jreidsma Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Hi everyone Here are my two five gallon tanks, one has Eleodes acuticauda and the other subnitens. I will soon have some goryi and once they become beetles obscurus, laticollis, and spinipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nice Set Up! Good Luck With Them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Inle Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Very cool. How does acuticauda differ from subnitens? I'm looking at pictures and they seem very similar. Love the set up and love how happy and hungry the beetles seem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 subnitens are shaped like this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/623868 acuticauda: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cmMABNrqgE/T9ezFqoBuHI/AAAAAAAAAHs/ukxamYheLMw/s1600/Eleodes%2Bacuticauda%2BCuy%2BWds%2BJulian%2BCA%2BJune%2B2012.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cwwildernessjournal.blogspot.com/2012/06/more-insects-and-arachnids-could-there.html&h=1123&w=1500&sz=1225&tbnid=qXUbIbKhbp5vaM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=123&zoom=1&usg=__0JnrztBHUTxX-Mp1im4Op7r52f0=&docid=ABrMuoKD3d-S_M&sa=X&ei=arRjUMmLH-L30gHG7IDwBA&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAw&dur=1062 When seen in person they look a lot different in shape, but they do have their similarities. I think they like their new tanks also Eleodes seem easy to please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Now you have me questioning one beetle in my community tank I thought was a subnitens might be an acuticauda. Hrm... I may have to look into this more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Maybe you could post a picture in the picture forum on here and see what others think? I am new to Eleodes so I am not quite good at ID-ing them for sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yeah, tomorrow though. I don't want to wake the kids! The community tank is in their room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Ahh, don't want to wake the beetles either I actually didn't know mine were subnitens until Orin ID-ed them for me on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerris2 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 May I ask for details of the material you used for the main base of the aquarium? Did you put soil first then put sand on top? I love to learn from folks who are successful at keeping the beetles happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I have Eleodes subnitens and a few other darkling beetles. They have been super easy to keep and they seem to be easy to breed for the most part. I keep mine on 50% sand and 50% eco-earth coco fiber mixed up together. Eleodes are happy as long as they have food and they look happy too. Always walking around waving their antennas. They are pretty active beetles at all times of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I use pretty much the same as Inle, coconutcoir/fiber mixed with sand. The only bad thing with this substrate is there is nothing for the babies to eat, so I put some carrots every couple inches in the soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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