I've kept a few colonies of large treefrogs, and the best way I've found is to build a 1/2 water, 1/2 land system.
I fill 1/2 the tank about 6" deep with pea gravel, and secure the shoreline with large riverrocks.
I bury a regular aquarium filter down a couple inches into the gravel, and extend the intake with a hose the sucks water from behind the large rocks on the shore.
I planted several live pothos into the bed of gravel, but first shook all of the dirt off the roots. They thrive hydroponically.
Finally I cover the gravel with decorators moss (live might be better).
It is also helpful place some wooden fixtures doun into the water to help prevent crickets from drowning. A long piece of driftwood or grapewood is used to channel water from the filter output down into the aquatic section.
A betta helps to clean up wayward prey items.
The system runs like a large biological filter after a little while, and the water stays surprisingly clean.
I totally break down the setup and rinse all substrate and replace moss every 6-8 weeks.
***Don"t let the water level rise closer than 1" to the moss or it will rot quickly.
Does that make sense?
It's pretty late.
I fill 1/2 the tank about 6" deep with pea gravel, and secure the shoreline with large riverrocks.
I bury a regular aquarium filter down a couple inches into the gravel, and extend the intake with a hose the sucks water from behind the large rocks on the shore.
I planted several live pothos into the bed of gravel, but first shook all of the dirt off the roots. They thrive hydroponically.
Finally I cover the gravel with decorators moss (live might be better).
It is also helpful place some wooden fixtures doun into the water to help prevent crickets from drowning. A long piece of driftwood or grapewood is used to channel water from the filter output down into the aquatic section.
A betta helps to clean up wayward prey items.
The system runs like a large biological filter after a little while, and the water stays surprisingly clean.
I totally break down the setup and rinse all substrate and replace moss every 6-8 weeks.
***Don"t let the water level rise closer than 1" to the moss or it will rot quickly.
Does that make sense?
It's pretty late.
