Other Isopods For Sale

This is where the genuinely unusual isopods live. Our Other Species collection brings together the rare, the newly imported, and the properly hard-to-classify — species that don't slot neatly into our standard genus pages but reward keepers looking for something different. If you've worked through the common species and want to push your collection somewhere more interesting, this is the place to start.

You'll find genuine collector pieces here: the armoured Reductoniscus tuberculatus 'Ankylosaur', the substantial Helleria brevicornis 'Giant Cannonball', desert-adapted Periscyphis from Oman's Hallaniyat Islands, and distinctive imports like Shiny Gator, Salmon, Shiro Utsuri, and Sinodillo 'China'. Many of these are properly rarely available in the UK, and stock can be limited — when a species sells out, it may be a while before we have it again.

These aren't only display pieces, though. Like all isopods, they still function as detritivores, processing waste and earning their place in a bioactive setup — they just happen to be properly more eye-catching and conversation-worthy than the average cleanup crew. Care requirements vary considerably across this range given the spread of origins, so each species comes with its own guidance to help you get the conditions right.

Everything here is captive-bred and shipped with the same care as the rest of our range — our live arrival guarantee, a 20% overcount, and a species-specific care sheet. If you're after premium tropicals more broadly, it's worth browsing our Cubaris collection alongside this one, and checking new arrivals regularly since the rarest species tend to land there first. New to the hobby and not sure where to begin? Our wider isopod range has plenty of hardier starting points before you venture into these rarer gems.