Large Vivarium Construction - Page 51

Brien · #**501** (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 05:59 AM

What type of brom is the purple one ?

Energy · #**502** (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by brien

What type of brom is the purple one ?

Are you referring to this one?

If so - I don't know but I wish I did. I'd love to get a few more like that.

harrywitmore · #**503** (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 05:27 PM

This is a Cryptanthus. Not sure but most likely a hybrid. It look similar to one cal Elaine but there are too many to know for sure.

laylow · #**504** (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jubjub47

They keep green tree pythons with leucs at the Dallas World Aquarium in a pretty small enclosure. They may go for flightless birds if you decide to go that route.

Also in the shedd aquarium also has a large display with PDF's and a green tree pyton. I fell in love and this is what made me want PDF's of myown!!!

Ed · #**505** (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by laylow

Also in the shedd aquarium also has a large display with PDF's and a green tree pyton. I fell in love and this is what made me want PDF's of myown!!!

Actually that should be a Emerald Tree Boa and not a green tree python..

Ed

Energy · #**506** (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by harrywitmore

This is a Cryptanthus. Not sure but most likely a hybrid. It look similar to one cal Elaine but there are too many to know for sure.

Is that color normal? I've never personally seen one that vibrant. It puts my Fireball Broms' to shame.

Anybody know a good source for crazy colored plants like that? I'd like to get a few more as centerpieces.

Energy · #**507** (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by laylow

Also in the shedd aquarium also has a large display with PDF's and a green tree pyton. I fell in love and this is what made me want PDF's of myown!!!

I've been their- they have a lot of cool stuff-for sure.

harrywitmore · #**508** (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Energy

Is that color normal? I've never personally seen one that vibrant. It puts my Fireball Broms' to shame.

Anybody know a good source for crazy colored plants like that? I'd like to get a few more as centerpieces.

It looks about right for C 'Elaine' although it may not be that. Cryptanthus 'Black Mystic' is black but does wash out in high light. There are a lot of Cryptanthus species and thus many hybrids and cultivars. But, they are really easy to grow and I like them a great deal.

zcasc · #**509** (**permalink**) 12-16-2009, 01:54 PM

Lookin' good, Energy.

I'm curious...how do the stingrays interact? Is there any hostility between them whatsoever, such as food competition?

Also, have they been making use of that sandy river bottom and burrowing plenty?

I've always been interested in keeping rays, but have never gotten around to finding anything large enough to accomodate them in.

Energy · #**510** (**permalink**) 12-16-2009, 09:50 PM

So far they don't bother each other at all and yes they do both burrow- a lot. In fact it raises quit a bit of sediment up every time. I have been doing a ton of water changes trying to clean out as much of it as possible.

So far there has been no food competition either. One ray is much larger than the other so it would be no contest if it did occur.

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Originally Posted by zcasc

Lookin' good, Energy.

I'm curious...how do the stingrays interact? Is there any hostility between them whatsoever, such as food competition?

Also, have they been making use of that sandy river bottom and burrowing plenty?

I've always been interested in keeping rays, but have never gotten around to finding anything large enough to accomodate them in.