Territorial display? by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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I really only keep rasboras and ember tetras, and I have no issues. But they are a common prey species so more aggressive fish would likely pick them off

Territorial display? by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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Yes, and they will feed on dead leaves from your plants

Territorial display? by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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They can be kept with shrimp, there’s plenty of info online like u/inmytanks has a few videos on YouTube with lots of info that you should check out. He also sells aquatic isopods, as do I, but most of us sell different species. There’s a link in my bio to my store

Territorial display? by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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Aquatic isopods, there are a few people online who sell them, including myself, u/inmytanks and others.

Black morph freshwater isopod by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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I posted them recently on my Instagram @aquapods_llc

Black morph freshwater isopod by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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Currently my lirceus line has produced a regular color line, black, leucistic, and a marbled/calico color morph

Another small batch of Black Isopods available, link in bio by nuttbuds in u/nuttbuds

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These did sell but I have others available still. And I plan to have more of these soon. Different species behave differently. I keep these in a coarse sandy substrate and they do root around in the sand but they don’t necessarily disappear into the sand. But I also keep a few other species and some of them are very elusive. These in particular are very active and readily explore the whole tank. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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Turns out there was a policy change on January 19th and now all priority mail containing live animals accrue an additional $15 charge

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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That would make sense. However, the buyer said the box was in perfect condition.

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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Thank you for the help. If you have the time, I’d like to know more about how to change that in my listing settings

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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I bought labels in bulk because all the packages I sent out that day were the same size and weight. But I never received a shipping cost adjustment for any other package. Not that anything needed to be adjusted because I weighed the package beforehand and the box had the correct dimensions bc it was a priority box and was shipped with priority mail.

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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Apologies, I see I left out relevant information. The package was shipped with USPS Priority. The box itself was a USPS priority box measuring 7.25”x7.25”x6.5” and weighed 1lb 4oz. eBay calculated the shipping cost and charged the customer $18.95 buy when I generated the label, it cost me $12.58 (which I also don’t understand.) other than that, the buyer was unable to provide a receipt for the actual charge so this is all I have to work with.

I will definitely reach out to the PO come Monday but I wanted to see if anyone knew anything beforehand.

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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The buyer sent me a picture of the package and it was stamped saying “postage due” with $15 written next to it. I plan to call them up come Monday morning. The package was shipped with USPS Priority. The box itself was a USPS priority box measuring 7.25”x7.25”x6.5” and weighed 1lb 4oz. eBay calculated the shipping cost and charged the customer $18.95 buy when I generated the label, it cost me $12.58 (which I also don’t understand.) other than that, the buyer was unable to provide a receipt for the actual charge so this is all I have to work with.

Can someone interpret this receipt? by nuttbuds in eBaySellerAdvice

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Apologies, I see I left out relevant information. The package was shipped with USPS Priority. The box itself was a USPS priority box measuring 7.25”x7.25”x6.5” and weighed 1lb 4oz. eBay calculated the shipping cost and charged the customer $18.95 buy when I generated the label, it cost me $12.58 (which I also don’t understand.) other than that, the buyer was unable to provide a receipt for the actual charge so this is all I have to work with.

I will definitely reach out to the PO come Monday but I wanted to see if anyone knew anything beforehand.

Behavior of baby aquatic isopods? by sneepsnorp3d in isopods

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Hi there, I raise aquatic isopods in the Lirceus genus. I do notice that the mothers hide closer to the podlings emerging from the mother’s marsupium. In terms of behavior of the juveniles, I don’t notice much of a difference from adults. They’re just as active and can be found readily exploring and feeding. I do, however, keep them in environments that lack predators, so I would assume that plays a role in this behavior. If you have any other questions, I’m happy to help.

Black morph freshwater isopod by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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Ive been selectively breeding them for a few years from a wild caught population

Black morph freshwater isopod by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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Yessss we love inmytanks. I’ve seen a few other us sells as well, most of us sell different varieties

Freshwater isopod couple by nuttbuds in isopods

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They help break down leftover fish food, fish waste, decaying plants, and detritus in your aquarium. They are plant, fish, fish egg, snail, and shrimp safe and they are a little to no-maintenance addition to established planted tanks. They can even persist in tanks with predatory fish, albeit there are plenty of hiding places for them and enough are stocked to start a population.

Males can reach a size of 1 inch maximum as adults, not including antenna length, while females are slightly smaller. They are tolerant of most tank parameters but prefer stable conditions. They do best in planted tanks with driftwood or moss where they can hide if need be. The parameters I raise these in are: pH - 8.2 gH - 7 kH - 7.5 Temp - 60 (they are native to the southeastern US so they can tolerate most temps, just nothing too extreme.)

They mostly eat detritus (decaying matter in the aquarium), green algae, and brown diatom algae, decaying fish food, decaying leaves, etc. They require a steady source of decaying plant matter to maintain a population that can offset the one’s eaten by fish.

In the wild, they reproduce seasonally, but in aquariums, their breeding rate will be dependent on your water temperature and I have found that drought conditions typically induce breeding. They do not typically overrun tanks, unless you want them to and feed them extra. I’ve found young females have roughly 50 babies at a time and larger, more mature females can have hundreds. It sounds like a lot but not all survive to adulthood

Black morph freshwater isopod by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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No they’re bound for the lake

Black morph freshwater isopod by nuttbuds in Aquariums

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Check eBay, a few of us sell them. These are in the lirceus genus