INCREDIBLE Fire-Bellied Toad Island Paludarium with Waterfalls
Two years later and I'm finally back with an updated version of the fire-bellied toad paludarium! Although the original one was great, I've improved a lot in the past two years and I can do better these days. That said, this one will serve as the toad's forever home.
If you have the opportunity to keep these toads (preferably captive-bred specimens), I highly recommend housing them in a proper paludarium. It certainly doesn't have to be this elaborate, but trust me, the behaviors you'll witness are well worth the effort and money involved. These toads are absolute characters and are so much more personable in a proper setup.
Anyway, enjoy the video and let me know what you thought about the build!
Plant List:
Anubias barteri 'Nana'
Anubias minima 'Variegated'
Anubias nana 'Petite'
Bichetii Grass (Chlorophytum laxum)
Crocodile Fern (Microsorum musifolium)
Cryptanthus nubicola
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
Dragon's Tongue (Hemigraphis repanda)
Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana)
Mini Bolbitis (Bolbitis difformis 'Mini')
Nerve Plant (Fittonia albivenis)
Oak Leaf Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila 'Quercifolia')
Peperomia 'Emerald Ripple Red' (Peperomia caperata)
Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis alternata)
Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)
Sword Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
See the original build to see how the new one compares to it:
https://youtu.be/PVRlXXhdD7U
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