terrarium Q

[Quinn1928]

also what kinds of filters could i put in and where do i get them

 

[Quinn1928]

Help

 

[Notophthalmus]

so if i got a 40 gallon tank could i have this setup on the bottom of the tank 4 inches of water with lots of floating plantss and a couple of small islands and lots of braches with moss above. inhabitants bottom 2 newts 2 african dwarf frogs maybe a betta if i inceased the water level to 5 inches. still with the islands. top: some green treefrogs some gray ones. could i add a foam platform up high attached to the glass? because if i could i could add a couple of them and then add 2 anoles. feeding mealworms bloodworms mosquito larvae crickets and fruitfly if i did fruitfly would i do wingless or with wings

That sounds pretty good, but you'll have to go with either newts (no heater in water) OR frogs and betta (with heater in water). Their temp requirements are too different for them to be kept together. I'm not sure how the anoles would fare with no land area; hopefully VF can tell you more about that.

I would feed flightless fruit flies (some of these have wings, some don't) rather than flying ones. Put these, and the crickets, in a small dish (like a margarine tub) to feed to the arboreal critters; otherwise they'll just end up in the water.

Submersible filters (like Duetto) and spillover in-tank filters are OK, but they tend to fail (at least in my experience). I would use air-driven sponge filters in this kind of setup.

 

[Quinn1928]

oh poop how will i choose between betta and frogs or newts

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I don't think it would be a very wise idea to house Anoles without any land area besides branches. They're not good swimmers and can easily drown. It would probably be best to have 1/3 water and 2/3 land if you want to have them.

 

[calivivarium1]

hmmm... Do you want the focus to be on the water or on the land inhabitants?

 

[DAVIDFBT]

If it where me, I would just do a dart frog vivarium.

 

[Quinn1928]

well................ darts are expenso

 

[Sarra]

They're worth it.

 

[Quinn1928]

but i dont have much money............. at all