i have been a bonsai enthusiast for about a decade, now. even worked at a bonsai nursery at one point. http://www.bonsaiwest.comrjmarchisi said:Its unusual that others have the same 2 interests, that being darts and bonsai trees. I am just prepping them for the winter now, but I have a ficus that needs to be brought inside. My other trees need the dormancy period so I have to keep them outside.
rob
yeah, that variety of ficus is almost impossible to kill (within reason) very very hardy trees. great beginner bonsai material.rmelancon said:To answer some questions, the tanks are not misted. Its pretty humid in the tank as it is and misting would make it too moist and things would probably start to rot. The two trees I used do well with constantly wet roots (especially the ficus). There are a lot of trees I would not try this with like evergreens or deciduous trees. They've both been in the tanks for a couple of months now with lots of new growth. I think they'll do well long term.
The ficus comes from a Bonsai Nursery in Louisiana:
http://www.bonsainorthshore.com/
He specializes in really big bonsai.
The Raintree is from a local Nursery in NC
i would love to try this, i know theres a way to filter saltwater tanks with mangroves but to get one in a dart would be awesome, i think this is my next research project...Louis said:now a dart frog viv with miniature mangrove trees..... THAT would be cool.
i know exacty the kind of tree that would be perfect, but right now the name is escaping me. i'll get back to you as soon as i remember it, though. they have awesome root structures that look like what you'd be loooking for, i imagine.... if only my memory wasn't so shabby...tkavan01 said:i would love to try this, i know theres a way to filter saltwater tanks with mangroves but to get one in a dart would be awesome, i think this is my next research project...Louis said:now a dart frog viv with miniature mangrove trees..... THAT would be cool.