Mandarin Isopods

A glowing orange morph of the classic starter Cubaris. Just as hardy and fast-breeding as standard murina, so it builds a colony quickly and makes a bright clean-up crew for tropical bioactive setups.

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Data sheet

• Scientific nameCubaris murina "Mandarin"
• Adult sizeup to 0.8–1 cm
• OriginCaptive bred (CB) in Cornwall, UK
• DistributionWidespread (tropics)
• Temperature22–26 °C
• HumidityHigh, with a moisture gradient
• Breeding rateFast
• Care level★★☆☆☆ (2/5, easy)

How to keep Mandarin isopods

• Hardy and forgiving: a perfect first Cubaris.
• Great clean-up crew for tropical vivariums (frogs, geckos, tarantulas).
• Breeds quickly: split the colony when it gets crowded.
• Feed leaf litter and decaying hardwood as a staple, with cuttlebone for calcium and a small pinch of protein (fish flakes or dried shrimp) once a week.
• Use a tub with small vents and deep organic substrate (topsoil, coco fibre, leaf litter), with cork bark for hides.

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