I literally spent hours trying to find signs of baby vampire crabs in my paludarium after I saw mama crab released most of them. I saw it by chance. This is my 1st batch of released babies.
Voilà il y a un j'ai acheter ce paludarium de 45x45x90 à ma copine le projet était d'avoir des mourning geckos ainsi que des crabes vampires et des crevettes.
Elle à fait une dépression et il y a eu un abandon il n'y a jamais eu d'animaux dedans au final.
Maintenant elle va mieux et veut changer ce paludarium en mieux elle parle que c'est son image et qu'il doit être plus beau plus vivant plus fonctionnel.
Pour l'instant le paludarium est équipé d'un système de pluie
D'un brasseur+filtre
Le fond est en mousse de coco avec de la mousse qui va revivre et redevenir verte il y a 3 trous dans lequel des plantes peuvent vivre ou des caches pour gecko
Il y a une monstera une philatea et d'autres plantes inconnues qu'elle avait achetée
Avez vous des recommandations ?
Ce que j'ai fais pour l'instant
1 - Nettoyer toutes les vitres à l'eau pour enlever le blanc du calcaire
2- Nettoyage du filtre et relance de l'eau
3 - ajout de bactérie dans l'eau
4 - Achats de 2 nouvelles plantes
Je prends tous les nouveaux conseils !
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share my latest micro-paludarium build. It sits right at 20cm × 15cm × 26cm (roughly 2 gallons total volume).
I built this specifically for a single Batik Crab (*Metasesarma aubryi*) named Pandora. Since they are highly terrestrial forest-dwellers that prefer land over water, I went with a heavy 90% land to 10% shallow water split.
**A few notes on how I'm managing this micro-setup:**
* **The Inhabitant:** Pandora is currently small and a completely solo resident, so there are no territory or crowding issues.
* **Security Lock:** Because the driftwood arch reaches the top pane and these guys are climbing geniuses, I built a custom 3mm acrylic lid that is heavily weighted down with thick slate stone rocks on top. She isn't escaping this one!
* **Water Maintenance:** Because the water footprint is only 10% of a nano tank, I know it can foul quickly. I do regular manual siphons and water refreshes every few days with conditioned freshwater to keep things immaculate.
* **Flora:** Running a *Fittonia albivenis* (nerve plant) and some creeping vines. We will see if she decides to play landscape gardener and chop them down, but for now, they are thriving!
Would love to hear your thoughts on the hardscape layout or any recommendations for clean, crab-safe veggies I can offer her in a tiny setup!
I’ve been lurking here for awhile and would like some feedback on my first paludarium.
18×18×24 tropical build that’s been establishing for several weeks. It has a false bottom/drainage layer, ABG substrate, circulating waterfall/stream, automatic misting, and a recently added continuous internal circulation fan. Springtails are well established, moss and small ferns are spreading naturally, and the water has remained very clear.
Humidity runs high, particularly near the substrate, so I’m currently monitoring how much the added airflow improves conditions before adding any animals. Eventually considering dart frogs, but I’m in no hurry, I want the enclosure stable first.
Would especially appreciate constructive criticism or anything you see that I should address before introducing inhabitants.
And yes, I used gpt to help make my post more coherent.