about how long will these guys live? i would use a 20 gal tank with cricket food and that flukers gel . anything else i should add to the tank ?
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Also add raw carrots for food. They don't live very long, especially if they get too hot. Many arrive already dead. They only live a few weeks anyway. I do not recommend buying 1,000 at a time. The seller refunded most of my money without any problem. I live in Texas, so the hot weather had a lot to do with it, I'm sure.
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I have a few other types in my 125 gallon tank and they seem to get along nicely. No issues for the past few months they have been together!
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I left the pvc bottom in with no substrates and I never saw a single cricket get out. I was feeding my chameleon large crickets though, not too sure about smaller ones.
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I purchased my roaches from Red Earth Worms.( 100 Mixed Size Dubia Roaches ) In my opinion, ANY roach would feel special the way this firm ships them. Mine were in a special box, inside styrafoam packing, with screened ventilation holes and arrived in excellent shape. I live in southern oklahoma and the temperature here is hot as hell, and these bugs arrived very healthy and full of pep. I would say they would have lasted for at least 1 week in the container, but they ship 2 to 3 day so time is not an issue. Go ahead, buy them, you will not regret it. I am raising mine and feeding my lizards mainly superworms until I develop a nice size colony and they are just doing gr8! I purchased my roaches from Red Earth Worms.( 100 Mixed Size Dubia Roaches ) In my opinion, ANY roach would feel special the way this firm ships them. Mine were in a special box, inside styrafoam packing, with screened ventilation holes and arrived in excellent shape. I live in southern oklahoma and the temperature here is hot as hell, and these bugs arrived very healthy and full of pep. I would say they would have lasted for at least 1 week in the container, but they ship 2 to 3 day so time is not an issue. Go ahead, buy them, you... » Read More I purchased my roaches from Red Earth Worms.( 100 Mixed Size Dubia Roaches ) In my opinion, ANY roach would feel special the way this firm ships them. Mine were in a special box, inside styrafoam packing, with screened ventilation holes and arrived in excellent shape. I live in southern oklahoma and the temperature here is hot as hell, and these bugs arrived very healthy and full of pep. I would say they would have lasted for at least 1 week in the container, but they ship 2 to 3 day so time is not an issue. Go ahead, buy them, you will not regret it. I am raising mine and feeding my lizards mainly superworms until I develop a nice size colony and they are just doing gr8! « Show Less
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I use these for my breeder tanks 20 gal. it just provides enough beneficial bactiria for two 6 inch fish for couple of day as they require frequent water changes so i think (NO)
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It seems like crickets, mealworms (normal size, jumbo and super), waxworms, and earthworms, grasshoppers, butterworms, locusts, and small goldfish are acceptable. I'd make sure they are an approriate size though. Source: http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/diet.htm
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At least ten Assassin Snails in my twenty gallons tank now. My experience is- they're good for eat up pest snails, not much effective for cleaning algae or any kind of residue.
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Yes just plant in container and follow instructions for set up. Feed them small crickets you can get at a pet store. Dont activate traps unless feeding, otherwise youll stress out the plant.
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What do you plan on keeping in the tank? If fish only and leathers then yes but if you plan on keeping sps or LPs corals then no I would buy something else
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Hi. In all honesty i don't know what heaters to use precisely, because the fish that i get don't really need the hearter. I avoid getting high maintenance fish for this tank. I figure its small and simple. So if i was you, i wouldn't get expensive fish. The fish i have is 1 albino pleco, 5neon barbs, 5zebras skinny fish.Thats it. &the tank looks great. They alive since jan 2014.
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it might be a little to much. I have it in a 29g currently and it's okay for my convict breeding pair. I tried to put it in a 20 long planted tank before and it was overkill. hope this helps
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They don't need to be fed to be healthy, and for the most part I haven't. In fact a have a suspicion if you feed it too much it could die. That said I've fed it a couple of flies and a dead spider over a couple of months. (it's supposed to catch its own meals though eventually *fingers crossed)
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Mine went out in 2 months. Not good quality in the slightest. Replaced it and never looked back. Also a 20 gallon filter on a 25 gallon tank is probably too small if you fill it up all the way. You should always go bigger. But that's off topic. If it came with the setup then use it until it poops out and replace it. If you bought, return it. I can't speak for fluval but I know I hated the aqueon.
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They are a little small for a 65 if you are going to be keeping SPS or LPS corals. If just softies, you may be good, but I would go a bit bigger unless you are putting several of the Hydros in there. Say 2 on each side and possibly 2 on the back. I know they are a bit more expressive, but if you are trying to save money go with the jabos, or if you are willing to invest, I cannot stress enough, tons tons tons better, the Vortechs. I use Vortechs 2 MP40 controlled with my apex; I know they are very expressive but they are worth every penny in comparison, especially if you have the apex controller with the wxm. This is how I have mine set up and the difference is night and day. I went from the large jabos to two Vortechs. My corals responded almost instantly. They love them. The Jabos push the water hard while the Vortechs create an undertow and are gentle so you don't blast you corals. This allows for less trash from settling on the sand bed. I can tell the most when feeding; the food never touches the sand bed, it stays floating the whole time and that is without using the feed mode. They all work different and it is to much to get into, but if you are going to build a reef tank you want to go as natural as possible and the Vortechs are the only way to go IMHO. You can sometimes find them for a good price used on ebay, and remember all ecotech equipment are able to be upgraded with a simple plug and play. 1 MP40 should do you for now and just add another later as a slave and run it at a max of 75%. If you need additional info I am happy to help.
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I had LR & this LS, but still had to throw in a Baggie of fish food overnight to get the spike. I used a snack sized ziplock bag, put some holes in it with a pin, put in some freeze dried plankton and put it in the tank. By morning it stunk to high Heaven & I had a good ammonia spike. Took out the Baggie and the cycle began. Hope this helps!
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Pew have 3 Zebra fish and 2 small algae eaters... Aldo have real plants. Tank does well.
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I have one set up going in my 25 gallon and tone honest I am not sure if this is enough for the size of my tank. The mixture does not last 30 days. It dies with in 15day at most. While it is running and producing bubbles every 3 seconds or so.... It gets very slow (like a bubble every 15 seconds or so by the second week). Try it out. It wouldn't hurt but it will not make a big difference in 29 gallon tank in my opinion.