Making my first live viv. Advice welcome :)

[Kurt]

You're welcome and thanks to Ray for his video. I will have to mention it to him that I posted it. Bromeliads can be quite colorful too.

[xkatelynell]

Josh's Frogs - "austral gem" fern - ferns and mosses
Josh's Frogs - premium small neoregelia - mixed - small growing bromeliads
Josh's Frogs - philodendron wendimbe - tropicals

Would those three plants be good for a 10 gal?
thanks for all your help Kurt yet again!

[Paul Rust]

This sounds fine your one auratus. Pleas post some pics of the build in progress. Sounds like it's gonna be a neat setup Katelyn.

[Kurt]

I am not an expert on plants. I would e-mail Josh and ask him if these plants were right for your situation. Tell him the size of the tank and the humidty, and lighting the tank will have.

I get my advice from Rich at Black Jungle myself. I get to go through their green house and ask all kinds of questions. I buy all my plants from them. Last time out I bought a plant called purple passion. Its real cool, It has irredescent purple hairs upon its stems and leaves. I did not put it in a terrarium.

[xkatelynell]

This sounds fine your one auratus. Pleas post some pics of the build in progress. Sounds like it's gonna be a neat setup Katelyn.

Thank you I thought so too. I'm really excited for this project. I never would have even thought of it if it weren't for everyone here going 'LIVE PLANTS, BUILD A LIVING VIV, LIVE PLANTS KATELYN LIVE' okay maybe not that extreme.. but still. I really want to do this now.

I think I'm going to build a little incline with a flat piece at the top and have that where the cocohut is and down at the bottom will be the live plants and a waterfall. But that's just my hoping. It will probably turn out a lot lamer than that.

I am not an expert on plants. I would e-mail Josh and ask him if these plants were right for your situation. Tell him the size of the tank and the humidty, and lighting the tank will have.

I get my advice from Rich at Black Jungle myself. I get to go through their green house and ask all kinds of questions. I buy all my plants from them. Last time out I bought a plant called purple passion. Its real cool, It has irredescent purple hairs upon its stems and leaves. I did not put it in a terrarium.

Will do I never thought about emailing him doh.

That does sound like an awesome plant! I really want some awesome plants for my terrarium

[Kurt]

My advice when setting it up is not to make the substrate as flat as Kansas. That's completely boring. If you look at Ray's frog room video, I don't thing there is a single flat bottom set up. they all have slopes aand valleys.

[xkatelynell]

My advice when setting it up is not to make the substrate as flat as Kansas. That's completely boring. If you look at Ray's frog room video, I don't thing there is a single flat bottom set up. they all have slopes aand valleys.

Hurt the Kansas girls feelings Haha. No but I know what you mean I'm going to either try that plexi glass thing or get a foam insert I don't know which one yet. I am very excited for this project.

[Kurt]

I just piled up the LECA to one side. Simple enough. Sorry about the Kansas remark. I come from Massachusetts, the land isn't flat here. That probably has a lot to due with why we're not boring.