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They are indeed pretty amazing. Really look like little angels.
Freshwater Invertabrates
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I don't think anyone has ever kept sea angels in home aquaria unless they personally caught them from the wild, they're not in the trade.
Months ago I was finding SWARMS of giant waterbugs here and still have a few. I sold them to a few members but only one messaged me back about them, saying most of his arrived dead. He was the only one who didn't choose next-day shipping, though. Don't know the status of the others I sold.
I have always wanted to own large, predatory leeches (the kind often used as bait, which feed on earthworms, fish, etc.)...but in all my life I have never encountered a leech in person. I live in the U.S. and have spent much of my childhood playing in creeks, ponds and bogs...but no, never met a leech. They're like some wild fantasy creature to me.
Months ago I was finding SWARMS of giant waterbugs here and still have a few. I sold them to a few members but only one messaged me back about them, saying most of his arrived dead. He was the only one who didn't choose next-day shipping, though. Don't know the status of the others I sold.
I have always wanted to own large, predatory leeches (the kind often used as bait, which feed on earthworms, fish, etc.)...but in all my life I have never encountered a leech in person. I live in the U.S. and have spent much of my childhood playing in creeks, ponds and bogs...but no, never met a leech. They're like some wild fantasy creature to me.
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Same, I dont think I have ever seen one with my own eyes. I saw a video on youtube of a really big one eating a huge worm in china I believe.
For freshwater, there are some AMAZING crayfish and shrimp available to the hobby, yet sadly, many people don't know about them. I would suggest looking on www.aquabid.com under "freshwater fish", under "Invertebrates" to find some beauties. My favorite shrimp to keep are the "long arm" type and they can reach about six inches in length! You can also find freshwater clams under "invertebrates" and those are pretty cool too. If you look under "snails" you can find some unique snails that beat the ol' run of the mill pet shop snails. Going back to crustaeans, You may want to try Triops. These are easy and cool critters that you can find on aquabid, ebay or even at local hobby/toy stores (as eggs).
If you want to try some freshwater insects, I would suggest Sunburst diving beetles and they are normally available during the summer, eat other insects and can breed in captivity. Giant Water Bugs are rocken cool freshwater inverts with example species being L. americanus or A.herberti, yet there are a few other species. My favorite freshwater insects are the African Giant Waterscorpions (Nepa sp.) a big and fierce bug that can breed in captivity. Contact "Elytra and Antenna" on this website, as he used to breed and had the Giant Water Bug A.herberti and Giant Waterscorpions Nepa sp. for sale. You can also find the native waterscorpions, backswimmers, water striders, and various fly larvae including dragonfly larvae and helgramite (stonefly larvae) as these can be kept and make cool captives. Ask bait stores, fishermen (uses them as bait) and pet shops (comes in from the goldfish ponds by mistake) for the fly larvae. Check " http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/ " and try the book "Assassins, Water Scorpions and Other True Bugs" for care info on waterscorpions, giant water bugs, backswimmers, and water striders.
Last of all, if you like arachnids why don't you try out the Six-spotted fishing spider. It gets about 3 inches and feeds on bugs, fish and tadpoles. It can even dive! Last place I saw selling those spiders was " http://www.swiftinverts.com/ ".
Bla...lots of typing! I think I covered the majority of fresh water inverts accessible to the hobby but I am sure others can think of more. But yeah, Enjoy!
If you want to try some freshwater insects, I would suggest Sunburst diving beetles and they are normally available during the summer, eat other insects and can breed in captivity. Giant Water Bugs are rocken cool freshwater inverts with example species being L. americanus or A.herberti, yet there are a few other species. My favorite freshwater insects are the African Giant Waterscorpions (Nepa sp.) a big and fierce bug that can breed in captivity. Contact "Elytra and Antenna" on this website, as he used to breed and had the Giant Water Bug A.herberti and Giant Waterscorpions Nepa sp. for sale. You can also find the native waterscorpions, backswimmers, water striders, and various fly larvae including dragonfly larvae and helgramite (stonefly larvae) as these can be kept and make cool captives. Ask bait stores, fishermen (uses them as bait) and pet shops (comes in from the goldfish ponds by mistake) for the fly larvae. Check " http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/ " and try the book "Assassins, Water Scorpions and Other True Bugs" for care info on waterscorpions, giant water bugs, backswimmers, and water striders.
Last of all, if you like arachnids why don't you try out the Six-spotted fishing spider. It gets about 3 inches and feeds on bugs, fish and tadpoles. It can even dive! Last place I saw selling those spiders was " http://www.swiftinverts.com/ ".
Bla...lots of typing! I think I covered the majority of fresh water inverts accessible to the hobby but I am sure others can think of more. But yeah, Enjoy!
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That they are my friend 