Phantasticus adults pics to look at (WARNING lots of pics)
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Bowfinger
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No but it is my understanding they come in small amounts most shippments. I actually sold all my phantasticus to other breeders two years back cuz I was moving to a place with no A/C so had no choice 
, I am working on setting up right now to get back into them. I had a few people look at her and no one believes it to be another species...you never know? When I brought her up to the importer they told me they would have shipped me more but that I was picky and thought I might return them! lol That was my last "lot" I have purchased but next time they will be asked for.
, I am working on setting up right now to get back into them. I had a few people look at her and no one believes it to be another species...you never know? When I brought her up to the importer they told me they would have shipped me more but that I was picky and thought I might return them! lol That was my last "lot" I have purchased but next time they will be asked for.
Bowfinger
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There is Uroplatus malama, but this one was not a U. malama as far as I understand after looking into it. I kept these two together for one breeding season to see if any breeding would take place and I did not have any luck. I later sold to someone with a similar male but have never found out any results as I have no way of contacting this person anymore.
StickyToes
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Those are some amazing looking males! Great pics and great phants!
miguel camacho!
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i think i remember finding a picture of that same exact long-tail in someone's photo gallery quite some time back. could very well have been the buyer, thenagain, could have been one of the pics you took of it. im reluctant to post the picture because it is not my own.
miguel camacho!
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wow, very nice specimen! any shots of the terrarium you keep them in?
miguel camacho!
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looks like a 20 or 30 gal, am i correct on that? ive had up to a 3.3 group in a 30 gal long tank that did very well, but i reduced it to 2.3 after i found out 2 of my males were heavily competing for dominance. but ever since i began using the tank, it has proven to be fruitful as far as the breeding goes. it actually looks quite a bit like that bottom picture of yours, although it looks like you likely took that pic soon after setting it up (of course i could be wrong). over time, it has filled out a lot with the ficus and pothos, and theres a good bit of leaf litter, which is usually used to bury eggs.
anyhow, thanks for sharing!
anyhow, thanks for sharing!
Bowfinger
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its a 30g. I later had 2.8 in this cage, but with ficus covering most of the cage. I usually would keep 1.1 in 5g to keep a background on babies. I filled the big cages with "average" looking phantasticus. I later used only one 40g tall for the "average" group and 5g for the rest. All the other large cages ended up as homes for various other species.
It really gets hard to track bloodline when bred in such large groups. I would sell as unrelated pair and show parents. So this cage was more or less the extras I could not find a good matching 1.1 out of.
It really gets hard to track bloodline when bred in such large groups. I would sell as unrelated pair and show parents. So this cage was more or less the extras I could not find a good matching 1.1 out of.