question about hisser

[psionix]

Do all these hissers look like the same species? i have 3 different variations (2 with tigerstripes, one big dark brown wide flat one, and the rest are normal looking ones).

maybe they are all just different phases of G. portentosa. hoping someone here might be able to tell me.

"normal" ones on the left:

tigerstriped ones:

dark brown wide flat one:

tigerstiped one on the top, dark brown wide one on the bottom:

tigerstiped one on the left top, normal one left bottom, dark brown flat wide one on the bottom right:

 

[OldHag]

I would say they are all normals. SOmetimes theyre darker than others. When the dark ones get gravid or eat a lot the segments streach out and you get the "Tiger" stripe look. The wide flat ones, I believe, are recently molted ones that will thin out as they get farther from their sheds. Thats what Ive noticed with mine anyway.
Look up Tiger Hissers and you will see that they are a LOT different than the striped one you have.
These guys do have a LOT of diversity. I Think its fun to watch what each generation will bring. I get a lot of Black ones from my normals. Ive separated out the blacks and they seem to have normal babies with a few blacks sprinkled in.

 

[psionix]

cool, thanks for the info, i knew someone on here would have some good info.

 

[Czalz]

These guys do have a LOT of diversity. I Think its fun to watch what each generation will bring. I get a lot of Black ones from my normals. Ive separated out the blacks and they seem to have normal babies with a few blacks sprinkled in.

You saved me the trouble. I have been getting several black ones in my colony, and I was going to single them out to see if they threw black babies.
I too have a lot of variation in my colony of hissers.

 

[JohnxII]

Yep I concur. My tub has the exact variations as yours and the originals were sold as regular hissers. Pretty neat aren't they!