So I have a 4x2x2 tank that I would like to convert into a paludarium. My plan is to make a 3x1 floating landmass out of foam and silicone. I'm planning on having 12-15" of water and stocking an SA lungfish and a few archerfish. My main concern is what reptile/amphibian would work well with this type of setup?
Paludarium idea
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I think paludariums are really interesting and I have seen pictures of some awesome ones - but they are really hard to pull off well.
On your specific question though, lungfish eat frogs or lizards that venture into the water. If you really want amphibians you'll need to rethink the lung fish IMO
On your specific question though, lungfish eat frogs or lizards that venture into the water. If you really want amphibians you'll need to rethink the lung fish IMO
I would skip lungfish they eat anything and get big fish, snakes,frogs are all on the menu if you wanted a mixed paludarium with interesting fish (since most archerfish are brackish and unsuitable) there are other cool options
African butterfly fish 8-10cm
Amazon leaf fish 8-12cm
Golden Pancras 8-9cm
Just to name a few
I have always wanted to do a paludarium with a green tree python. They are fully arboreal snakes, so you don't need much in the way of a land section, as long as there is lots of vines and solid branches for them to climb on.
Quick google search brought me to this page http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/parts-construction/85629-my-green-tree-python-paludarium.html
That is pretty much exactly what I would want to do.
Quick google search brought me to this page http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/parts-construction/85629-my-green-tree-python-paludarium.html
That is pretty much exactly what I would want to do.
I suggest reading that thread. There has been a number of others that have tried GTP's in paludarium, not very successfully.
Energy also debated using a GTP but decided against it in his 1700 gallon paludarium. I think this is the correct thread, but the build thread where it was discussed might actually be on dendroboard
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/1700-gallon-stingray-river.329022/
I have done a center floating island in an 4x4'x1' archer tank before. they had a hard time getting the crickets off of it, I eventually replaced it with mangroves.
Sorry then but a lungfish WILL outgrow that tank and WILL eat your archerfish and anything else a smaller more manageable fish would be a ropefish (35-50cm long)
Interesting, I am admittedly a novice with snakes. Have kept corns and ball pythons in the past, nothing as exotic as a GTP, and never in a paludarium. Have always loved the idea of it, what exactly makes it such a bad idea? I read the thread, most people loved the setup, I think a couple people disapproved because of fish choices. But that alone wouldn't necessarily dissuade me from trying it with more suitable (hardy, small, fast) fish.
I love the idea of this, I very nearly tried the plaudarium idea when I set up the snakehead tank. I had lots of mangrove style spidery wood which look great with plants but the tank wasn't big enough to lose the water level to 50-60% and when I tried to just drop it 20% the remain glass just missed up... so I scrapped the idea and went conventional..... but the GTP idea sounds awesome! To have the spider my wood with large plants for the python and then 50% water for snakeheads (air breathers that love to jump out of the water to target food) would be stunning. Would just need a bigger tank!!