How to PLANT a DART FROG VIVARIUM

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  • @Tropical_Tutorials
    @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +17

    Thank you for watching!
    Here is a list of all the plants I showed with name in the background in this video, in case you want to get a good overview or google any of them. Of course these are only a couple of selected examples from my collection, and there are a ton of other species that you can use. I should also mention that almost all of these (aside from the Monstera obliqua and a few of the micro orchids) are fairly easy to care for if they are kept in vivarium conditions. If there's any plant you noticed in the background which's name wasn't written on screen, feel free to ask about it.
    Backdrop plants:
    Ficus sagittata
    Ficus pumila
    Marcgravia sintenisii
    Marcgravia sp. Costa Rica
    Java moss
    Alsobia dianthiflora
    Peperomia emarginella
    Ficus pumila Quercifolia
    Bromeliads:
    Vriesea fenestralis
    Vriesea Hybrid Fire
    Vriesea erythrodactylon
    Cryptanthus bivittatus
    Neoregelia Fireball
    A few different unknown Neoregelias
    Tillandsia tectorum
    Aroids:
    Philodendron verrucosum
    Philodendron mamei Green Form
    Philodendron mandaianum
    Philoddendron El Choco Red
    Monstera adansonii ssp. laniata
    Monstera dubia
    Philodendron Splendid (verrucosum x melanochrysum)
    Monstera obliqua Peruvian Form
    Philodendron Burle Marx Fantasy
    Syngonium wendlandii or rayii
    Philodendron melanochrysum
    Philodendron Burle Marx Variegata
    Philodendron Florida Ghost
    Monstera siltepecana
    Begonias:
    Begonia prismantocarpa
    Begonia elaeagnifolia Schulzei
    Begonia amphioxus
    Begonia chlorostricta Green Form
    An unknown species
    Ferns:
    Didymochlaena truncatula
    Pyrrosia lingua
    Davallia fejeensis
    Microgramma nitida
    Two unknown species from Dusk mossmix
    Orchids:
    Pleurothallis niveoglobula
    Pleurothallis sonderiana
    Coelogyne fimbriata
    Maxillaria variabilis
    Epidendrum porpax
    Haraella retrocalla
    Masdevallia minuta
    An unknown species
    Ludisia discolor
    Macodes petola

    • @cristiaolson7327
      @cristiaolson7327 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for actually posting the list of featured plants!
      It's incredibly helpful for a newcomer to the hobby, because while there are of course lots of normal houseplants that can be used in vivariums, one of the great joys of dart frogs is the incredible and lush jungle landscapes that can be created for them (and their keepers) to enjoy.
      Also, I have kept houseplants for decades, and keep hundreds of species. I know many of the plants I grow in my home would thrive, but they would also get far to large for a vivarium in just a year or two. Vivariums have opened up a whole world of beautiful, delicate, small and often colorful plants that would either struggle in my low humidity of would be lost between my larger houseplants in a pot on the shelf.

    • @taylorhickman84
      @taylorhickman84 2 роки тому +3

      What a great resource for newbies like myself. I'm building a large paludarium and the plants is bar far the most intimidating part.

  • @Ash-mw3dg
    @Ash-mw3dg 2 роки тому +5

    This video is so thorough! I love your vivariums and how much care you give your animals

  • @ryanhlushak7387
    @ryanhlushak7387 2 роки тому +3

    Great content, as someone setting up my first dart frog vivarium this is very useful. Thank you!

  • @andrewwe24
    @andrewwe24 2 роки тому +3

    That video is great! It's totally informative and a great starting point. I have Crested Geckos myself, but, have been doing research for Dart Frogs in the future. Your x-axis graph of Shown Background:Plant Coverage is a great! Thank you!

  • @stephenw.6588
    @stephenw.6588 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant!! Thank you for giving us such a lengthy list. I appreciate your lighting and growth rate advice too.

  • @CTaylorNE
    @CTaylorNE 5 місяців тому

    Great video, been looking for a video with this layout and this covers everything excellently, many thanks!

