[SteveGermany]

Hi everybody,
I Just wanted to share the evolution of my euro style corner viv which was set up in august last year. It is my first vivarium for dart frogs and it took quite a bit of time until I have been satisfied with it. Right now im happy with it and the Plants grew in good. Future inhabitants will be Ranitomeya amazonica, I am planning to introduce them in february.

This is how everything started after i have finished the background:


Unfortunatly the big piece of wood took away way to much light. I removed a small part of it to lay it down. Result after planting:


I wanted to create more depth so i made 2 vines and planted these as well:


This is how far its gone until now. I hope that the ficus will cover up a bit more of the upper wall area until the frogs move in, but thats just a matter of time^^

Feel free to ask me any questions.
greetings from Germany
Steve

 

[WeeNe858]

Visual proof that an unplanted viv is nice but one that is grown in is even nicer! You give me hope for my tank!

 

[varanoid]

The tank looks great. Nice and lush.

 

[ConFuCiuZ]

great vivarium. Love the different platforms that you created and how you covered it with moss.

 

[Leo16]

Tank looks gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. Gives me great ideas as I am just starting out with my frogs.

 

[skanderson]

very nice i love the planted vines you added.

 

[eos]

Nice... love it unplanted as well as overgrown

 

[frogparty]

Those vines really make that Viv for me. Awesome planting and hardscape as well.

 

[brinkerh420]

Although those vines at petco can be SO expensive, I still love them! I found that it was possible to plant plants and mosses in between twists in the vine. Looks great (especially overgrown!)


Will

 

[SteveGermany]

Thanks everybody !

Here are a few more pics of the vines i made:


closer look:


dusk/dawn lightning:

 

[mordoria]

thats a beautiful planting job. I love the shot of just the broms and leaf litter. My frogs are jealous!

 

[SteveGermany]

Thanks David. But at least you already have some frogs, I still have to find a local breeder and of course the frogs Im looking for

 

[zBrinks]

Steve, I may be able to help you out with that. Send me a pm if you'd like.

 

[SteveGermany]

My Masdevallia auropurpurea started flowering yesterday. Here are some Pictures that i wanted to share.





greetings
Steve

 

[leuc11]

allot of broms! I like it

 

[kate801]

This is just beautiful! Very nice balance of colors and textures.

 

[SteveGermany]

Hi everybody,

quite a few things have changed so I thought it is time for a new update.

I did not like the extreme dominance of the broms in the upper left area (mainly because they were to red) and replaced them:


I just kept one Neo. fireball pup and filled the new space with some orchids:

maxillaria sophronitis


Nanodes porpax


The driftwood became the new place for a cutting of my Bulbophyllum vindobona, quite big but it does so well in my grow out tank that i decided to give it a try. It already grows.


The Bulbophyllum hirundinis on the vine is doing well also



and finally my first frogs, a group of 6 young Ranitomeya amazonica:











Greetings
Steve