Swamp paludarium

[brinkerh420]

Originally Posted by brinkerh420

If you don't already have it in there, try some live sphagnum moss. that would look awesome! Again, just suggestions because sphagnum moss grows well with sundews and other carnivorous plants, but again, Meadowview has gallons of live sphagnum moss for around 15$!

Originally Posted by Rasmus

I think D. binata is very beautiful, but i think something lower would look better. Do you know of any such sundews which doesn't need hibernation?

d. adeleae and d. capensis are smaller and don't need dormancy. Meadowview is where I order from for the sphagnum moss , but I don't think they shp out of the country

[MrMonterrubio]

About the plants you are looking for, that you want them to emerge from the water... I also recomend the Dwarf Horse tail. Easy to care, easy to trim, slow growing.

Apart from that one, I haven't used any of the following, but I'm planning to use some of them for my Swamp Tank.

The Spike Rush acording to this page, it only grows 12"

I also like the DWARF UMBRELLA PALM but it is a fast growing one.

Maybe the Thalia Dealbata may also workout for you

Here are other candidates Typha minima, Mimosa pudica, Dwarf Papyrus, Dwarf Variegated Sweet Flag, an Otawarii Dwarf Bamboo, or a Simon Bamboo, for a one with flowers go for the Orontium Aquaticum, or the LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA, and finally the Water Celery

These are the plant I have already investigated for my tank, so depending on wich ones I can actually find here on Mexico, I will choose the winner.

Hope this helps, pal.

[Rasmus]

Thanks a lot all of you for your help! I have found a number of plants I'm interested in, but I can't seem to find a shop which ships plants (not seeds) to Sweden/EU any during the winter. Either sundews or pond plants. Any help is much appreciated!

[carbonetc]

It isn't really necessary to buy live sphagnum unless you need a lot of it right away. Dried sphagnum that you buy at a nursery (cheap) will come back to life pretty quickly in the right conditions.

[Rasmus]

That was what I was hoping mine would do! Doesn't seem to work though. Maybe the conditions are wrong, but I can't see why in that case. 216W of fluorescent light over the tank and the moss ranges from totally soaked to rather dry depending on the position in the tank. RO and acidic water. I bought one of these heat-treated solid blocks of dried sphagnum because that was all I could find. Does it still tend to come back to life?

[mitcholito]

Originally Posted by Rasmus

That was what I was hoping mine would do! Doesn't seem to work though. Maybe the conditions are wrong, but I can't see why in that case. 216W of fluorescent light over the tank and the moss ranges from totally soaked to rather dry depending on the position in the tank. RO and acidic water. I bought one of these heat-treated solid blocks of dried sphagnum because that was all I could find. Does it still tend to come back to life?

Those sphagnum blocks are heat sterilized and will not start to grow.

[Rasmus]

Ah, I was afraid that would be the case. I've ordered some new dried but not sterilized moss now.

I've got fry! My lampeyes have been naughty behind my back and here is the result. I'm not sure they will last though, because they are too brave for their own good when they are swimming right at the surface.

I also got an African dwarf frog. It was not my first choice, but it was the only amphibian I could find which I thought would do well in my tank. I like the bland look which I think fits well with the theme, but I don't like the way it floats in the water. To be honest it was a bit of an impulse buy and something I might regret further on.

The Venus flytrap is doing well, but I might throw it out when I finally get my hands on some sundews (maybe late 2016 or so). Damn this cold country and bad shipping!

[Rasmus]

Hm, the one with the fry disappeared. It's cool that they have their blue eyes eventhough they're just 2mm long.

[MrMonterrubio]

African Dwarf Frogs are great pets.


I had some of them like 2 years ago, they are very sociable, so you might want to get a couple more frogs.


Your tank is awesome, man

[jacobi]

Have you seen this one?

Emersed aquatic plants with carnivorous plant layout - Plant Physiology & Emersed Culture - Aquatic Plant Central