my oothca hatching tank

[hortus]

lol even a asian temple in the background since these are suposed to be chinese mantids , gotta make em feel at home.

 

[Ian]

haha...nice. What will you feed the nymphgs on when they hatch?

Cheers,

Ian

 

[Samzo]

lol love it

 

[hortus]

ian i just ordered some fruit flies . in fact thats a whole nother post check the nymph forum

 

[hortus]

oh and the tanks not as big as it looks

its not a full 10

i think its a 5 or a 7

prolly a 7

 

[Ian]

I see...all I was thinking, was that the flies are attracted to light, and the light is fairly near the top of the tank. So..when you take the lid off, they will fly out? Just a thought..I have had that problem myself in the past.

Cheers,

Ian

 

[Samzo]

unless he lifts the other corner

 

[Ian]

yeah...I suppose, but I found if I kept the light near the bottom, then blew in the tank, the flies would head towards the bottom, so when I lifeted the lid, they were away from the lid, thus not escaping.

However, I find nets sooo much easier to use for hatching and rearing nymphs than tanks.

Cheers,

Ian

 

[Samzo]

i dunno what im gunna do, still got 1 month left until p.affinis hatch