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Isopods
Isopods are our clean-up-crew livestock, not plants — small crustaceans that patrol the substrate and leaf litter eating detritus, leftover food, mould and decaying plant matter, which cuts down on maintenance in bioactive and paludarium-style setups — see our complete isopod guide for species picks and care. We currently stock two options: the colourful, collector-grade Cubaris sp. ‘Rubber Ducky’, and a generic Isopods (Bioactive Clean-Up Crew) mixed pack for anyone who just wants a working crew rather than a specific species. Choose the Rubber Ducky if you want an attractive, talking-point species for a display bioactive tank or terrarium; choose the plain clean-up-crew pack if you’re stocking the humid or terrestrial side of a paludarium purely for function. Isopods need humidity, a calcium source (cuttlebone or crushed eggshell) for their exoskeleton, hiding spots such as bark or leaf litter, and moderate temperatures — they are not aquatic and shouldn’t be added to a fully submerged aquarium; they belong on the land or damp-substrate side of a paludarium, in a terrarium, or a dedicated bioactive bin. Buying tip: start with a small founder colony rather than a large one — isopods breed readily once settled, so numbers build up on their own within a few months.
