Viv options for FB Toads

[Jumpshot724]

I am getting ready to move my FBTs from their 10Gal tank to a 25 gallon tank and I need some ideas. I want as low maintenance as possible.

I would like to make it a realistic viv, about half water since my guys and gals spend most of their time in the water they have now. I've been back and forth between siliconing in plexiglass at an angle to make a beach, or just having a layer of rocks sloping up to above the watertable and placing substrate and moss on top of that.

Which brings me to my next point, I've been using Eco-Earth as a substrate, which works well but I've heard that plants dont grow well in coconut fiber. Are there any better options or is what I heard a fallacy?

Leading into my next question, what kind of plants do FBTs like? I want plants that won't overtake my tank, and I don't want a dense forest where I'll never seem my toads, but I also don't want a desert so is there a good mix of plant species that are easily controllable?

Lastly, given the two types of water seperation I listed above that I'm toying with, what are the best possibilities for filters? Again, I'd like to keep them as hidden as possible.



Any help is greatly appreciated!!