Anyone keeping Demansia flagellatio?

[Eddie2257]

hi guys is anyone keeping this species? if not why havent they been introduced into the hobby?

cheers Eddie..

 

[waruikazi]

They were only described as a species in 2007, so they could be in collections as D. olivacea.

 

[Eddie2257]

ohh ok i dident relise they were such a new species, when somthing like this happens how does the species get into the hobby?

 

[waruikazi]

ohh ok i dident relise they were such a new species, when somthing like this happens how does the species get into the hobby?

It's either already in the hobby under it's old name or someone makes an application to take them on permit.

 

[Eddie2257]

ohh ok yer iv always wondered how new species were obtained into the hobby, so thanks for clearing that up,
cheers eddie.