  • @brianveth1923
    @brianveth1923 2 роки тому +1

    Unbelievable! Incredible resource for someone like me who usually just puts Home Depot plants.

    • @brianveth1923
      @brianveth1923 2 роки тому

      And subscribed. Looking forward to checking out your other videos. If your other videos are this good, you should have so many more subscribers

  • @chema8217
    @chema8217 2 роки тому +2

    Incredible video bro!! Keep the hard work ^^

  • @doxtorbork5567
    @doxtorbork5567 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video! Your frogs are absolutely lovely

  • @Garry_sus
    @Garry_sus Рік тому

    You deserve more attention very good video

  • @kyleferber1519
    @kyleferber1519 2 роки тому

    Excellent tips, thank you for sharing your knowledge and time

  • @joeyp734
    @joeyp734 2 роки тому +1

    super nice!!!!

  • @LJsReef
    @LJsReef 2 роки тому +3

    Great video and I agree with most everything you said including wishing I had more epyphytic orchids 😁

  • @willbillco3638
    @willbillco3638 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing thank you 👍

  • @parleyk4503
    @parleyk4503 2 роки тому +3

    Can you do a video covering moss in a vivarium?

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +1

      I do plan on covering it in my dart frog care series which is coming up, but I won’t be too positive to it. It’ll be more if it’s good or bad, not exactly a moss care sheet.

  • @NRG-ds5hc
    @NRG-ds5hc Рік тому +2

    How often and for how many seconds do you spray your plants during one day?

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  Рік тому +1

      That really depends on how much ventilation you have, how dry your indoor climate is and how grown in it is. For my big vivariums, which are quite well ventilated, my misting system runs for 10 seconds 6 times a day at the moment. During the warmest summer days, I might run it more often. In my froglet vivariums, which are quite small and have very limited ventilation, I only hand mist for a few seconds every or every other day.

    • @NRG-ds5hc
      @NRG-ds5hc Рік тому

      @@Tropical_Tutorials thank you so much that was super helpful! I was overwatering my plants in my huge chameleon terrarium!

  • @yggdrasil3
    @yggdrasil3 2 роки тому

    Wow, this is broadcast-level production values.

  • @clubkidcarlos
    @clubkidcarlos 11 місяців тому

    Fantastic video ! Great info ! What kind of light projects that rainbow shine down on the plants ?

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  11 місяців тому

      It’s an LED grow light from the store Gemma, which I’m not sure you can get unless you’re in Sweden. I personally think it’s extremely ugly and I’ve stopped using it since, but if you like it you could probably find something similar

  • @faithb-w2w
    @faithb-w2w 5 місяців тому

    Hey! I have a question? What light are you using? I love the colors and how it looks on the plants. thank you🙏

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  4 місяці тому +1

      It's a random plant grow light that I bought 10 years ago from gemma led, a Swedish company. I hate all those colors though so I've stopped using it.

    • @faithb-w2w
      @faithb-w2w 4 місяці тому

      @@Tropical_Tutorials okay! Thank you for your reply.

  • @greenmachinesweden
    @greenmachinesweden 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid mate! I think UA-cam cancelled my subscription. Back on now, have to ho back and check what I have missed.

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +1

      You haven’t missed much, this is my first video in almost year I think.

  • @jackjohnson8217
    @jackjohnson8217 2 роки тому +1

    nice videos

  • @wan4891
    @wan4891 2 роки тому +1

    Subscribed to your channel to enjoy and absorb information and experience of which you have a lot: planning a paludarium in about 6 months of (hope so) 1200 (1400) * 600 * 1200.
    Also enjoyed until now and learned of the channel "biotope gallery".
    In one of their latests video's they had some "neon day" gecko's which a very beautiful.
    Hope that you will be able to make a bit reguarly updates 🙂
    A question right now: do you have the "nepenthus" plant (or similar) and are they allowed in a paludarium with darth frogs?
    Best regards from the Netherlands

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for the support! I’d love to make consistent uploads again, and I might do that this summer, but at the moment I can’t because of school.
      I’ve never kept Nepenthens and never would in a dart frog vivarium. I’ve both heard of some who did it without issues and some that had frogs die in them.

