Tropical Springtails Coecobrya tenebricosa are tiny, highly active microfauna measuring just 1–3mm, the ultimate essential cleanup crew and perfect partner for all live isopods and bioactive setups. Usually soft pink, white or grey in colour, they are incredibly efficient, fast breeding, and thrive in warm, humid environments — exactly where most popular isopod species like Porcellio laevis and Porcellionides pruinosus do best. They act as your detail crew, eating mould, fungal spores, fine waste, and decaying matter that larger cleaners miss, keeping your enclosure fresh, balanced, and healthy, while also helping cycle nutrients and preventing bad bacteria from growing. Safe, active, and vital for any tropical or warm vivarium, terrarium or isopod culture — widely considered the best warm-climate springtails for sale in the UK! 📖 Care Guide- Temperature: 22°C–28°C, thrive best at 24°C–26°C; will slow down or die if kept below 20°C- Humidity: 70%–85% — always keep substrate damp but not waterlogged; Welsh Sphagnum Moss works perfectly to hold stable moisture and give them great breeding spots- Substrate: Coco fibre, organic soil, or bioactive mix, mixed with leaf litter, rotting wood and a little charcoal — they live and breed throughout the whole substrate layer- Food: Naturally feed on mould, detritus and waste; supplement sparingly with yeast, fish flakes or rice powder — never overfeed- Enclosure: Well ventilated tub or tank with plenty of hides and moisture; they reproduce extremely fast and you will see numbers multiply in just 2–3 weeks- Completely safe with all isopods, reptiles, amphibians and plants; they even outcompete harmful mites and pests to keep your tank safe and clean 🌍 OriginNative to warm, humid tropical regions across the world, Coecobrya tenebricosa is perfectly adapted to high heat and moisture. All our Tropical Springtails are 100% captive bred right here in the UK, raised in clean, disease-free cultures to ensure you receive strong, active, and healthy specimens ready to thrive in your enclosure immediately.
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