Amphibian Racking System Build (Photo Heavy)

[MantellaGuy]

Hi everyone,

Been a few weeks since I updated on the builds so thought I should start again with my Mantella aurantiaca terrarium

First of all, here is a selection of plants that i have either taken cuttings and grown them on or ones I have been buying (Not all of them are photographed but I have about 30 in total!):-

Earth Starfish Plant (Cryptanthus bivittatus)
"Red Rosso" Radiator Plant (Peperomia caperata)
Aluminum Plant (Pilea cadierei)
White Butterfly Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
"Red Skeleton" Snake Skin Plant (Fittonia verschaffeltii)
Green Ivy (Hedera helix)
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
Moon Valley Plant (Pilae involucrater)
Malagasy Dragon Plant (Dracaena marginata)
Colombian Creeping Fig (Ficus sp)
Asian Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila)
Heartleaf Plant (Philodendron scandens)
Inch Plant (Tradescantia fluminensis)
Heart Fern (Hemionitis artolia)
Spider plant (Chlorophytum laxum)














































So, a little info is needed I think! This is a DMS Terrarium with a False Bottom that will accommadate my Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) individuals which I plan to increase the bloodlines for. It is 800 x 400 x 400mm (Long x High x Deep) and will be fully planted.

I have started it only today with the Expanding Foam background, which will be a mixture of the old fashioned Silicone Sealant with Coir Compost and possibly some Cement and liquid Fibre-glass techniques I am just leaving it to set at the moment over night and tomorrow i will be carving at it....










My next step is to carve away at the Foam and see what interesting shapes I can make! (You can alreadysee that i am making a cliff/slope through the middle of the background.)

Thanks for looking and wait for more updates!!

Josh