Viquariums or Paludriums

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STraBO

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DOes anyone here do viquariums. I think it would be cool to make one with a river. Or tunnels for fish that go under the landpart of it. maybe in a large tank have several islands and a mainland all seperated by rivers and bodies of water.
 

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By the way...

What the heck is a Viquarium or a Paludrium?

I gather from context that they are aquarium/terrarium hybrids, but could you explain in more detail? I have been considering an upgrade to my turtle tank that might be one of these things.
 

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Viquarium? Paludrium?

I guess I've been looking in some cruddy dictionaries, but I can't find either of these words and I didn't take Latin in school. Other than the context clues, I don't know what these mean. Help!
 

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Hah! I found them!

Vivarium is quite generic: any enclosure designed to mimic the habitat of a creature. I suppose some good zoo cages could be considered vivaria. In this context, I would imagine we would be talking about a riverine environment.

Paludrium is more specific: a swamp/marsh/fen themed aquarium.

Thanks for asking the weird question, STraBO (or whatever your name is for the moment ;) )
 
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