Paludarium for Archer and Lizards ???

[waynes world]

Reckon we have decided on what to house in the new tank when built. Ok what we would like to house anyway. Which is Archer fish with some others which we still need to look into due to the brackish water. And some Lizards like Crested Ghecko`s etc.

Any input on this idea please folks .

Tank will have a foot print of 9x3 foot and height of 5 foot. this would be a very interesting project from just one big tank for fish and a good feature.

all best

 

[Deadeye]

There are very few lizards I would put in a pauladarium - cresteds are definitely not one of them. They don’t like the company of other lizards anyway, and won’t tolerate the higher humidity well.
I would go with something simple like green or brown anoles.
If it’s brackish, I really wouldn’t be doing any lizards. There are freshwater archers though.

 

[duanes]

I'd get some mangrove saplings going right away, they grow very slowly.
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Took mine about 2 years to go from the budding pods above, to the 24" saplings below.

 

[waynes world]

There are very few lizards I would put in a pauladarium - cresteds are definitely not one of them. They don’t like the company of other lizards anyway, and won’t tolerate the higher humidity well.
I would go with something simple like green or brown anoles.
If it’s brackish, I really wouldn’t be doing any lizards. There are freshwater archers though.

We chose Crested due to research for suitable lizards in paludariums, its said that Crested Geckos are from rainforest enviroments and are well suited to a paludarium . Also some Anoles. we wouldnt mix the lizards though.

Why is that you say you would definaltey not ?

I'd get some mangrove saplings going right away, they grow very slowly.
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Took mine about 2 years to go from the budding pods above, to the 24" saplings below.
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now theres a good idea, than ks . ill see wat i can do and how i gp about it.

 

[Deadeye]

Where cresteds are from, New Caledonia, the humidity is generally from 50-70%, it can get much higher in a pauladarium.
Like most lizards, they can be good swimmers, but are not suited for it the way other lizards are from. They are rarely found around water, preferring to be higher in trees and would avoid it when they can.

 

[waynes world]

So after more research its not good to have any lizard due to there waste that will contaminate the water to much.

So either back to just fish or a Vivarium.

 

[the_deeb]

If you go with Toxotes blythii or even microlepis they’d be fine in full freshwater.

Your proposed enclosure sounds large enough for a Chinese or Australian water dragon, both of which do well in fairly high humidity enclosures as long as you have good airflow.

There are also even more aquatic options like crocodile skinks, or if you have deep pockets you could also consider Shinisaurus crocodilurus or maybe even caiman lizards, though those would eventually outgrow even a 9 x 3 enclosure.

In all cases, waste is definitely manageable with good filtration and tank maintenance.