20 Gallon Long

Okay so I have an open 20g long, screen topped tank. What should I put in there? I think I want something desert. If it were up to me it'd be LQs but my SO says I can't buy anymore. What would you guys put in there?

Fill it with some sort of bark scorpion. I would say C. Vittatus but thats just me.

Lol it would take like 200 bark scorpions to fill it. I have 5 C vittatus living in an 8 gallon and they still haven't explored it all yet.

What's wrong with 200 C.Vitts?

I want to do that.

Because then I have to drive like 8 hours to go find them...

I would say travel-size emp/hets -- U. mordax!!! I only have to drive 1/2 an hour to find any. (That's what I have ambitions for, anyway.)

But if you're getting a big display tank, it's probably better to have species that are out often enough to justify it (such as barks). As much as I love U. mordax, they only come out at night.

how about some babycurus jacksoni? you could fit 100's in a 20-gallon.

or some tityus?

I second connie, having a community of good size scorpions looks fantastic. When my tropical fish snuff it my 180litre tank is turning into a forest sp. tank again

what about a big setup for H. judaicus...their my next purchase

Sigh . . . I guess I'm the only one who can truly appreciate U. mordax . . .

But hey, that means more for me!

I love the U. mordax too mike
i was just giving a suggestion...
but yes all of the scorps named here are awesome scorps

*Connie* wrote:

Personally deliver some to meeeeeeeeeee

Can't afford the airfare . . . and Lori would ask too many questions.

I have a 20 gallon with emps.Im very happy with it.

Im going with the ladies that suggested a tropical community =o)

looks fantastic IMO

I'd like to do a dryer species, it's a screen top so humidity is always an annoyance with those.

Suggestions I like so far:
B jacksoni
U mordax (they are an awesome species)
Hottentota sp.
Heterometrus longimanus

As for Tityus and bark scorpions... They're both awesome and I'd love to do some communal set ups with them but 20L seems like I'd need tons of em. Vittatus I could go collect myself but it takes like 8 hours to drive to find them (I already have 2.2.1.).

Now all I need is some money and I'll start browsing pricelists.

If you go with H. longimanus, you won't get a lot in there, but it will be an impressive display.

I've seen one or two dealers who carry U. mordax on AB, and they run about $10 each. I haven't been able to find enough while I'm collecting to make it worth it to deal them (yet).

They're actually a forest species, but they can handle it on the dry side.

I don't know if I've shown you a good size reference pic:

I've seen my friend's sub-adult swammerdami, wish I could get a few of those instead...

Hmm U mordax a bit on the tiny side lol.

Okay right now I'm thinking either longimanus or jacksoni.

Longimanus like it nice and humid, too. If you want dryish and communal it sounds like jacksoni are what you're looking for. Keep in mind, the males are about the size of mordax, and the females aren't a lot bigger.

and then again B.jacksoni doesnt need a dry tank, they need abit of humidity too..

Hence, dryish.