thefishdude Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 My plans are to put together a true community tank I'm not sure what the proper name is but I would like to try a "half above water - half below water" tank. My hopes are to find a gecko or something of the sort (like I say - still in the information gathering stage) that could happily live both above the water as well as below water level. I picture a terraced look with an overhang of rock that I could build out of foam and sealant. The hardest part that I have found so far is getting info on a wet/dry inhabitant. I'm also hoping to have a small stock of community fish in the water for interest. Does anyone have any experience / knowledge / or information on this type of setup as well as an inhabitant that looks cool and would survive in the wet/dry environment? any info would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloeclose Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Those are called PALUDARIUMS... type that into google and you should come up with a ton of info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÐÉÅÑ Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 http://badmanstropicalfish.com/paludarium/paludarium.html http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 NOt sure how well reptiles would do in this type of setup but i used to have a tank like that set up for newts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 That's exactly what I needed... Thanks for the help - I have some reading to do, and I'm sure I'll have more questions later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Some reptiles do well in such a set-upo...day geckos, house geckos, small anole species, etc....as far as amphibia go, many smaller frog species are excellent choices for such an environment, and some newt and salamander species go well, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Any suggestions on a cool looking gecko or frog? What would be the best place to pick these guys up? Would these critters move between the water and the land? Would they pick off the fish from the water section? Much more reading to do...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_man Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 u can do it for anoles or strong swimming frogs. i am gonna do that for the frogs i catch, thats if they dont crock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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