paludarium ideas

[teddyzaper]

ok so i decided to go with a riverscape, with around 3 crested geckos. ill probably put some thread rainbowfish in the water section. would i need a heat lamp on either side of the tank? I will be putting a mesh top above, unless you recomend not to. how would i do the fans, arent cresties able to get to it? anyways just thought i would update. any imput or ideas would be apreciated!

[tclipse]

I know you mentioned that you're leaning towards cresteds, but just since no one has mentioned it yet... you could also do a brackish type setup with indian dwarf mudskippers, fiddler crabs, brackish fish and plants (a bunch of cryptocoryne sp. and java moss can be used on land and in the water, and vallisneria sp, java fern, onion plant etc. work well in the water). I had a setup like this before my move two weeks ago, the critters are temporarily set up in 10g's while I get my tanks reset... but it's pretty awesome if you set it up right. I'll take pics once I get it set up again.

Then you set up the tropical viv on one side, the freshwater tank on the other, with the saltwater tank just past that.........(this hobby will be the end of me ) Seriously though, mudskippers and fiddlers are awesome (and hilarious).

[teddyzaper]

lol i got a saltwater 10gal, a freshwater 30gal and this 50gal that idk what to do with. lol i looked into that idea, but mixing salt for a 10gal is enough for me let alone at least 30gal..... i didnt know vals can grow in brackish, i got some in my FW. NICE!