joeysgreen

Thanks Ian

Thank you Ian

Wow, this sure is a friendly forum. Thanks for the kind welcome I am from Edmonton and keep a good variety of reptiles in my home (13 species/30animals). I don't currently keep any fish, but do appreciate a good naturalistic aquarium and forsee attempting one in the future. Ian

Hey everyone, I keep a large aquatic frog, pipa pipa that is native to northern south america (Amazon and Orinoco basins). I would like to work at setting it up in a more naturalistic vivarium. My challanges are that he roots around in the substrate alot, and I have snails that are killing the plants that arn't uprooted. What plants might fair well in this habitat, or at least reproduce fast enough to replace the ones that die? Is full spectrum lighting needed to keep the plants alive? Is it best to keep the plants potted, or dig them into the substrate--if so, what's the best substrate? Thanks for any help you may be able to offer Ian

I was really amazed to see this for sale. The gal didn't really know much about them, and when asked about water quality she just replied that it needed good water. After some research it sounds like they kinda live in a big mud puddle, kinda like the south american cichlids. Does anyone have any experience with these? I considered the impulse buy, but even I know they grow to the size of a boa constrictor and I'd worry he'd really shock my son good. Still, it'd be neat to have if I had the resources Ian

Thanks for the crayfish thread below, it was really interesting. I've wanted to breed crayfish before as feeders but heard it was difficult. Are they difficult to keep? I know nothing of water quality, would like to learn, but I somehow just can't latch onto the knowledge. Thanks for your help Ian

Hey everyone, I saw this forum mentioned on the edmonton reptiles site and thought I'd check it out. While I've casually bred guppies and kept a goldie and pleco before, I don't really have any fish experience. (water scares me!) Please don't mind me hang'n out asking the odd question Ian