  • @taylorhickman84
    @taylorhickman84 2 роки тому

    I'm building a 36x18x36 paludarium and am wondering if I will have to do a combination of lighting types, one for the background plants, and one for the aquatic plants. The water will only be 8-9" deep, however the light is positioned 30" above the water surface. Currently I have a 36" Fluval plant which should work fine for the terrestrial plants, but I'm thinking the aquatic plants might benefit from a small spot lamp, so they get enough light w/o burning the plants positioned towards the top of the paludarium. Thoughts? TIA Also any recommendations for light cycle duration and misting schedule would be greatly appreciated.

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +1

      Honestly there are a lot of people who know more than me about lighting, especially in water features (I don’t have any).
      Light cycle schedule is usually around 14h day 10h night for my frogs. The most natural would probably be 12/12 but I don’t think the frogs care about it that much and I prefer seeing them as much as possible.
      Misting schedule is impossible to say. For some of my more well ventilated vivariums I do 5 times a day for 15-20 seconds each (good drainage is super important when you’re misting that much), for some of my froglet vivariums with almost no ventilation (I have a few front opening Exo terras where the entire top is replaced with glass so only the front ventilation is left) I literally just hand spray it for 5 seconds every to every other day. Freshly planted vivariums usually have to be misted more than established ones.
      If you haven’t seen it yet, my complete dart frog care guide probably covers some of your questions.

  • @ЮлияФролова-о5р
    @ЮлияФролова-о5р 2 роки тому +1

    Hello! Can I use monstera Peru and monstera tetrasperma for terrarium with dart frogs?

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely! Personally I’d probably not use them in a small vivarium though because they grow quite fast.

    • @ЮлияФролова-о5р
      @ЮлияФролова-о5р 2 роки тому +1

      @@Tropical_Tutorials thank you! I have 90 cm tall terrarium :)

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому +2

      @@ЮлияФролова-о5р Sounds good, they’re gonna look awesome in such a large vivarium.

  • @BattleLev
    @BattleLev Місяць тому

    If you are from Sweden how do you keep the temperature in your vivarium within the limits?
    I starting a vivarium myself for the first time but when we are not home the temp is around 16 degrees celius. That would be a problem for my vivarium

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  Місяць тому +1

      My room basically never drops below 19 degrees, and usually stays around 22-26 during the day depending on the time of the year. The vivariums get a tiny bit of spill heat from the lighting (and they also contain some slightly cooler, more humid micro climates in them).
      16 degrees seems unusually cold unless you're keeping them in a basement or something. I generally think heating the room is better than heating the individual tank, both because the temperature will be less prone to fluctuations and because you won't get as much condensation on the glass as you would if the outside of the tank is colder than the inside. That said, if you just have to raise it a few degrees, you can use a heat pad or something (but make sure it doesn't overheat; a little too cold is better than a little too hot)

    • @BattleLev
      @BattleLev Місяць тому

      @Tropical_Tutorials Thank you for your reply 👍
      We heat the house with a fuel oil stove. It is only turned on when we are at home of course so the temp fluctuates quiet a bit. Heating were I live has become very expensive so we are getting solar panels and heat pumps to get a better solid temp in the house at the moment now so hopefully this will give the vivarium a better climate because this is holding me back to start a vivarium.

  • @djtanikgotbeatz
    @djtanikgotbeatz 8 місяців тому

    Where do you get that rainbow lighting?

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  8 місяців тому +1

      It's some random grow light for plants that I got from a Swedish company (Gemma LED) years ago. It's funny how I get so many questions about it since I personally hate it, but I guess it could be a nice touch depending on who you ask. The main light source should be cold white (around 6500k) though.

  • @jaidyn.m
    @jaidyn.m 2 роки тому

    what’s the netting on the sides and back of the tank

    • @Tropical_Tutorials
      @Tropical_Tutorials  2 роки тому

      If you mean the black netting, it’s hygrolon, and if you’re referring to the brown background in the biggest viv and some others, it’s coco fiber carpet (the thick type, the thin version apparently break down quickly)