My new obsession

[MMAX]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

And if I can make a suggestion, Archer fish would be a very good addition here!

Wouldn't Archer fish be a bit too big for this size tank?

[Chaloupa]

Zoaelite...we did the same thing as it heated the water so much! We never got our frogs that hot...but it was too hot! Now we just have a "Monsoon" automatic waterer on the terrarium..they do very well that way! But we stopped carrying Dart Frogs and keep Red Eye Tree Frogs instead...love them!

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by MMAX

Wouldn't Archer fish be a bit too big for this size tank?

With a heater & pump in there I would say 1-2 fish would be okay, they usually stay small (between 5-10cm) but can be found much larger in nature. Nothing like watching one of them nail a cricket 8" out of the water!

Originally Posted by Chaloupa

Zoaelite...we did the same thing as it heated the water so much! We never got our frogs that hot...but it was too hot! Now we just have a "Monsoon" automatic waterer on the terrarium..they do very well that way! But we stopped carrying Dart Frogs and keep Red Eye Tree Frogs instead...love them!

Agreed, one of my favorites hands down! I would also say RETF's are easier to breed if your ever looking to get into it Marie? This set up would be perfect, all you need is a large leafed plant that hangs over the water, a little frog love music and your good to go .

[marie]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

Agreed, one of my favorites hands down! I would also say RETF's are easier to breed if your ever looking to get into it Marie? This set up would be perfect, all you need is a large leafed plant that hangs over the water, a little frog love music and your good to go .

I've been reading up on the red eyed tree frogs.... the only problem? I'm pretty sure killifish would eat the tadpoles

[Zoaelite]

That could be problem for sure, people usually separate the tadpoles into a separate tank to ensure proper water quality though.

At the point of Amplexus watch for egg laying, once the eggs are laid remove the leaf and suspend it over a 10g tank with life support system. The tadpoles will hatch, fall right into the tank and you are good to raise baby tree frogs!!!

I call first dibs on babies !

[Delphinus]

Couldn't you pipe in the fog from outside the tank? Or does it still get too warm that way?

(Mind you seems to me makes perfect sense to still put the fogger on a timer.)

Can't wait to see this evolve. One day I hope to try this too!

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Couldn't you pipe in the fog from outside the tank? Or does it still get too warm that way?

(Mind you seems to me makes perfect sense to still put the fogger on a timer.)

Can't wait to see this evolve. One day I hope to try this too!

That wouldn't be a bad idea, just means you need to set up a water reservoir above the tank and direct the mist through the top.

They do have auto systems for pretty cheap that accomplish this, I found only the water that the fogger was submerged in heated, not the mist itself.

[marie]

First layer of coconut fiber added.....

[Zoaelite]

Verrryyy nice, Marie do you plan on having live plants in here as well?

[marie]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

Verrryyy nice, Marie do you plan on having live plants in here as well?

Yep, that is the main point of the project actually . At the water line where you can still see the egg crate through the coconut fiber will be bog plants and carnivorous plants and higher up, there are holes in the foam where ferns, mosses and other plants will be