ed_the_waterbeetle_guy

I loss my oldest female. She was my favorite, she was agressive, a productive breeder, and very beautiful. She will be missed.

We have a species of cybister here aswell. And, I agree they are beautiful.

water Beetles can Too....

Exactly, lol. these eggs are very, very small!! just wait till larvae hatch and go from there...

hey Peter, I'll break it down the best I can, I'll add some pics to help as well (note: for the Stages I do not have pics for I will use pics from the net). Dytiscidae deposit their eggs singly or in small groups, either on the substrate, or into water plants which were previously pierced by the female ovipositor. There are no egg cases for the eggs. Eggs usually hatch within 10 days up to 6 weeks after being laid, but, note this is strongly depending on the temperature of the environment. like the eggs temperature play an important role all immature stages. The first instar usually lasts around 5-7 days (at 20°C), can take as long as a month if temperatures are lower than 14°C. the 2nd instar like the 1st usually lasts only 4–5 days at a temperature of 20°C. likewise it could be longer depending on temperature. the 3rd or final instar lasts another 13–14 days. besides temperature the length of the larval stages depends on the amount of food available to the larvae. Pupation takes place on land, but close to the water, in damp soil, under wood and plants. Actual pupation takes 10 days up to half a year, again depending on the temperature. In the aquarium the ideals of each instar length can be met using a in aquarium heater. I do not have any pics of eggs and couldn't find any on the net. Here are two of my pics and a pupa pic off the net. hope this helps.

Sounds Great!! Where I live there are no Sunbursts. they are very beautiful specimens. I would love to raise them!!!!

they are 1.5 inches in length for the giant, &.5 inches for the acilius.

Thanks Peter for Creating this forum. I'll do all I can from here to make this work!!

Welcome Mike to the wonderful world of Beetles. They are diverse and amazing. Iknow you'll have a new appreciation for them very soon.

Hi all, My name is Edward Smith and I'm from Conception Bay south, Newfoundland & Labrador Canada. I LOVE beetles, in fact I raise 11 species of water beetles (my personal Favorites) and a few darkling beetles for now. I saw this on Bugs in cyberspace and jumped at the chance to join!! I've been looking for a forum like this for years. Thanks for having me. Look forward to getting know you all.

Here is my pet Dytiscus-the Giant Predaceous diving beetle.