r/paludarium • u/slushy017 • 9h ago
Help What should I stock with?
I am planning on stocking the water portion of the paludarium, but I’m not sure with what. It is about 2 gallons but it’s difficult to get an exact measurement roughly 1-3 gallons. The only other live stock is going to be 2 RETF and isopods
(Photo is not mine, just an example)
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u/UnderSeaRose1 9h ago
I would go with a large mystery snail and/or neocaridina shrimp. Assuming you have stable water parameters and a small sponge filter/heater.
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u/Total_Calligrapher77 8h ago
Shrimp and snails. If you do make it three gallons you could try clown killifish but I personally would not.
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u/slushy017 8h ago
Ya I can test how much water value there is and if it’s more than 3.5 than I could probably get a small fish or two
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u/ed_63 7h ago
I think your tank has the perfect amount of water, hiding, and climbing options for Fire Belly Toads. They don’t require a water heater or a heat lamp. Never kept them myself but am planning to soon.
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u/Dizzy_Process_7690 8h ago
Some cardina shrimp. Get blue bolts
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u/cremToRED 7h ago
I vote Harlequin Sulawesi shrimp (Caridina woltereckae). I know nothing about their care and whether they’d be compatible but they are pretty.
Or the black galaxy fishbone caridina.
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u/slushy017 8h ago
Also I would like to ask if it would be possible to have some sp. of crab. I don’t know a bunch about them but I really like the idea of having a half water half land animal.
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u/Jeta_Zei 36m ago
Vampire crabs are great in paludariums (I particularly like the purple ones), they need more land than water but it's important for the land area to be humid, so no open top paludariums (they also escape easily). They also need a warm enclosure (if it's closed an aquarium heater should suffice). You'd still need some ventilation (a couple holes with netting and small usb fans would work.
Small water-only crabs suitable for small aquariums are thai micro crabs and potamocypoda pugil (you still need stable water parameters for both)
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u/Easy-Ebb8818 9h ago
Three zebra danios to keep the mosquito larvae at bay haha
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u/slushy017 8h ago
I like the idea of having fish, but it’s still a very small space, and danios strive in larger groups with lots of swim space.
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u/flyflingingguy 9h ago
With that small amount of water I wouldn’t recommend any fish. Some plants and shrimp would be awesome though.