Cheapest isopods today, per isopod
The lowest verified in-stock per-isopod price for every line we track, as of July 20, 2026. Group listings are normalized by their stated count — a $36 ten-plus-two culture counts as $3.00/isopod — so different group sizes compare on equal footing.
| # | Line | Genus | Cheapest / isopod | Median / isopod | Where | Vendors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Cow Isopod | Porcellio | $0.24 | $1.00 | Rubber Ducky Isopods → | 3 |
| 2 | Porcellionides pruinosus | Porcellionides | $0.31 | $1.50 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 3 | Armadillidium vulgare | Armadillidium | $0.50 | $2.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 4 | Armadillidium nasatum (Peach) | Armadillidium | $0.50 | $6.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 5 | Dwarf White Isopod (Trichorhina tomentosa) | Other isopods | $0.55 | $0.60 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 6 | Porcellio laevis | Porcellio | $0.60 | $0.80 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 7 | Spanish Orange / Orange Porcellio | Porcellio | $0.70 | $1.64 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 8 | Armadillo officinalis (Spanish Orange) | Other isopods | $0.75 | $2.50 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 9 | Nesodillo (Giant Canyon) | Other isopods | $0.80 | $2.27 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 10 | Armadillidium granulatum | Armadillidium | $0.90 | $2.50 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 11 | Dalmatian Isopod | Porcellio | $0.98 | $0.98 | Rubber Ducky Isopods → | 1 |
| 12 | Little Sea / Cubaris murina | Cubaris | $1.00 | $2.50 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 13 | Springtails | Springtails | $1.00 | $1.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 4 |
| 14 | Armadillidium klugii (Montenegro / Dubrovnik) | Armadillidium | $1.09 | $4.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 15 | Magic Potion Isopod | Armadillidium | $1.13 | $1.63 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 16 | Spherillo sp. | Other isopods | $1.40 | $2.75 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 17 | Panda King Isopod | Cubaris | $1.80 | $3.80 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 18 | Zebra Isopod | Armadillidium | $2.00 | $3.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 19 | Protracheoniscus orientalis | Other isopods | $2.20 | $3.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 20 | Porcellio scaber | Porcellio | $2.40 | $3.50 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 21 | Armadillidium gestroi | Armadillidium | $4.45 | $4.50 | Rubber Ducky Isopods → | 2 |
| 22 | Venezillo (Dwarf) | Other isopods | $5.00 | $9.75 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 23 | White Shark Isopod | Cubaris | $5.00 | $5.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 24 | Red Edge / Redskirt Isopod | Cubaris | $6.00 | $6.71 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 25 | Rambutanura sp. | Other isopods | $7.33 | $8.00 | Isorarepods → | 1 |
| 26 | Ctenorillo sp. (Boqueron Spiky) | Other isopods | $7.50 | $10.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 27 | Cristarmadillidium muricatum (Pineapple / Spiky) | Other isopods | $7.50 | $9.96 | Tropical Isopods → | 3 |
| 28 | Armadillidium werneri | Armadillidium | $7.95 | $7.95 | Rubber Ducky Isopods → | 1 |
| 29 | Rubber Ducky Isopod | Cubaris | $8.00 | $10.79 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 30 | Troglodillo sp. | Other isopods | $8.00 | $8.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 31 | Agabiformius lentus | Other isopods | $8.00 | $8.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 32 | Porcellio werneri | Porcellio | $8.00 | $8.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 33 | Porcellio hoffmannseggi | Porcellio | $8.00 | $8.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 34 | Porcellio magnificus | Porcellio | $10.00 | $10.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 35 | Porcellio bolivari | Porcellio | $10.00 | $10.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 36 | Desertoniscus subterraneus | Other isopods | $10.00 | $10.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 37 | Porcellio ornatus | Porcellio | $14.00 | $14.50 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 38 | Spherillo sp. (Dwarf Ducky) | Other isopods | $15.00 | $15.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 1 |
| 39 | Helleria brevicornis | Other isopods | $16.00 | $16.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
| 40 | Reductoniscus tuberculatus (Gator) | Other isopods | $17.50 | $20.00 | Tropical Isopods → | 2 |
Prices refresh daily from public vendor catalogs. Methodology. Listings whose group size we can't verify are excluded from this table rather than guessed.