My 10g firebelly toad set up

[got2envy]

Soooooooooooooooo I had this 10g tank that I had and was interested in making it a paludarium for firebelly toads..I used coco fiber bedding and a whisper 10i for a filter...no toads yet will get those this week and will post pics..also am gonna use real plants..gotta make a trip to home depot :D

I pretty much had everything to make one except the $11 filter and the bedding...I used bio balls and window screen for the hill under the substrate..it's amazing what you can do with leftover equipment :idea:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fishtank125106.jpg

with flash..
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fishtank125104.jpg
whadda ya think?

[Siren]

Congrats, just watch the the coco husk doesn't plug your filter...
Looks good :) Make sure to post some pics when you get the toads in there...
Are you going to keep the plants in their pots? Might be too wet if you plants them right into the moist substrate...don't want root rot and have to buy new ones....

[Corbin]

Awesome!!!!!!! makes me wanna redesign mine :dance2:

[JoeRags3]

Very Very Nice

[got2envy]

Congrats, just watch the the coco husk doesn't plug your filter...
Looks good :) Make sure to post some pics when you get the toads in there...
Are you going to keep the plants in their pots? Might be too wet if you plants them right into the moist substrate...don't want root rot and have to buy new ones....

Thanks for the tips..thats why I <3 this forum haha...I also saw some terrarium plants at Petco..
and thanks everyone else for the kind words..it is my first so I wanted to start off with toads/frogs that were a good begginer amphibian..so fire bellies it is.. and they are cute :D

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fbtoad2.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fb.jpg

[legendaryfrog]

very nice!

[got2envy]

Here they are..no names yet haha.. got 2 bright green ones..I will prob get one more darker one..first lets see how these 2 lil' guys do :) I know they like to have a couple of there own kind around

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fbtoads004.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fbtoads003.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/got2envy/fbtoads005.jpg

[tepelus]

very cute!

[Emg]

NIcely done Got2 :)

[muddskipper26]

very nice. im getting interested in a 10 gallon amphibian set-up but dont kno what to do with it. good job

[got2envy]

I fed them last night 4 crickets each..what lil' pogs haha they gobbled them right up! I also bought them some meal worms..the cricket cage and food were an expense I didn't even think of...I got the cricket cage with the tubes in it where the crickets hide and you just shake them in..best idea ever! :) oh i also i got one more froggie :D no more or i will have to go with a 20g long..maybe later

[muddskipper26]

well i dont think u could do worse stockin then the petco/petsmart toad cage.

[got2envy]

thats the trufe.

[Kathryn]

A lovely tank. Beautfiul aquascaping and cute toads! I want a nice terrarium/vivarium slightly bigger than my existing one soon. ;)

[Michael Marino]

your frogs will be EXTREMELY HAPPY in this tank great work!

[pl*co]

That froggy sure looks happy with his new home!

[Mgamer20o0]

looks really good.

[got2envy]

Thanks everrybody I moved them to a 20 gallon..the pix are in a thread further down the line..take a looksie :dance2:

[Dwarf Puffers]

what is that dirtish substrate ur using?

[got2envy]

I was using coco fiber..it comes in a brick that u soak in water for 20 min and break it apart...i took it all out as it was very hard to up-keep and kept clogging up my filter...take a look at my signature and clickey to see the new way i have it now..