Daubz Atta cephalotes

[Deansie26]

They don't do they, that's why people shouldn't base the species choice on them in my opinion. I had my first Acromyrmex colony doing well but just couldn't resist getting an Atta even though I knew it was silly. The enjoyment of two soon wore off lol.

[Daubz1977]

Id like acros as well but im going to give it a couple of years to see how i cope with keeping these fed before i even contemplate getting some.

[Daubz1977]

just a quick fungus update, they've been very busy I dont think they ever stop.
Last week,

Today,

I think everything is ticking along nicely now. I will be moving them into the 4ft fish tank setup in the next couple of weeks should get the display cases next week and im going to run the setup for a week to make sure everything is ok.

[Daubz1977]

Just had a thought, could i use seans pods in my tank setup on the islands, would the moisture in the tank get into the pods and would it be the same temperature in the pod as the tank?

[Deansie26]

It would be same temperature but there would need to be an opening for the humid air to enter.

[Acromyrmexbob]

Just had a thought, could i use seans pods in my tank setup on the islands, would the moisture in the tank get into the pods and would it be the same temperature in the pod as the tank?

Temperature would be no problem, you need to watch for humidity. Again, make sure your probe is in the pod, right at the fungus. Humidity can do strange things when there is activity in a particular area so dont assume that your trial period humidity will be the same in the nest area once your colony goes is. It might drop.

[Daubz1977]

I will stick with my first plan then, the 5 sided cube.

[Daubz1977]

Everything seems to be going really well, the fungus is growing, they are permanently adding leaves, ive even seen the soldier moving his lazy ass around the fungus. Ive just seen the queen with her abdomen buried right into the fungus, does this mean she was laying eggs. I cleaned the water out yesterday as the water was brown, my son distracted me whilst trying to siphon the water out, dump pile and water does not taste good Im going to have to move them into the 4ft tank next week the fungus is now nearly touching the lid.

[Acromyrmexbob]

ive even seen the soldier moving his lazy ass around the fungus.

Her!!

[Daubz1977]

oh yeah lol