Tree frogs and toads? large tank

[kittiekuddles]

Your going to have problems with bromeliads with those two frogs. The toads will dig plants like that up when burrowing and the whites will crush them with its weight. You will need tough hardy plants that can take a lot of abuse. As far as substrate play sand mixed 50-50 with natural loamy earth collected from a wooded area is a good choice. Pine bark is definitely not a good choice for two reasons, one, both pine and cedar bark leach things that can harm a amphibian, if you need to use a bark in your soil mix cypress bark is the best. For another any type of bark is not the best idea with the types of frogs your talking about because both of them are quite likely to ingest substrate while chasing down prey. You need something that can pass through their system without issues should they eat it and for that it is hard to beat dirt.

ok, no pine bark
if sand is ok to mix in then i will buy sand
i can understand the toads digging, but dang how heavy are the whites? lol
ahh its all making sense now, thats why people with bromeliads have those tiny little dart frogs, they dont do any damage i guess lol
well dang this is a whole new ball game then, now what kind of plants am i going to get?
but on the other hand...the whites that i see sold are all small babies, will the bromeliads have time to root strong by the time the whites get big? how fast do whites grow anyway?
I take it most plants will suffer with the toad? if stuff im planting will be uprooted then forget about an american toad for sure