Lemon Blue Isopods (Cubaris sp.)

One of the most popular Thailand natives, the lemon blue isopods are medium-sized isopods. These exotic Cubaris species are beginner-friendly isopods that will make a great fit for medium-humid enclosure setups. The visually striking Lemon Blue isopods are yellowish blue in colour. They require minimal maintenance and medium upkeep. They are the most adorable Cubaris species out there. These basic isopod setup residents are quite in demand right now. These interesting but very mischievous isopods can make the most amusing pets.

Lemon Blue Isopods: A Glimpse

• Origin: Thailand, China

• Scientific Name: Cubaris sp “Lemon Blue”

• Difficulty: Medium

• Rarity: High

• Temperature: 70 to 85℉

• Size: 2 cm

• Humidity: 60 to 80%

• Favourable Foods: Cuttlebone, fish food, decaying leaves

An Overview

Lemon Blue isopods are well-known to be tropical and temperate environment thrivers. These Thailand natives are acclaimed by isopod collectors for their color variation that perfectly resonates with their name. The Lemon Blue isopods make a suitable fit for beginners. These isopods have a hard exterior and that’s why they are not an ideal option as a feeder isopod.

Lemon Blue isopods have a yellow body and blue inner pereons. They possess a bicolour appearance of shiny blue and yellow that resembles candy. They can be added to an isopod setup with foods like Astaxanthin and carotene. Their back shines in the light and flashes blue colour. They can suffer from discolouration over periods, but foods like Astaxanthin and carotene will help them restore their rich yellow colour. 

Lemon Blue isopods are a Thai species that grow well in moist environments with temperatures between 70 to 85℉. These semi-social species can thrive in groups and possess social behaviours. Lemon Blue isopods are not strongly social. These Cubaris sp isopods can tolerate living alone. They tend to become active and visible inside a terrarium setup as their population grows. 

The yellowish-blue isopods are known to consume sweet potato and butternut quash. The colouration of the Lemon Blue isopods becomes a deeper yellow-blue when they are consistently fed carrots and cucumbers. They can eat a variety of different foods, including bee pollen and calcium powder supplements. You must provide a varied diet to the Lemon Blue isopods to ensure their colour does not really change and improves with age. 

Lemon Blue Isopods: Basic Care

You can use the following instructions and tips to provide the best care to the Lemon Blue isopods.

• Use a large bioactive terrarium setup with enough space to house the Lemon Blue isopods.

• Keep the humidity of the container within 60 to 80 per cent. 

• Avoid keeping the enclosure in direct light. 

• Maintain the shiny yellowish blue appearance of Lemon Blue isopods by feeding them butternut squash and sweet potato. 

• Inconsistent feeding habits can make the Lemon Blue isopods lose their coloration. Feed them carrots and cuttlebone to deepen their coloration. 

• The Lemon Blue isopods are medium-sized isopods that need a minimal level of care. 

• These Cubaris sp isopods are active species and also semi-social isopods. 

• The Lemon Blue isopods won’t mind living alone because of their semi-social behaviour.

• The Cubaris sp “Lemon Isopods” are fascinating species that can sometimes need little more maintenance but not always.

Lemon Blue Isopods: Feeding

Lemon Blue isopods are detrivores. They feed on food like decaying organic matter, including decaying wood, leaf litter, and fish food. They also feed on rotten hardwoods and oyster shells. They primarily eat calcium supplements like cuttlebone. You can give them foods with carotene and Astaxanthin to enrich their colour. They love eating red parrot fish a lot. 

Lemon Blue isopods are Asian isopods that absolutely adore eating carrots. You can maintain the balanced diet of these Cubaris sp isopods by giving them birch and black walnuts. You can also feed them gammarus shrimp and fish flakes. You can feed these extremely handy isopods limestone and dried fruit bites. 

Lemon Blue isopods crave food like lichen and insect jelly. You can always feed them sweet fruits and spirulina. You can also give these Cubaris sp isopods banana and mango. The Lemon Blue isopods also never hesitate to take a bite of bat guano (excrement of bats).

Lemon Blue Isopods: Appearance And Behavior

• Lemon Blue isopods are yellow-coloured Cubaris sp species that can lose their colour over time. This is why it is essential for collectors to feed them foods rich in Astaxanthin and carotene. 

• These Cubaris sp isopods are slow breeders, unlike other Cubaris sp species out there.

• The Lemon Blue isopods are bold pets that are non-aggressive in nature.

• These Cubaris sp “Lemon Blue” isopods may hide around other creatures. 

• Terrarium setups that have a moist environment are best suited for the Lemon Blue isopods. 

• These little creatures can grow well in temperate and moist environments.

• They are bicoloured isopods that sometimes look like eye candy.

• Lemon Blue isopods are bold colored species that will take from three to four months to make their stable breeding colony. 

• The colouration of the Lemon Blue isopods deepens with their age.

Lemon Blue Isopods: Habitat

Lemon Blue isopods prefer humid and tropical regions, such as China and Thailand. They need properly ventilated terrarium setups where they keep moving freely. They can handle moist environments pretty comfortably. 

They are woodland natives that will thrive well in natural habitats. You can use a plastic container or a glass terrarium with a secure lid to house the Lemon Blue isopods. You can maintain humidity levels inside the Lemon Blue Isopods’ enclosure to boost their overall health.

Lemon Blue Isopods: Substrate Mix

The substrate mix of the Lemon Blue isopods can include sphagnum moss and coconut fibre to retain the terrarium’s moisture level. You can use a reptile fogger or dechlorinated water to mist the terrarium setup regularly.

You can add decaying organic matter to meet these Cubaris sp isopod’s nutritional requirements. Isopod collectors can add decaying wood and leaf litter accompanied with calcium-rich supplements. 

Create hiding spots using cork bark inside the enclosure to mimic their natural habitat. A low-wattage lamp can be beneficial for maintaining a desired temperature inside the terrarium setup.

We notice that the colours of Lemon blues is greatly improved with a died containing regular carrot, butternut quash and sweet potato.

Combined with the right supplements, these isopods showcase an extraordinary blend of bright lemon and blue, unmatched by any other isopods.

We find these not as forgiving as some other isopods so not something for a beginner as they also require a little more maintenance, but once you have this right they are very easy to maintain.

• Difficulty Level: Medium
• Temp: 70F-80F
• Humidity: 70% - 80%
• Size: Upto 2cm
• Origin: Thailand
• Rarity: Very High
• Favourite Foods: Leaf litter, Carrot, Cucumber, fish food
• Supplements: Cuttlebone (or calcium powder), bat guano, bee pollen

Comments: Lemon Blue Isopods when we first got them we were not too excited when we saw them but after settling in the colours really changed and seem to also improve with age.

These seem a little slower than the Ambers to breed even though we started with the same care and setup for each as they are both Cubaris sp.