that way of cleaning rot wood is awesome! great idea and thanks for sharing all this knowledge

@themadaquarist

3 ай бұрын

That’s very kind thank you

Amazing video. Complete and detailed too! Thank you for setting the standard on this.

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

Жыл бұрын

That’s overly kind my friend but thank you

I agree 100% of your methods. Isopods need microorganism to soften organic matters before they decompose to smaller pieces for more microorganism. I didn’t know how to kill harmful things without killing good microbes, so your video really helped! I’ll use water soaking methods today. Thank you! May I ask rough ratio of the major ingredients?

Use quite a lotta bogwood in my aquariums... excellent microflora/fauna and sediment starter. When it's broken down enough ta be really soft then it gets dried for buggie setups. Isopods and beetles ❤ it!

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

Жыл бұрын

Solid plan too

Great idea for a video! This is one of the most confusing parts for people new to terrariums of any kind.

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

Жыл бұрын

I get asked so often about this very question

1st time finding your videos. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I subscribed right away, and I’m about to see everything else you’ve been sharing. Thanks again!

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

7 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! There’s also lots of isopod type content on the original channel. I think not split the channels 6-8 months ago. Here’s a link to the other channel. youtube.com/@themadaquarist?si=4Z9zZXTJnMiyWMBU There’s a playlist specifically for isopods

Excellent video and great advice on substrate thank you for sharing ❤

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

8 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend

I don't know how to tell if it's hard wood. Great information.

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

Жыл бұрын

If it’s white rot like I should in the video clip they won’t care,

@siyg

4 ай бұрын

Hardwood is just any wood that isn’t pines/firs/spruce/ etc. If it has leaves that fall in the winter it’s probably hardwood

Great video! I´m only wondering, why you, like many others, always explicitly say HARDwood, when talking about leaves and rotten wood? This would exclude e.g. trees like aspen, salix or apple . Maybe it´s just a translation issue? I´m German and we consider these species (and many others) as softwood and species like oak, beech, maple or ash as hardwood. I don´t see a reason, why not to give softwood to my pod, do you?!? My experience as a newbie: I have a big culture P. laevis orange and smaller ones with white/purple dwarfs and a local species. They all feed on leafs of beech (of which I have most), but they clearly prefer oak. And aspen seems to be like candy... Same with all four species.

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

4 ай бұрын

No you are 100% correct. I too use leaves of many of those ‘soft woods’ just nothing coniferous.

Hi there! Thank you very much for this video. I would like to harvest my substrate from the woods too bc my enclosure is super tiny. I've been wondering if there's any type of concern with decaying/rot wood since it could add up a significant amount of mold to the enclosure?And also what other kinds of wood could I use? To solve all of this I thought of using straw but I haven't heard of anyone using it. Thank you

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

3 ай бұрын

I’ve had no issues using white rot wood whatsoever. Driving down country roads or walking in the woods it’s like striking gold when I find a tree down with white rot. I’ve never considered straw. Using it on the farm however I would think it would become a slimy soggy mess

what about coconut fiber?

@themadaquarist

3 ай бұрын

Coir offers nothing to them. Indigestible. I tend to avoid it in my mixes

Are ground or broken down egg shells sufficient for providing calcium to isopods?

@themadaquarist

Жыл бұрын

Yes an excellent source I use as well as we have a farm. Nothing goes to waste

@themadaquaristsrealmnatura2556

11 ай бұрын

What that really handsome guy above said lol