Cacellian worm Breeding

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Etunes

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Anyone have any idea were to start. I got my 75g up and running not planning to breed these guys so i just have water out of the tap which means it is high ph and i believe hard water so that will be hard to change. But do you guys have any tips or knoledge about breeding these? Do i need to restart the tank and start using water softner?

BTW it is Typhlonectes natans i think. I am gonna post a ID thread later of it so i know for sure.
 
Wait, you say you're NOT planning on breeding them, but you're asking for info on how to breed them? I'm confused...
 
lol, it sound like that. What i was trying to say is when i set up the tank breeding these guys was not my goal. So i did not plan the water quality that might have been perfect for breeding them. But now i want to breed them and i already have 1 i just need to find more. So now thats cleared up anyone have any info?
 
Etunes;4315792; said:
Bump....

No one can help?
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After a few searches nothing comes up, I don't think they have been bred in captivity.
 
Thanks mei. So from reading there i have come to the conclusion that them being regularly captive breed species wont happen like i hoped as they are going to be hard as they are long lived making them take longer to mature but i still want to do it. My next question is lowering ph. My areas ph is in the high 7s to low 8s. So how do i get this lower? Any ideas?

Since i did not plan for this i dont think my tank is good for this. Do you guys think i can do it in high ph? Because since i am in uncharted territory i think it would be best to start over. I will set up bins so i can try to breed these suckers. Custom tanks here i come. :)

Also any links on what the parameters of the amazon is? (ph and such)
 
t. natans are illegal to import or keep in the united states. however, i do still see them at pet shops now and then.

i wouldn't be telling the world that you have them unless you want fish and game knocking on your door with a warrant.

please don't think that i'm scolding you or something, i'm just trying to let you know what's what. :)

when i had them, they always tried to climb out of their tank, so keep a super tight lid. i wonder if they would benefit from having a portion of land with soil to burrow in, or if they were just trying to find a better water hole?

good luck with your pets, i love these little guys!
 
Ive never heard that t.natans was illegal in the US and cant find anything on it, any proof? I have a tight lid and when i do this i am gonna build a custom tank with a substrate incline. That way when i drain the water it will be more like a puddle from the dry season of the amazon. I just need substrate ideas.
 
Etunes;4318145; said:
Ive never heard that t.natans was illegal in the US and cant find anything on it, any proof? I have a tight lid and when i do this i am gonna build a custom tank with a substrate incline. That way when i drain the water it will be more like a puddle from the dry season of the amazon. I just need substrate ideas.
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it's something about the countries that they are native to have never allowed them to be exported and that the USA honors their laws. i've been told by a few herp dealers that they can't get them because they're illegal, but they do get smuggled in with shipments of fish a lot.

to be perfectly honest; i never actually saw any US government literature that shows they're illegal, but i never looked either. :D

here's a link to a discussion about it. http://www.caudata.org/forum/f53-ot...a-caecilians/38281-legality-typhlonectes.html
 
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