cassiescritters
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Hiya guys
I just joined tonight but have had my eye on these guys for, lets see, about 8 years or so? Ever since I saw them at LLLreptile.
Anywho... I'm doing a huge tank renovation (fishtanks, a leopard gecko... more fish, shrimp... lol) and I will have a 65g tank to use (was my favorite fish tank but a move cracked the back panel sooo no more fish)...
This tank was bought used, it's a size (and glass thickness) I hadn't seen before.
If I remember right it is 3'l, 18"d and 21"t or so aaanddd I was thinking of finally setting up a viv for these little guys.
I was wondering if this would be a dandy size for 1.2 of these guys, I've read that they can be in smaller tanks so it seems like it would be a nice size.
I kind of wanted a well filtered "pond" with some rcs (red cherry shrimp) in there and dense floating plants but I've read a couple posts about not having water in their enclosures so I guess I'll try that in something else.
Manzanita? I have a bunch of this outside right now from a friend of mine, they seem to use it a lot in aquascaping so I have a bunch...
Has anyone ever tried using Anubias in their enclosure before? It probably wouldn't work for other Cham types because they are grown aquatic/emersed so they would need high humidity. Also, would the moisture level to grow something like Riccia and/or moss (java, Taiawan, etc) in a couple areas be too much for the chams?
Like, instead of having a pond maybe I could have a tiny "mini bog" where the substrate/groundcover is more shallow so excess moisture (when there is some) makes a lil mud puddle where emersed aquatics could grow?
Oh, I was thinking of putting this tank on the bottom shelf of a "gorilla rack" next to a misc. hex I might use for plants, and if I get this used 4x65w power compact light to use for my new tank I was thinking I could use my current 2x65w pc fixture suspended under the shelf over the 65g and hex tank but unless I use high light plants towards the top that would make it shady under for the chams since they are forest floor critters. *shrug*
Ok, I've rambled enough, I'll shush now. hehe
-Cassie
I just joined tonight but have had my eye on these guys for, lets see, about 8 years or so? Ever since I saw them at LLLreptile.
Anywho... I'm doing a huge tank renovation (fishtanks, a leopard gecko... more fish, shrimp... lol) and I will have a 65g tank to use (was my favorite fish tank but a move cracked the back panel sooo no more fish)...
This tank was bought used, it's a size (and glass thickness) I hadn't seen before.
If I remember right it is 3'l, 18"d and 21"t or so aaanddd I was thinking of finally setting up a viv for these little guys.
I was wondering if this would be a dandy size for 1.2 of these guys, I've read that they can be in smaller tanks so it seems like it would be a nice size.
I kind of wanted a well filtered "pond" with some rcs (red cherry shrimp) in there and dense floating plants but I've read a couple posts about not having water in their enclosures so I guess I'll try that in something else.
Manzanita? I have a bunch of this outside right now from a friend of mine, they seem to use it a lot in aquascaping so I have a bunch...
Has anyone ever tried using Anubias in their enclosure before? It probably wouldn't work for other Cham types because they are grown aquatic/emersed so they would need high humidity. Also, would the moisture level to grow something like Riccia and/or moss (java, Taiawan, etc) in a couple areas be too much for the chams?
Like, instead of having a pond maybe I could have a tiny "mini bog" where the substrate/groundcover is more shallow so excess moisture (when there is some) makes a lil mud puddle where emersed aquatics could grow?
Oh, I was thinking of putting this tank on the bottom shelf of a "gorilla rack" next to a misc. hex I might use for plants, and if I get this used 4x65w power compact light to use for my new tank I was thinking I could use my current 2x65w pc fixture suspended under the shelf over the 65g and hex tank but unless I use high light plants towards the top that would make it shady under for the chams since they are forest floor critters. *shrug*
Ok, I've rambled enough, I'll shush now. hehe
-Cassie