[@Zerzayar]

Did you observe any change of Neocaridina reproduction after introducing these guys?

[@inmytanks]

@@Zerzayar I haven’t noticed a difference yet. I still regularly have babies in there and a good population. I need to do them with my yellows though. The blues have always been slower for me so I think any decrease would be hard for me to notice.

[@waterlover]

They are definitely different than your normal pods.

[@curvingfyre6810]

If anyone can't find them wild, or traded locally, Carolina Biological Supply will ship them almost anywhere in the US.

[@inmytanks]

@@curvingfyre6810 taking my comment from another response but here’s a list of places you can get them: “Copying this from another comment on another video but here's in the U.S. where you can find them: If you're in the U.S. and you want to order them from me I just need an email for the invoice and a physical address (send it to [e-mail]). It's $32 after shipping USPS priority for a group of 12. But you could also buy them from Garden of Eder (tgoeshrimp.com/isopods/), Phillipsfishworks (phillipsfishworks.com/), or Carolina biological (www.carolina.com/crustaceans/aquatic-isopods-living/142360.pr?srsltid=AfmBOopFUILGeSwF85W1ViX9WHrpnXaST4CEKPHatw4VMJ-VcnjHhWg-), If you're in the UK asellus aquaticus is all over ebay and shipping is ez there so you're in luck! #theisopodagenda >:)”

[@alexmackrell1385]

I was debating ordering from Carolina Biological but they say it’s for a class of 30 students, can anyone buy them not just teachers?

[@inmytanks]

Pretty sure anyone can buy them! Carolina is just more geared towards science / education.

[@miloshremps]

I need them

[@inmytanks]

If you're in the U.S. and you want to order them from me I just need an email for the invoice and a physical address (send it to [e-mail]). It's $32 after shipping USPS priority for a group of 12. But you could also buy them from Garden of Eder (tgoeshrimp.com/isopods/), Phillipsfishworks (phillipsfishworks.com/), or Carolina biological (www.carolina.com/crustaceans/aquatic-isopods-living/142360.pr?srsltid=AfmBOopFUILGeSwF85W1ViX9WHrpnXaST4CEKPHatw4VMJ-VcnjHhWg-), If you're in the UK asellus aquaticus is all over ebay and shipping is ez there so you're in luck! #theisopodagenda >:)

[@onefishtwofish7319]

Now can you do me a favor and find freshwater jellyfish?

[@inmytanks]

Check out Craspedacusta sowerbii!

[@onefishtwofish7319]

@@inmytanks That's dope as hell. My wife told me to sub for that comment.

[@onefishtwofish7319]

I also shared your account to my wife.

[@kunknown2340]

Wouldn't they outcompete shrimp?

[@inmytanks]

In my experience no. They both have comparable breeding speeds and prefer slightly different foods. In tanks where I have both, and there is a healthy growth of population from all camps. I take shrimp and pods from the same tank to my club auctions every month :) Also, outcompete may not be the best term to describe the dynamic. Is it possible that having something else in the tank besides just shrimp may decrease the potential for population growth of said shrimp? Yes. Will you notice the difference? Probably not unless you're intentionally breeding them and paying close attention. One won't prevent the other from growing their population but they may keep each other in balance to a degree. What your setup in the tank is can also help influence it (leaves, wood, botanicals, plant matter, or algae's that one may prefer more than the other) and how much you're feeding them. Another note is that shrimp can move around a lot easier than the isopods and they both can reach areas the other cannot. Isopods can't swim and fall off things pretty easily. So anything hanging out in a higher flow area may be harder for them to graze off of. Shrimp are very aerodynamic and are equipped to navigate and enjoy a higher flow. Isopods also don't have long arms with claws that are good at picking things out of hard to reach spaces. They also aren't as strong and can't pick up food and swim off with it like shrimp can. On the other hand, the isopods are very flat, and can probably eat detritus under rocks and other tight spaces that the shrimp can't. So there is a lot of fun tradeoffs and dynamics to observe with them! How you design your tank can help ensure they both have areas specific to them that will help meet their personalized needs. But to answer your question in summary: no I don't believe they will out-compete the shrimp. They've been good tankmates in my experience and I've been able to breed plenty of them together with no issues :)

[@JaYfizz0]

​​@@inmytanks are there any specific foods you've seen pods have a preference of over shrimp (not including location of food such as tight spaces/floating food like you mentioned)

[@inmytanks]

@@JaYfizz0 overall they aren’t too picky. They haven’t been the most excited about some of the bigger algae wafers. It just seems to take them longer to eat it. They seem to absolutely love crushed snails, leaves, vegetables in general.

[@JaYfizz0]

@@inmytanks ah, so very similar to land pods. Thanks for the reply!!

[@inmytanks]

+1 for cauliflower actually

[@파카-g8u]

저 등각류에 대한 사육정보를 얻을수 있을까 Ph와 먹이 필요 용존산소량 같은것들

[@inmytanks]

Pretty flexible on those things. I just have a sponge filter and my ph is 6.8-7.2. TDS usually 66-80. But I don’t think those are the best conditions. They just seem to not care much. I keep them room temperature which with a light and lid keeps the tank around 76 degrees Fahrenheit

[@파카-g8u]

@@inmytanks 감사합니다

[@inmytanks]

@@파카-g8u No problem!

[@sangun123]

theyre so flat lol

[@inmytanks]

What they lack in the third dimension they make up with their charming personalities 😌

[@Carlishere11663]

Absolutely not

[@inmytanks]

Just think about it... 👀

[@Carlishere11663]

@@inmytanks I will not

[@ChristopherLecky]

Please refrain from promoting the concept of key stone species,,,,,, ,Rather than telling you why I have mentioned this, I employ you to give what I'm saying some in depth thought,,,,,!

[@inmytanks]

I appreciate the input. Would love to know what your opinion is on it instead of drawing my conclusion though! If the concept of a keystone species is harmful, then explaining why for people in the comments could be very helpful and important in informing folks.

[@ChristopherLecky]

@@inmytanks I do not want to give you a linear explanation as doing so will not improve your sight, thus I have instead given you a source of inquiry that you can expand upon yourself according to how in depth you wish to explore.....! Simply put, you will consume more information from deciphering the correct questions to ask, than me giving you an in the nut shell answer you're content with.....!

[@inmytanks]

@@ChristopherLecky Okay! I shall explore away then!

[@ChristopherLecky]

@@inmytanks I do not see my perspective as being greater or lesser than yours, and if I can shape every form of interaction to ensure it can be an element able to stimulate the betterment of all I would prefer that to all else.... PRECISION OF INTENT,,,!

[@neon-daddy]

@@ChristopherLeckyYou could easily have explained your reason instead of basically saying “do your own research.” Be prepared to have evidence when you challenge a widely accepted and evidence-backed concept.